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Tax Day is April 15th … usually. But this year, that deadline has been extended until May 17, 2021. If you or your clients do not normally file tax returns because they are not required to due to limited earnings, this may be the year to do so! This is so important to show that you are eligible to receive the federal stimulus payments and expanded child tax credits signed into law on March 11, 2021, as part of the American Rescue Plan.

Seminar on assisting with preventing Pennsylvania Utility terminations presented as a collaboration between North Penn Legal Services and the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project. Elizabeth Marx and John Sweet of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project as presenters.

A pardon is an order by the Governor which relieves one or all legal consequences of a conviction and restores the individual to a position as if they had never been convicted. This means a criminal record should no longer stand in the way of applying for a job, apartment, loan, or anything else one might need. Some people characterize a pardon as an act of forgiveness by the Governor. A Fast Track Pardon process is also available for non-violent marijuana convictions.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) Moratorium on residential evictions now is extended to July 31, 2021.

Important tips to know about Social Security Disability in the time of Covid-19.