Page 7 - 2020 BOWA Forum Program
P. 7
Day Two – Wednesday, October 21, 2020
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Join Session Compère, for coffee.
Bank on WA Film Fest is a short film on financial inclusion that
focuses on the barriers and solutions to being unbanked in
Washington state. Produced by student filmmakers at Heritage
University.
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• Tax Season 2020: Puzzles, Promises, and Pitfalls
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• Jennie Romich, Director, West Coast Poverty Center, University of Washington
• Terrence Cabiao, United Way of King County
For low- and moderate- income wage-earners with dependent children, tax time can be a
substantial financial event. Depending on circumstances, a family living at or around the
poverty line can receive tax credits equal to several months of earnings in one lump
sum. However, 2020's widespread unemployment and other economic disruptions likely
changed tax situations dramatically - as they also changed the process of tax return
preparation. In this session, volunteer tax preparation program leader (Walden) and an anti-
poverty researcher (Romich) discuss what the coming tax preparation season might hold for
low- and moderate-income families and organizations who serve such families.
Day Two Closing
