HASTINGS- The Internal Revenue Service plans to host a special event in Hastings in August to help local taxpayers face-to-face.

The IRS will set up a temporary Taxpayer Assistance Center Aug. 1-3, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily, so people will be able to meet one-on-one with IRS assistors. The Hastings Public Library is partnering with the IRS to host the event at 314 N. Denver Ave.

The efforts stem from the IRS’s new Strategic Operating Plan and congressional funding approved last year through the Inflation Reduction Act. Christopher Miller, IRS spokesperson for Nebraska, said this level of activity is certainly new for the IRS and part of a larger goal to transform and improve services and reach out to taxpayers “in ways that work best for them.” This includes expanding access particularly in underserved and rural communities.

The IRS states Hastings was selected partly because the nearest center is more than 100 miles away in Lincoln, which reopened this summer. The IRS has started to offer special Saturday hours at select assistance centers, including the one in Omaha, and has increased employment across centers nationwide.

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