Tax Preparation Pilot

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Financial Stress, Maternal Distress

In brief

The goal of this study to understand what percentage of families in the pediatric clinic at Boston Medical Center (BMC) currently file taxes and use free tax preparation and would accept and use referral to a free tax preparation service. The investigators specifically want to understand which of two methods of connecting to free tax preparation (referral versus navigated connection) is more effective. Also studied will be the feasibility of using surveys on financial wellness and other health indicators to track participants' health. These pilot findings will be used to design a larger study that aims to assess whether integrating free tax preparation services into a pediatric clinic can increase tax filing rates and, as a result, the amount of money families receive in tax refunds. Additionally, the investigators hope to understand whether receiving this service impacts parental stress as well as how parents and babies are using the healthcare system.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04135469

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

69

Starts

2019-11-13

Expected to finish

2020-09-04

Last updated by the study team

2020-10-05

Who can join

Age: any, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Guardian of a child 0-5 years
• English, Spanish, or Haitian-Creole -speaking
• Child is a Boston Medical Center pediatric primary care patient

You may not qualify if…

• Guardian not present at time of clinic visit
• Have no taxable income for the calendar year
• Not using BMC for pediatric primary care
• Have already filed their taxes for 2020

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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