FREE Online Tax Preparation and E-filing Available to Oakland Taxpayers

With tax season right around the corner, the Computer & Communication Industry Association (CCIA) is teaming up with volunteers from Intuit to offer a free tax prep day in Oakland at the Unity Council. Free tax preparation and filing services will be provided to lower wage earners and active duty military in an effort to assist folks with the tax process and to ensure that individuals who are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) are collecting their tax credit. San Diego based Intuit, the makers of TurboTax, is donating its TurboTax Freedom Edition software and employees are volunteering to assist taxpayers and to provide rebate information with TurboTax® Freedom Edition. A new simplified 1040A form is available online to those who earned at least $3,000 in earned income in 2007, but who would not otherwise be required to file a return. In addition, TurboTax® Freedom Edition features a new rebate calculator that can automatically calculate the amount of a taxpayers rebate. Tax experts will be available to answer specific tax related questions. Volunteers will be able to assist in Spanish as well.