CAL POLY TAX SERVICE

Saturday, April 10, 2010
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In partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Pomona Valley, Cal Poly Pomona provides free Saturday income tax preparation services to assist residents in the Pomona Valley. To qualify for the service requires a 2009 gross yearly income of $50,000 or less.
 
The program is on a first come first serve basis and only on Saturdays.  There are three locations in Pomona:
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Pomona Valley
    1420 Garey Avenue
  • Inland Empire Credit Union-Pomona
    435 W. Mission Boulevard., Suite 100;
  • YMCA of Pomona Valley
    350 N. Garey Avenue

The program will run each Saturday from February 13 to April 10, 2010 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.  No appointment is necessary.

The program is under the direction of Accounting Professor Ahmed M. Abo-Hebeish - Cal Poly Pomona.  The free income tax preparation program is offered as part of a course, "Service learning in taxation," taught by Abo-Hebeish, who also is a certified public accountant.

This year, 60 students and volunteers will participate and all have been trained on professional tax software provided by the Internal Revenue Service. They have also studied IRS training manuals and have passed two rigorous tests.

The students are well-versed in tax credits, especially those that affect low-income families, such as the earned income tax credit. Most of the students speak more than one language, including Spanish, Arabic and Chinese.