Please call 805-756-2667 for more information in English or Spanish, or email your questions to vita@calpoly.edu. No appointment is necessary. 

The Cal Poly Orfalea College of Business has been preparing tax returns through the Volunteer Tax Assistance (VITA) program since 1992. The program is sponsored by the California Franchise Tax Board, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Cal Poly Accounting Area. All tax returns are prepared by Cal Poly accounting students who have gone through extensive training and have passed the IRS and FTB volunteer exams. The returns are then reviewed by Cal Poly faculty and local certified tax professionals.

Clinics will be held at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. See location information below for address and hours of operations.

The Cal Poly clinic offers free tax preparation help on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., February 3, 2018 through March 17, 2018. The clinic will be held on the third floor of the Business Building (No. 3) on Cal Poly’s campus near California Blvd. No appointments are needed; people will be served on a first-come basis. Community members should arrive at Cal Poly before 1 p.m. to allow sufficient time to complete returns accurately.

Students will also staff additional VITA clinics at two other Central Coast locations in partnership with the United Way of San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties. These include:

• America’s Job Center of California
  880 Industrial Way, San Luis Obispo
  10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 3 through March 17
  By appointment only; call 805-922-0329, ext. 103
• Allan Hancock College Community Education Center (Building S)
  800 S. College Drive, Santa Maria
  10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 3 through March 31 (closed Feb. 17 and March 24)
  By appointment only; call 805-922-0329, ext. 103

Should questions arise, we recommend that all tax inquiries be directed first to the IRS and then a local enrolled agent or CPA. We do not retain copies of your tax returns, therefor please be sure to keep copies for your records.

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