A federal district court heard arguments recently on whether the federal courts are inappropriately overcharging for public access to court documents to fund certain projects. NVLSP is a plaintiff in the case. Subscription may be required to view the article. [more]
Released 3/23/18 | Tags: Class Actions
Learn about free legal services for senior veterans from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the Washington County Commission on Aging, 535 E. Franklin St., Hagerstown. The program is being presented by Lawyers Serving Warriors, an NVLSP progam. [more]
Released 3/13/18 | Tags: Veteran's Benefits
This article includes photos from an awards ceremony. HP's Cynthia Bright volunteers with NVLSP and is pictured. [more]
Released 3/2/18 | Tags: Supporters
HP's Cynthia Bright volunteers with NVLSP. [more]
Released 3/1/18 | Tags: Supporters
The Department of Defense (DoD) will begin the process of refunding thousands of veterans who were taxed on disability severance pay since 1991 thanks to legislative efforts by U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Mark Warner (D-VA). [more]
Released 2/22/18 | Tags: Congressional Legislation
With identity theft and refund fraud being so ubiquitous, folks might understandably think an unexpected tax refund notice is a scam. This time though, it's real for more than 133,000 U.S. military veterans who may qualify for their portion of federal tax refunds totaling an estimated $78 million. These former service personnel are due the money because they wrongly paid taxes on disability severance pay. Some of the erroneous tax payments go back as far as Jan. 17, 1991. The amount due eligible veterans varies based on rank and years of service, but some former service members may have been taxed as much as $11,000, according to the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP), the nonprofit group that discovered the tax mistake. [more]
Released 2/21/18 | Tags:
The Department of Defense (DoD) will begin the process of refunding thousands of veterans who were taxed on disability severance pay since 1991 thanks to legislative efforts by U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Mark Warner (D-VA). [more]
Released 2/9/18 | Tags: Congressional Legislation
More than 130,000 veterans were accidentally charged federal taxes on their one-time, lump-sum disability severance payments from 1991 to 2016. Many veterans said they didn't know they weren't supposed to be charged, but now they're finally being repaid. NVLSP attorney, Tom Moore, is interviewed in this story. [more]
Released 2/9/18 | Tags: Congressional Legislation
The Department of Defense (DoD) will begin the process of refunding thousands of veterans who were taxed on disability severance pay since 1991 thanks to legislative efforts by U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Mark Warner (D-VA). [more]
Released 2/8/18 | Tags:
An alert for more than 130,000 wounded warriors—over the next few weeks, the Department of Defense will be sending out notifications to combat-injured veterans eligible for tax refunds. [more]
Released 2/7/18 | Tags: Congressional Legislation