If tax season brings you anxiety and fear, you might be in luck: Long Beach City College and Cal State Long Beach and even Poly High School have volunteers ready to help.

Through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), students and faculty can help taxpayers who made less than $54,000 in 2018. VITA is an IRS program that certifies accounting students to prepare basic tax returns for individuals who are low-income, students, elderly, non-residents, disabled or limited in English proficiency. The volunteers can also help their clients find out if they qualify for any special tax credits.

The VITA clinic runs at LBCC until April 6 and is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in room M-117 of the M Building on LBCC’s Liberal Arts Campus at 4901 E. Carson St., Long Beach.

At CSULB, the VITA clinic is open until March 29, Mondays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the COB 243 Computer Lab.

Tax preparation will take at least an hour. No appointments are necessary. Parking is not free on either campus.

Poly High School has a VITA clinic too. Its high school volunteers are certified by the IRS and supervised by a teacher, just like their college counterparts. They are available weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. by appointment. Call 562-607-7986 for an appointment.

Poly’s VITA will be having walk-in days on April 13 and 14, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Be prepared for your session at any of the clinics with the following documents: