With inflation increasing prices of many basic needs, including food and housing, money from tax credits can help folks to put food on the table, pay bills, and afford rent, explained Mitchel Sloan, the President and CEO at United Way of Ventura County, who are hosting a VITA – the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program – on a bus, to help file taxes for VC residents making less than $60,000, at no cost.
"We aim to reach our most vulnerable populations," Sloan told KCLU.
IRS-certified volunteers will be on-site to prepare and process the returns, said Sloan.
Residents can sign up for an appointment by either calling 211 or by visiting www.MyFreeTaxes.org for self-appointment setting. Filers should be prepared with all documents needed to file. A checklist of documents can be found here.
The bus will be at 828 Ventura Street Fillmore, CA 93015, located in the parking behind the County of Ventura Building, on Saturday, February 11th, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.