More than 50 accounting students at Cal State Long Beach are providing free income tax preparation assistance to families who make $57,000 or less, disabled people, the elderly, students, non-residents, and individuals with limited English proficiency, the university announced Tuesday.
The service is part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which is IRS-sponsored. Last year, IRS-certified CSULA student volunteers filed state and federal tax returns that combined totaled more than $1 million in refunds.
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The typical appointment, which will be conducted on Zoom, takes about 90 minutes. Appointments times are available Mondays-Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Participants should have the following original documents in hand:
-- government-issued photo ID or driver's license;
-- original Social Security card or documents of individual taxpayer identification number;
-- all W-2s and 1099s (if any);
-- other income and expense information;
-- students or parents of students bring total tuition fees and expenses paid (form 1098-T);
-- parents bring total expenses paid for child's daycare if any;
-- daycare or dependent care provider's address, phone and SSN or EIN;
-- bank account and routing number (voided check) for direct deposit of refund;
-- last year's tax return is helpful, but not required.
To file taxes electronically on a married-filing-joint tax return, both spouses must be present via Zoom to sign the required forms.
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