R 182005ZNOV08
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 646/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
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.  THE
CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES ADVANCE PLANNING AND ACTIVE COMMAND SUPPORT.
2.  THIS PROGRAM HAS REPEATEDLY PROVEN ITSELF TO BE A MAJOR QUALITY
OF LIFE BENEFIT ENJOYED BY OUR MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY.  LAST YEAR,
THIS PROGRAM PREPARED AND FILED MORE THAN 87,000 FEDERAL AND STATE
RETURNS, SAVING MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES OVER $8.1 MILLION IN TAX
PREPARATION AND FILING FEES - AN AVERAGE SAVINGS OF NEARLY $92.00 PER
MARINE.
3.  INSTALLATION STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE 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 BGEN J.C. WALKER, STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//