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Important 2024 Tax Site Updates
Thank you to everyone who filed their returns with us for the 2023 season! Currently, we are working on a new scheduling system and implementing additional policies to ensure we are able to serve as many community members as possible! Due to this, we expect our appointment scheduling to be available sometime in mid-December.
Our appointments are available for 2023 tax return preparation. Please sign-up for an appointment through our Acuity Scheduling platform by clicking the “Schedule Appointment” button below or by directly scheduling your appointment below.
On-campus tax sites take place in the Ackerman Union Viewpoint Conference Room A201A (308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90024). Walk-ins are limited and not guaranteed.
UPDATE (4/2/2024): Due to overflowing client capacity, we DO NOT take walk-ins after 1PM.
Please see below for our weekend off-campus library tax site dates/times/locations.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING UPDATES:
- Clients may not reschedule their appointments less than 12 hours from their appointed time. If you must cancel, please email vita@g.ucla.edu to let us know. Please do not book more than one appointment. If you need to change your time, reschedule your initial appointment.
- Clients that book multiple appointments with no-shows will no longer be allowed to file with us. This is to ensure everyone gets an opportunity to make an appointment.
- Student, please make sure you have ALL of your documents. UCLA may release some documents later so do not book an appointment early on if you don’t have all of your required filing documents.
Weekend Off-Campus Library Tax Sites:
- Sat. 2/3/2024, 10AM – 2PM – Venice Branch Library
- Sun. 2/4/2024, 1PM – 4PM – West Los Angeles Regional Branch Library
- Sat. 2/10/2024, 10AM – 2PM – Baldwin Hills Branch Library
- Sun. 2/11/2024, 1PM – 4PM – Robertson Branch Library
- Sat. 2/17/2024, 10AM – 2PM – Westwood Branch Library
- Sat. 2/24/2024, 10AM – 2PM – Palms – Rancho Park Branch Library
- Sat. 3/2/2024, 11AM – 3PM – Hyde Park Branch Library
- Sat. 4/6/2024, 11AM – 3PM – Mar Vista Branch Library
- Sun. 4/7/2024, 1PM – 4PM – Exposition Park Regional Branch Library
If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at vita@g.ucla.edu.
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IRS Forms and Publications
Important 2023 Tax Site Updates
2023 Tax Site Appointments are currently OPEN for 2022 Tax Returns!
Our appointments are FULLY BOOKED for 2022 tax return preparation. Due to capacity constraints, we are not taking walk-ins (without appointments).
On-campus tax sites take place in the Ackerman Union Viewpoint Conference Room A201A (308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90024). Please see below for our remaining tax sites.
April 2023 Tax Sites:
- Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 11AM – 4PM [On-Campus, UCLA]
- Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 11AM – 4PM [On-Campus, UCLA]
- Thursday, April 6, 2023, 11AM – 4PM [On-Campus, UCLA]
- Saturday, April 8, 2023, 11AM – 3PM [Off-Campus, Westwood Branch Library]
- Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 11AM – 4PM [On-Campus, UCLA]
- Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 11AM – 4PM [On-Campus, UCLA]
- Thursday, April 13, 2023, 11AM – 4PM [On-Campus, UCLA]
Thank you participating in our VITA at UCLA tax preparation services this tax season! We are CLOSED for the remainder of the year for the 2023 tax season (2022 tax year), and we will be reopening for the 2023 tax year in mid-January 2024.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at vitaucla@gmail.com.
Client Eligibility
VITA at UCLA offers free tax return preparation for qualifying taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns, including:
- People with low-to-moderate income (2023 tax year threshold of $64,000);
- Persons with disabilities;
- Persons of 60 years of age or older;
- Persons who are active duty or retired military personnel;
- Foreign and non-resident students; and
- Limited English-speaking taxpayers
VITA at UCLA tries to accommodate as much clients as possible. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept every client that comes in to our tax site due to out-of-scope limitations and restrictions imposed by the IRS on VITA tax sites.
Before scheduling an appointment with us, please check below to make sure you do not fall any of the listed categories!
Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all the clients we are unable to service.
We CANNOT service any client with the following statuses/returns:- Married Filing Separate or Military Returns (unless F or J visa holder)
- Returns with Itemized Deductions (unless F or J visa holder)
- Non-CA State Returns
- Prior Year Returns
- Resident Aliens Claiming a Tax Treaty
- Business Use of Home
- Net Operating Losses
- 1098-T with Box 4 or Box 6 filled in
- Certain Trades with Virtual Currencies
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Frequently Asked Questions
Appointments and Walk-Ins
We accept walk-ins, but due to limited time and availability on each day, we cannot guarantee walk-ins will be served. If you do not make an appointment, closing times for walk-ins may vary depending on number of clients.
***Highly recommended: Please schedule an appointment with us before arriving at our tax site.
Note (4/4/2023): We are no longer accepting walk-ins due to capacity constraints. Please visit the IRS website for more options.
Please complete the 2022 Tax Return Appointments form when it becomes available and select the date/time for an appointment. You will receive an email confirmation after successfully submitting the form.
Note (4/4/2023): We are no longer accepting walk-ins due to capacity constraints. Please visit the IRS website for more options.
Due to our high demand as we get closer to the filing deadline, appointments are limited and go quickly. You are welcome to walk-in; however, we cannot guarantee walk-ins will be served. We recommend you come as early as possible, since appointments have priority.
Note (4/4/2023): We are no longer accepting walk-ins due to capacity constraints. Please visit the IRS website for more options.
We usually stop accepting walk-ins 1-2 hour before tax site closes. This is because the filing process is usually very lengthy, and we want to ensure accuracy and quality when filing returns for clients. Closing times for walk-ins vary per day depending on the number of clients we are servicing.
Note (4/4/2023): We are no longer accepting walk-ins due to capacity constraints. Please visit the IRS website for more options.
Tax Returns & Refunds
We typically transmit e-filed returns once or twice a week. You should expect your tax returns to be transmitted within 7-10 business days. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the status of your e-filed return, please feel free to contact us at vitaucla@gmail.com.