MH/TAX.PR                     CONTACT:  Catherine Dorsey, 301-217-3400

UPCOUNTY CENTER HOSTS
INCOME TAX WORKSHOPS               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  January 24, 1996


     Free tax workshops on how to complete Federal and State income tax forms
will be held at the Upcounty Regional Service Center on a regular basis
between February and April.
     Pre-registration is required, and participants are asked to bring their
1995 tax forms and last year's (1994) tax submission.
     Workshops for completing the 1040A forms will be held from 9:30 to 11:00
a.m. on February 7 and 28, March 13 and 27, and April 10.  Evening workshops
will be held from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. on February 8 and 22, March 7 and 21,
April 11.
     Sessions for completing the 1040EZ forms will be held from 9:30 to 11:00
a.m. on February 14, March 6 and 20, and April 3.  Evening workshops will be
held from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. on February 1, 15 and 29, and March 14 and 28.
     Montgomery County residents who need help completing the 1040 form with
itemization should call the Cooperative Extension Service at 590-9638 to
schedule an individual appointment.  The organization provides volunteer
counselors who can offer line-by-line instructions so that participants can
fill out the forms themselves.  The Cooperative Extension Service is a
partnership with the University of Maryland system and the Montgomery County
Department of Health and Human Services.
     The Upcounty Government Center is located at 12900 Middlebrook Road in
Germantown.  To register, call 217-3400.
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