Low-Income Tax Clinic

The Korean Resource Center (KRC) provides a free Low Income Tax Clinic (LITC). We provide a consultation on taxpayers’ rights and responsibilities as well as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). We also provide a free e-filing tax return for the low-income families during the tax-filing period through the volunteer-run VITA (Voluntary Income Tax Assistance), supported by the IRS’s SPEC (Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Communication). In 2006, KRC’s VITA assisted 439 low-income taxpayers with their E-filing returns and an estimated $318,000 in EITC was refunded to 420 low-income taxpayers.

[edit] Qualifications

1. Need not own a house or stocks, or have interest income of more than $500 a month.
2. Meet the income guidelines below

1. If you receive SSI, CAPI or SSA, you are ineligible for the tax clinic.
2. If you do not have a W-2 form, you are ineligible for the tax clinic.

[edit] What you should bring

1. The W-2 Form from last year
2. Tax Return Form from the year before the last one
3. Birth Date, English Name, Social Security/ITIN number
4. Bank check/routing number + account number (need direct deposit when you get refund)
5. Name, Address and Tel No. of rent manager
6. Total expenses of child care payment during last year (name of center, director's name of child care, ITIN or SSN of director of childcare center)
7. Copy of proof of being in college (college issued forms other expenses = total expenses)

[edit] ITIN number

Even without a Social Security number, you may report taxes using an ITIN number. To obtain an ITIN number, refer to a guide published by NELP (PDF file)

Appointment Request

To receive services, an appointment is needed. In 2010, appointments begin on Wednesday, January 27th 1:00 pm.

To make an appointment, call KRC at 323-937-3718 or fill out the form below. We will contact you back in 2 or 3 days to make an appointment for you.