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Santa Clara County
Initial Results Show $5.7 Million in Tax Refunds; Up $1.6 Million over Last Year
On May 11, more than 100 volunteers gathered to celebrate the results of their tax preparation efforts through the VITA-Earn It! Keep It! Save It! program. Preliminary IRS results show $5.7 Million in total tax refunds were returned to local, low-income people from the services provided at our county's VITA network. This figure is up $1.6 Million from $4.1 Million in 2008.
Facts At-A-Glance (All numbers are estimates):
~ Refund Breakdown
- EITC (Earned Income Tax Credits): $2.1 Million
- Child Care Tax Credits: $1.1 Million
- Education Tax Credits: $200,000
~ Average EITC per Family: $1,469
~ Taxpayers Assisted: 4,500 +
Special Thank You:
IBM: Donation of 35 laptops and 15 printers for use at VITA sites expand the operational capacity and played a key role in helping increase the number of people served
Tax EZ Program of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County: For opening new VITA sites and financial support for the coalition.
Santa Clara County and City of San Jose Staff Members: Their public awareness efforts included facilitating the notice atop municipal garbage bills about free tax help being available for families with low-incomes
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2008 RESULTS
$4.1 Million Returned to
Hard-Working Local People
~ Thank You ~
$10,000 Grant
to EKS Coalition for
Second Year
Honored for 20+ years of
VITA Volunteer Service
Santa Clara County Supervisor
Dave Cortese honors
Teresita deJesus De La Pena
from Gilroy One Stop (left) and
Sally Chiang from Hillview Library (right) for their years of service
VITA Volunteers Celebrate Completion of Another Successful Tax Season
Santa Clara Urban Ministry Team
Campbell Library Team
Volunteer Gale Macklin |
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