R 221438Z OCT 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 602/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC JA//
SUBJ/SUPPORT OF USMC TAX CENTERS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS YEAR, EVERY MARINE CORPS LEGAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE WILL AGAIN PROVIDE FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION AND ELECTRONIC FILING SERVICES AS PART OF ITS INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 2. THIS PROGRAM HAS REPEATEDLY PROVEN ITSELF AS A MAJOR QUALITY-OF-LIFE BENEFIT ENJOYED BY OUR MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY. LAST YEAR, WE PREPARED AND FILED MORE THAN 76,900 FEDERAL AND STATE RETURNS. THIS SAVED MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES OVER 7.1 MILLION IN TAX PREPARATION AND FILING FEES - AN AVERAGE SAVINGS OF NEARLY 93.00 DOLLARS PER MARINE.
3. THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES ADVANCE PLANNING AND ACTIVE COMMAND SUPPORT. INSTALLATION STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATES WILL COORDINATE SUPPORT PROVIDED TO THE LOCAL TAX CENTER. POC FOR THIS MATTER IS MS. FRAN ROJO AT THE JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION, (703)614-1266.
4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL J. R. EWERS, DEPUTY STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//