Earned Income Tax Credit & Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Locations in Ventura County

Thanks to the United Way of Ventura County for providing the following information.

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Program is a refundable tax credit available to individuals and families earning less than $50,000 in 2011. This is the federal government's largest anti-poverty measure and can be up to $5,751 depending on income and family type.

The "Earn It, Keep It, Save It" program is the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program that recruits volunteer tax preparers as well as interpreters, screeners, and greeters and offers free preparation of federal and state income tax returns to taxpayers with low incomes. VITA benefits these taxpayers in two basic ways. First, by eliminating the cost of commercial tax return preparation, and secondly, it secures valuable tax credits such as the Child Tax Credit and the EITC.

Local VITA location sites are as follows (be sure to call first to be sure and to make an appointment, if needed):

• Moorpark: Catholic Charities, 609 Fitch Avenue 805.529.0702 (Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon)
• Ventura: Housing Authority, 995 Riverside Street 805.648.5008 (Wednesdays 5-8 p.m.)
• Ventura: Job & Career Center, 4651 Telephone Road, 2nd Floor 805.648.9303 (Tues, Wed, Thurs 10am to 4pm)
• Oxnard: Housing Authority, 1600 Colonia Road 805.385.8089 (Mondays 5-8 pm)
• Simi Valley: East County Job & Career Center, 980 Enchanted Way, #105 805.955.2287 (Wednesdays 9am to 3pm)
• Oxnard: West Oxnard Job & Career Center, 635 S. Ventura Road 805.382.6551 (Mon/Wed 9am-4pm)
• Oxnard: El Concilio Family Services, 305 South C Street 805.486.9777 (Saturdays 9 am to noon, Wednesdays 5-8pm)
• Santa Paula: Santa Clara Valley Job & Career Center, 725 E. Main Street 805.933.8423 (Tuesdays 4-7pm)

Please bring the following:

• Social Security card for each family member or ITIN number for the working adult
• W-2 forms for all jobs worked in 2011
• All 1099 forms for other income
• Child Care provider information: name, address, and Tax ID (if available)
• Picture I.D. for each adult filing
• For direct deposit of refund - bank routing and account number

VITA's "Earn It, Keep It, Save It" program is a community initiative led by the Business and Employment Services Department of the Ventura County Human Services Agency, United Way of Ventura County, Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation and the IRS. The Partnership has been spreading the word about the EITC Program and the availability of free help with tax preparation.

Call 2-1-1 or visit 211ventura.org for more information.

Comments

[leiloni]

These are very good resources I will be making a few calls!