Free Tax Assistance
State Controller John Chiang is offering Free Tax Assistance If your 2011 earnings were $50,000 or less, you may be eligible to receive free tax assistance from a certified tax preparer through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. To find the nearest free tax assistance location in your community,
click here or call 1-800-906-9887 or or stop by one of the Controller’s VITA workshops listed below.
What to Bring:
Photo ID
Social Security Card or Individual Taxpayer Identification
Number for all family members
All Earnings Statements (W-2’s, 1099’s, Social Security Income)
Copy of Prior-Year Tax Return
Bank Account & Routing Number for Direct Deposit
Tuition Fees & Expenses
Expenses Paid for Child/Day Care
Schedule of Free Tax Preparation Services:
Jan. 18 to April 16: Los Angeles
State Controller's Office
777 South Figueroa St., Suite 4800
Los Angeles 90017
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Appointment required, call (213) 833-6010
Saturday, Feb. 11: Los Angeles
Chicana Action Service Center
3601 E. 1st St.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15: Los Angeles
Los Angeles Urban League
Milken Family Literacy and Youth Center
5415 Crenshaw Blvd.
4 p.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 18: Lynwood
Firebaugh High School
5246 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23: Glendale
Verdugo Jobs Center
1255 South Central Ave.
1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, March 9: Whittier
Los Angeles County
Community Resource Center
10750 Laurel Ave.
(Corner of Carmenita Road and Florence Avenue)
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Saturday, April 7: Hawaiian Gardens
City of Hawaiian Gardens
Public Safety Center, 2nd Floor
11940 Carson Street
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16: Baldwin Park
Esther Snyder Community Center
4100 Baldwin Park Blvd.
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 22: Pasadena
La Pintoresca Library
1355 North Raymond Ave.
2 p.m.-7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23: Glendale
Verdugo Jobs Center
1255 South Central Ave.
1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday, March 1, Monterey Park
Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library
318 S. Ramona Ave.
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday, March 6: Pasadena
Women At Work
3871 E. Colorado Blvd.
1–6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4: Mission Hills
North Valley Occupational School
11450 Sharp Ave.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 8: Santa Ana
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Orange County
1920 Old Tustin Ave.
2 p.m.–7 p.m.
Saturday, April 7: Hawaiian Gardens
City of Hawaiian Gardens
Public Safety Center, 2nd Floor
11940 Carson Street
9 a.m.-3 p.m.