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Financial Coaching Supported by Wells Fargo

Students helped low-income American taxpayers claim nearly $11 million in tax refunds last year alone!

"Gen is reviving this boring job that millennials and boomers abandoned - and it's helping them land six-figure careers straight out of college" states the Fortune news article.聽

, the season marks the program鈥檚 5oth anniversary of serving the public and low-income taxpayers.聽

The VITA Clinic, housed in 快活林性息鈥檚聽, provides cost-free tax service for low-income individuals in the community and an opportunity for 快活林性息 students to gain experience with handling taxation

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Accessible Tax Resources: 快活林性息 VITA

Located on 快活林性息鈥檚 campus, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance () Clinic is one of 14 different locations throughout the Los Angeles area. The program offers a range of services, including tax preparation, amended returns, ITIN applications/renewals and back taxes dating back up to five years before the current year.

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快活林性息 VITA Clinic Offering Free Tax Preparation Services

The largest tax-preparation site is located in 快活林性息鈥檚 Bookstein Hall, near the corner of Plummer Street and Etiwanda Avenue. Other locations include La Palmas Park; San Fernando Public Library; Sun Valley Public Library; Valley Plaza Branch Library; Pacoima Public Library; Inclusive Action for the City; Hollywood Regional Library; Mid-Valley Regional Library; Grandview Library; YMCA West Valley; YMCA Mid Valley; Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND), and the North Hollywood Public Library.

Over 350 trained student volunteers are deployed at the 15 locations.

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The 快活林性息 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Clinic came back strong in 2023 to clinch the top ranking among more than 6,700 VITA sites nationally in terms of returns transmitted.

Every taxpayer has the right to retain representation when dealing with the IRS.

IRS Tax Tip 2022-143, September 19, 2022

Taxpayers have the right to retain an authorized representative of their choice to represent them when they are dealing with the IRS. They also have the right to seek assistance from a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic聽if they cannot afford representation. This is one of the ten fundamental rights of all taxpayers as outlined in the聽.

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For millions of low-income taxpayers, filing tax returns adds another level of anxiety on how to manage the added expense with their current cost of bills and rent. Wells Fargo (WSF) is trying to relieve that stress from low-income taxpayers by awarding California State University, Northridge $50,000 to continue building and expanding its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic in 快活林性息鈥檚 David Nazarian College of Business and Economics.聽.

Chaos may prevail in Washington, but as Benjamin Franklin once wrote: 鈥淚n this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.鈥� To help with the latter, California State University, Northridge鈥檚 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic is offering free tax preparation assistance to low-income families and individuals, including non-English speakers, people with disabilities and veterans.聽.

California State University, Northridge鈥檚 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic recently was awarded a CSU5+ VITA grant for $351,750 by the state of California to continue helping low-income taxpayers manage their finances through cost-free tax preparation services.聽.

When low-income taxpayers visit California State University, Northridge鈥檚 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinics for help with their taxes, they also have a chance to learn more about how to manage their finances, through a program made possible by a gift from Wells Fargo.聽.

For nearly 50 years, California State University, Northridge has been providing free tax preparation assistance to low-income families and individuals. Hoping to expand 快活林性息鈥檚 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic鈥檚 impact, university officials have collaborated with four other California State University campuses and six Los Angeles-based community colleges to dramatically increase the number of low-income taxpayers served in Los Angeles County.聽.

Bank of Hope has given California State University, Northridge $20,000 to help expand the university鈥檚 income tax preparation assistance program for low-income families and individuals.聽.

California State University, Northridge announced the start of its 2020 free tax preparation initiative for veterans. 快活林性息, with support from Citi, has trained dozens of military veterans as IRS-certified tax preparers with the goal of assisting an estimated 4,500 of their veteran peers in filing their taxes in Los Angeles County.聽.

California State University, Northridge (快活林性息) announced today the launch of new free tax preparation clinics for veterans in Los Angeles, an innovative effort in collaboration with Citi Community Development and the Los Angeles Veterans Administration.聽.

Joined by community members on Feb. 21, 2017 Sen. Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) announced a new partnership with California State University, Northridge鈥檚 income tax preparation assistance program during a press conference at Morningside Elementary School, one of three new clinic locations in the City of San Fernando.聽.

California State University, Northridge (快活林性息) launches the 2019 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic, offering free assistance with state and federal tax preparation to low-income individuals and families, including non-English speakers, people with disabilities and veterans, from Jan. 28 through April 15 at 快活林性息 and satellite locations throughout the San Fernando Valley.聽.

A $5 million gift from accounting industry leader Harvey Bookstein and his wife, Harriet 鈥� both California State University, Northridge alumni and lifelong supporters of the university 鈥� has pushed 快活林性息 over the top in a two-year campaign to raise $25 million for its college of business.聽.