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Category: Free Tax Help

Read archived blogs related our Free Tax Help program. Learn about the needs in the Bay Area, our work, impact and how you can get involved.

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Tax Season: A Time for Financial Empowerment

April brings more than spring flowers to the Bay Area—it brings tax season to its final countdown. For some, it’s a time of anticipated refunds…

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Why United Way Bay Area Supports Services For ITIN Taxpayers

Attempting to transform the tax system into an immigration enforcement tool is not just illegal and immoral—it’s also destructive economic policy. As an organization committed…

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Your 2025 Tax Questions Answered!

Are you feeling overwhelmed or confused about the tax filing process? You’re not alone! But don’t worry, there’s good news. Our volunteers are ready with…

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How Tax Credits Address Poverty

Providing Relief and Promoting Workforce Participation   By Sophia Selassie, UWBA Program Manager, Free Tax Help   With rising costs of living, increasingly shrinking wages…

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Your Tax Questions Answered

A Guide to Free Tax Help and Tax Credit 3 Minute Read Are you feeling overwhelmed or confused about the tax filing process? You’re not…

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Meet Raheem

Raheem on the Changes Clients Can Expect for the 2022 Tax Season Since 2020, tax season has been turned on its head and forced to…

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UWBA’s Free Tax Help: over 20 years of delivering tangible results.

Colleen Smallfield, Senior Director of Free Tax Help, shares the history, ethos and importance of UWBA’s Free Tax Help   As we reflect on our…

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TOGETHER WE ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE – OUR 2020 IMPACT REPORT

By: Kevin Zwick 2020 Impact Report (PDF) Through the generous support of donors, volunteers, and partners like you, United Way Bay Area was able to…

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