Tax Resources

Tax Resources

Several federal tax forms and state of California tax forms will be available in the library starting on Saturday, January 10, 2009. Users in need of forms not found in the library may access the forms online--the resources are listed below.

Library Resources: On the Shelves
J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax
Easy Ways to Lower your Taxes
Stand up to the IRS

Online Resources
IRS-Internal Revenue Service : Forms and Publications
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/
This forms and publications resource page is the official source of IRS tax products. Users may find links to tax forms and publications, search by topic, and find links to previous years' forms.

IRS-Small Business Tax Information
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html
This site from the IRS provides tax information for small business owners and those that are self employed.

State of California Franchise Tax Board : Forms and Publications
http://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/
This site has links to California tax forms and publications.

Organizations
AARP: Find a Tax-Aid Site near you--search by zipcode. AARP Tax-Aide is the nation's largest, free, volunteer run tax counseling and preparation service. Their AARP Tax-Aide sites are operational from February 1 through the middle of April. Information will be updated and available in January.
http://www.aarp.org/money/taxaide/

VITA/TCE: The California Franchise Tax Board's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) site search application will be available starting January 15, 2009.
http://www.ftb.ca.gov/individuals/vita/sites.asp

The Buena Park Senior Center has offered tax assistance for seniors in the past. Please check with them to see what they will be offering in 2009.
Buena Park Senior Center
8150 Knott Avenue
(on Knott just South of La Palma)
Buena Park, CA 90620-3159
(in the Walter D. Ehlers Community Recreation Center)
(714) 236-3870

The Center is open
Monday through Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm.