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Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic Clients 2024-2025

Stephen L. and Sabrina F. say ...

"Thanks to the Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic we wound up paying just several thousand dollars of a $57,000 IRS assessment and saved $10,000 in legal fees. And we paid nothing but a $25 fee for the processing services. What a wonderful group of volunteer litigators. Thank you!"


Steven L, and Sabrina F.

Honolulu, Hawai'i 

Hawai'i federal tax clinic client 2024-2025

Tami A. says ...

"Thanks for all your team did to go above and beyond to help me get my payment for work related injury that should have been nontaxable properly assessed so that I had no liability. It brought me great peace of mind. You saved me from what would have been an erroneous IRS assessment of $137,000 and over $30,000 in legal fees. I was broke. So, you guys and ladies did it all for free." 


Tami A. 

Honolulu, Hawai'i

Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic Client 2025-2026

Cindy N. says ...

"Your support and free legal services enabled me to escape payment of a $200,000 tax assessment. Without your help, I would have been in deep trouble. Your generosity saved me from spending $15,000 for legal fees ... money I didn't really have. Thank you!"


Cindy N. 

Honolulu, Hawai'i

Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic 2026

Tamara B. says ...

 "What a splendid organization. Working with the legal team at the Hawaii Federal Tax Clinic is indeed an experience in professionalism. They answered every inquiry promptly. They are thorough. They know all the tax laws and how to explain them. But most of all, they are efficient. They are the best legal professionals I've ever worked with here in Hawaii. We are still waiting for a settlement with the IRS. Yet, my husband and I are very satisfied with how things are progressing. We have every confidence that the Clinic legal staff will resolve our problem" 

Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic 2026

Daniel B. says ...

"My wife and I can't find the words to express how glad we are to have found this organization. The federal tax litigators at the Hawaii Federal Tax Clinic are doing an amazing job and we are grateful. They're in contact the IRS and appear to be heading towards a favorable resolution."

Senior Recipient| Harvard Medical School Scholarship

HMX Awards Certificate to Khadijah Y. Deloache

Khadija Yvonne DeLoache is a retired Education, Curriculum Development and Training Specialist. She earned a Certificate in Physiology in 2021 from the Harvard Medical School HMX Program sponsored by TLI.

Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic | O'ahu, Hawai'i

Founded in 2020 by Janean Kong, Jim Chapman, L.B. Carpenter and Michael Jerome Stuart (and thanks to the assistance of 2021 Tax Court bar applicant, Rod Monger, Ph.D.), the Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic offers free advocacy, free tax education, and pro bono legal representation to low-income Hawaiians who meet IRS Income Guidelines. The Clinic is generously supported by the Tax Law Institute, and Thomas Reuters who graciously provides assistance to the Pro Bono Program. The Hawaii Federal Tax Clinic is a 501(c)(3) corporation.


The Acting Clinic Director is Tax Counsel Jeffrey Thompson E.A. USTCP. He is an IRS enrolled agent and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court.


The Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic is a "no-fee" clinic (a minimum fee of $25 is sometimes collected to cover minimal expenses) that offers free legal services to low-income Hawaiian taxpayers who have docketed cases before the IRS and United States Tax Court.


Contact


Jeff Thompson E.A. USTCP MBA M.A.

Acting Clinic Director & Assistant Coordinator of the Approved U.S. Tax Court Clinical, Student Practice and Calendar Call Program


Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic

1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2585A

Honolulu HI 26813

+1(808) 202-2274

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Our Scholarship is administered in Partnership with the HMX Program at Harvard Medical School

Funded by the Tax Law Institute, our scholarship program for seniors selects individuals to participate in an all-expenses-paid, online series of eight-week course(s) at Harvard Medical School. The program is open exclusively to seniors. The program is led by Khadija Y. Deloache. Its primary objective is to help seniors learn more about managing their healthcare so they can live longer.


How to Apply

 A remote curriculum - equivalent courses studied during the first year of medical school - makeup the program. There is no cost to the recipient to participate. Participants learn online with faculty using weekly assignments transmitted from Harvard Medical School. Contact the Tax Law Institute if you're interested then call us at 1.202.800.9230.

 

Contact

Lauren McHale

HMX

Office of Online Learning

Harvard Medical School

Lauren_McHale@hmx.harvard.edu


Harvard Institute of Medicine

4 Blackfan Circle

Boston, MA 02115

617-432-8900


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Hawaii Federal Tax Clinic | Search

We're looking for individuals to fill part-time positions of Clinic Director and Qualified Business Manager and/or Tax Compliance Officer. EA credentials required. Must be Hawai'i permanent resident. Salary range: 25-30k.

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Leadership

2026 | Board of Directors

James H. Chapman EA MPA M.A.

Director and Chairperson

Louis 'L.B.' Carpenter CPA USTCP CFP

Director

Daniel Ng J.D. LL.M.

Director

Rebecca McMorris

Director

William McMorris

Director

 

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education of federally-Authorized tax practitioners (fatp), Pro Bono Legal Services and Litigation Services as a public service - All Rights Reserved. The Tax Law Institute is an IRS Approved Provider of Continuing Education (CE), RS7E4, in Federal Tax Law and Tax Bar and Trial Preparation. TLI is approved to prepare federally-authorized tax professionals, who may claim the federally authorized tax practitioner privilege. Under the law, the term 'federally authorized tax practitioner' (FATP)  means an individual authorized under Federal law to practice before the Internal Revenue Service where the practice is subject to Federal regulation under 31 U.S.C. § 330. The Tax Law Institute has entered into an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service, to meet the requirements of 31 C.F.R., § 10.6(g), covering maintenance of attendance records, retention of program outlines, qualifications of instructors, and length of class hours. This agreement does not constitute an endorsement by the IRS as to the quality of the program or its contribution to the professional competence of the enrolled individual.  Send mail to - Registered Agents Inc. for the Tax Law Institute Inc. - 1717 N Street, N.W., Ste. 1, Washington, D.C. 20036. Telephone +1.202.403.0599. 


Supervised Courtroom Pro Bono Apprentice Program

Begin on May 9, 2026. Train to become a pro bono authorized legal representative of low-income taxpayers. Attend remote hearings at the IRS Independent Office of Appeals. Participate in-person at Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. Tax Court proceedings. Represent clients under supervision of USTCPs and Tax Attorneys. Prepare Petitions, Agreements, Briefs, etc. Amend Petitions and negotiate Settlements. Engage in Motions Practice, write Stipulations, Summary Judgements, conduct legal research and work with Tax Attorneys, law professors, USTCPs and judges. Establish your practice or pass the Tax Bar Exam.


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