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Gathering all your tax documents ensures an accurate return and fast refund!

 

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It is required that you bring all the following tax-related documents to your tax appointment:

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• All taxpayers must be present with photo identification.
   

• Social Security cards or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) letters for all the people you list on your return.
   

• Copies of last year’s federal and state tax returns.
   

• Birthdates for all the people you list on your return.
   

• All income statements, such as Forms W-2 and 1099, Social Security and unemployment compensation, as well as other statements such as pensions, stocks, interest, and any documents showing taxes withheld.
   

• If you are self-employed or make cash, collect records of all your income and expenses.
   

• All records of other expenses such as tuition, student loan interest, mortgage interest, or real estate taxes on Form 1098.
   

• If you purchased insurance coverage through Covered California, Form 1095-A Health Insurance Marketplace Statement.
   

• Identity theft PIN issued by the IRS.
   

• Bank routing numbers and account numbers to direct deposit any refund.

 

Returns that are considered Out-of-Scope
 

If any of the following apply, we are not able to assist you:
 

• Incomes more than $64,000
   

• Married Filing Separately returns (If you are legally married and file alone - you may be a Married Filing Separate taxpayer - this is out of scope and we will not be able to assist you).
   

• Self-employed or cash income with certain deductions:
   

  • Taking expenses with no proof (receipts, documented mileage, etc. are required).
     

  • Business-related expenses over $20,000.
     

  • Have a loss.
     

  • Businesses with employees, inventory, or business property.
     

  • Returns for companies and/or businesses.
     

Self-employed taxpayers may benefit from seeing a paid preparer take deductions with no proof or cannot substantiate.
 

The free program follows guidelines set by the IRS. 
 

• Canceled debt income (Forms 1099C and 1099A) for foreclosures or short sales.
   

• Handwritten tax documents (W-2, 1099, 1098, etc.).
   

• Returns for visitors, such as “F,” “J,” “M,” or “Q” visas, that require a 1040NR tax return.
   

• Rental Income or income from Airbnb.
   

• Foreign Income.
   

• Royalty Income.
   

• Partnership or income from an LLC (Form K-1).
   

• Sale of cryptocurrencies. Please, see a paid preparer.
   

• Sale of stocks with more than 20 sales. Please, see a paid preparer.​

 

Forms that WE DO NOT NEED (These are nontaxable):
 

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
   

• Child Support
   

• Veterans Benefit
   

• Life insurance when someone passes
   

• Settlements not related to a job or employment
   

• CalFresh or food assistance
   

• CalWorks or welfare cash assistance from the county
   

• Inheritance, gifts, or bequests
   

• Alimony for divorces after 2018
   

• Money from a scholarship is not taxable. However, if you use the money for room and board, or use it to pay other personal expenses, that portion is normally taxable.
   

• Health insurance from an employer or county (Forms 1095B and 1095C)