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San Francisco: City Offers Tax-Filing Assistance to Help Residents Claim Credits

City officials are offering free tax-filing assistance for San Francisco residents who meet two requirements: they have with incomes below $60,000 and they are eligible for city tax credits. The program will be run through city’s Human Services Agency and offer help at two in-person locations, as well as at dozens of partnering nonprofits, including the United Way Bay Area, John Burton Advocates for Youth and San Francisco Independent Living Skills Program/First Place for Youth, according to an announcement from the mayor’s office.

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2 years ago

February 26, 2023

Oakland Post

: The tax centers will be available to help residents file taxes with the city regardless of citizenship status. Tax credits of up to $250 -- such as the San Francisco Working Families Credit -- are available to help with childcare, rent and other expenses.

City officials are offering free tax-filing assistance for San Francisco residents who meet two requirements: they have with incomes below $60,000 and they are eligible for city tax credits.

The program will be run through city’s Human Services Agency and offer help at two in-person locations, as well as at dozens of partnering nonprofits, including the United Way Bay Area, John Burton Advocates for Youth and San Francisco Independent Living Skills Program/First Place for Youth, according to an announcement from the mayor’s office.

The Human Services Agency locations will be at 170 Otis Street, which can be reached at (415) 209-5143 and at 3120 Mission Street, which can be reached at (415) 487-3240.

The tax centers will be available to help residents file taxes with the city regardless of citizenship status. Tax credits of up to $250 — such as the San Francisco Working Families Credit — are available to help with childcare, rent and other expenses.

“A lot of people that were impacted by the pandemic are still struggling to make ends meet because of rising costs of living and our economy,” Mayor London Breed said in the announcement. “San Francisco’s free tax prep service not only helps eligible individuals file their taxes at no cost, but it also helps families apply for other refunds and tax credits, like the Working Families Credit, which can make a real difference for families trying to stretch their dollars to the end of the month.”

Trent Rhorer, executive director of Human Services Agency, said tax credits are one of the most effective anti-poverty tools in the nation.

“Our clients and many community members aren’t required to file their taxes–but they have a great deal to gain if they do file,” he said.

Millions of Californians don’t file taxes each year, leaving billions of dollars in tax credits unclaimed, according to the announcement.

More information about the program can be found at FreeTaxHelpSF.org.

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