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VITA Program
Glacier
Tax Prep
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Need help filing taxes? |
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In
general, you should always consult
a tax advisor for information on the taxability of payments
received.
UCLA Personnel are prohibited from giving
individual income tax advice on personal income tax issues.
Official information pertaining to
federal income tax and state income tax, including tax forms and
publications can be
obtained from the following websites and phone
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Federal
Income Tax Information
Internal Revenue Service
(IRS)
(800) TAX-FORM (To Order Forms)
(800) 829-1040 (Tax Questions)
Web Address:
www.irs.gov
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California State Income Tax
Information
California Franchise Tax Board (FTB)
(800) 852-5711 (For Tax Questions)
Web Address:
www.ftb.ca.gov
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U.S. CITIZENS & RESIDENT ALIENS
Tax
Preparation
Services for U.S.
Citizens & Resident Aliens
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VITA Program at
UCLA
is a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program that assists low
income individuals such as students prepare their tax returns.
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VITA Program
(outside of UCLA) provides free tax return assistance,
primarily for low-income individuals, senior citizens,
non-English-speaking individuals, and the disabled located in
California State University's surrounding community.
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Tax
Preparation Services available 'Online'
E-file
E-file
(electronic filing) is the fastest, safest and most
accurate way of filing a federal and state tax return and reduces the risk of errors
compared to filing a paper Form1040. Tax return information
filed electronically is protected through encryption. Taxpayers
receive an acknowledgement within 48 hours that the IRS accepted
the return; and taxpayers who choose direct deposit can receive
their refund in half the time. |
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Free File
Free File
program is a free federal tax preparation and electronic filing
program for eligible taxpayers developed through a partnership
between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Free File
Alliance LLC, a group of private sector tax software companies.
Please note that if you access these companies by going directly
to a company's website and not through
www.irs.gov, you may be charged a fee. To find out more
about each company’s pricing policies and fees, click on
Free File.
Turbo Tax
TurboTax Online
helps
prepare
and file your income taxes from any computer with an Internet
connection. TurboTax Online stores your Form 1040 tax return for you.
Nothing to install. Free e-file is included with the
purchase of online products.
Individual
taxpayers can access by clicking on
TuboTax.
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NON U.S. RESIDENT ALIENS
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For tax purposes, an alien is an individual who is not a U.S.
citizen. Aliens are classified as nonresident aliens and
resident aliens. GLACIER, UCLA's nonresident alien
tax
compliance system will determine residency for income tax
purposes including withholding rates and income tax treaty
eligibility. If you already have a GLACIER record at UCLA you
can use
GLACIER Tax Prep for free to help prepare your 1040NR or
1040NREZ.
Please note that nonresident aliens are not allowed to file
their tax forms electronically. Nonresident aliens must
print, sign and mail their 1040NR or 1040NREZ
to the following address:
Department of
the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Austin, Texas 73301-0215
Tax Workshop for International Students & Scholars
The next tax workshop facilitated by Payroll Services will be
held at the Bradley International Center, in the De Neve
Auditorium on
Thursday, April 5, 2012,
2PM-4PM. For more
information and to register for the workshop please click on the
link above.
The workshop is for
non-residents only. If you are a
resident for tax purposes, this workshop will not cover your
needs. Instead, you can visit the
Vita Program for individual tax assistance on-campus at
UCLA.
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UCLA
Contacts
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for individuals receiving the following type of payments,
services and statements |
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