If you know someone who earn 60k or less in 2022, they can get your taxes done for free - 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 & 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞. That's right, free. Here's how:

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟

Paying $40-300 at TurboTax or H&R Block, you can get your tax return prepared for free by going to a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance IRS site. (More actionable details below)

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬:

- the IRS sponsors a program providing tax preparation for low-income, students, elderly, and/or limited English individual

- this program is called VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, and it's 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 for everyone who qualifies

- Anyone earning $60k and doesn't have their own corporation usually qualifies

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀?

If you're a:

- Student / International Student

- Gig worker (e.g., uber, taskrabbit, doordash)

- Working parent earning under $60k w/ dependent costs

- Most people earning under $60k

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬?

- A key KPI of the VITA program is how much money is refunded back to tax payers.

- Volunteer tax preparers are trained to help you claim as many applicable deductions

- And keep high quality and integrity should their 2 to 3 layers of additional internal review

Interested?

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬

My college, #csulb, runs a VITA program that has refunded $1,000,000 in tax payer dollars last season.

They offer in-person and zoom, from now until April 8.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:

Location & Dates:

M-F from now, until April 8, 2023 at 𝐂𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐁 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
(1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840)

𝗜𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻

Walk In (No Appointment Needed)

- Monday to Thursday - 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. PST

- Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

𝐈𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧

Virtual drop-in

See comment for details.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝?

Check out the link in comment for everything you need to know.

𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐭!

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