Recently I have found out there is an NY State tax incentive that you can file for. When filing your NYS income tax for 2007 remember to use form IT-245 to claim your $200 or $400 Tax Credit for volunteering as FF or Ambulance Worker. You can find this form at www.ny.gov or www.srems.com. Thanks for your time.

A member of a local community might not realize the devastating aspect of a decrease in volunteerism until they have a personal emergency. Think of someone having to wait for an ambulance at home because either there are no volunteers to cover the call, or there is no funding available so the people in the community have to rely on paid, out of town…

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