Sun. Nov 17th, 2024

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: Get Your Taxes Done for Free

GET YOUR TAXES DONE FOR FREE

If your household income was less than $60,000 in 2015, you may be eligible to file your taxes for free and keep more of what you earned with valuable tax credits. It’s simple and FREE!

  • Schedule an appointment at a free tax preparation site by calling one of the approved locations at the bottom of this announcement.
  • Or, file on your own taxes for free at MyFreeTaxes.com.

You may even be eligible to receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) of up to $6,242 if your household income was less than $53,267. Don’t leave your money on the table. We can help!

WHAT DO I BRING WITH ME?

  • Picture Identification
  • Copy of your 2014 income tax return
  • Social Security Card or Individual Taxpayer
  • Identification Number (ITIN) Letter for each person listed on the return
  • W-2s, 1099s, and all other tax-related documents for 2015
  • Form 1095-A, B, or C, Health Insurance Coverage Stmt.
  • All 1098 E&T forms for educational expenses
  • Childcare provider name, address, phone number & Tax ID Number
  • Voided check if using direct deposit for refund
  • For joint returns, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms

HOW DO I QUALIFY FOR EITC?

  • Be a U.S. citizen or resident alien for all of 2015
  • Have a social security number valid for employment
  • Earned income during 2015
  • Cannot use “Married Filing Separately” filing status
  • Cannot be claimed as a qualifying child
  • Cannot file Form 2555 or 2555-EZ (relating to foreign earned income)

For more information, visit www.UnitedWayOC.org/free-tax-prep.

2016 FREE TAX PREP LOCATION

AARP TAX-Aide
888.227.7669
Various

Abrazar, Inc.
7101 Wyoming Street
Westminster, CA 92683
714.278.4679
English/Spanish/Vietnamese

Access California Services
Facilitated Self Assistance (FSA-only)
631 South Brookhurst Street, Suite 107
Anaheim, CA 92804
714.917.0440
English/Arabic/Urdu/Farsi

Anaheim Independencia Family Resource Center
10841 Garza Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92804
714.826.9070
English/Spanish

Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana
Facilitated Self Assistance (FSA-only)
950 West Highland Street
Santa Ana, CA 92703
714.543.7212
English/Spanish

California State University, Fullerton
800 North State College Boulevard,
Mihaylo Business Building, SGMH 2508
Fullerton, CA 92831
Walk-In
English

Coastline Community College – Garden Grove Campus
12901 Euclid Street
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Walk-In
English

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Orange County
1920 Old Tustin Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92705
888.434.8248
English/Spanish

Cypress Community Park
255 Visions
Irvine, CA 92620
888.434.8248
English

Downtown Anaheim Community Center
250 East Center Street
Anaheim, CA 92805
888.434.8248
English/Spanish

El Modena Family Resource Center
18672 East Center Avenue
Orange, CA 92869
714.532.3595
English/Spanish

Family Assistance Ministries
1030 Calle Negocio
San Clemente, CA 92673
949.492.8477
English/Spanish

Good Hands Foundation – Korean Community Service Center
7212 Orangethorpe Avenue, Suite 9A
Buena Park, CA 90621
714.449.1125 or 714.400.2089
English/Korean

Irvine One-Stop Center
Facilitated Self Assistance (FSA-only)
125 Technology Drive, Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92618
888.434.8248
English

Irvine Valley College
5500 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
888.434.8248
English

Miraloma Park Family Resource Center
Facilitated Self Assistance (FSA-only)
2600 East Miraloma Way
Anaheim, CA 92806
Walk-In
English/Spanish

San Francisco Solano Church
22082 Antonio Parkway
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
949.589.7767
English/Spanish

St. Kilian Church
26872 Estanciero Drive
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
949.586.4440
English

Santa Ana WORK Center
1000 East Santa Ana Boulevard, Suite 200
Santa Ana, CA 92701
888.434.8248
English/Spanish/Vietnamese

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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