A GOOD ROLL.
LYNETTE, ADRIAN, BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU ROBIN.
>>> ASH 32 RIGHT NOW.
IT IS -- 5:32 RIGHT NOW. IT IS TAX DAY.
MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS WILL HAVE A FEW EXTRA MONTHS TO FILE
AND GET READY FOR TAXES.
>>> JOHN CADIZ KLEMACK IS
TALKING TO A TAX CREDIT ABOUT
THE CREDIT AND DEDUCTIONS WE MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF.
WE LIKE THIS.
WE’RE LISTENING CLOSE RY.
>> Reporter: A LOT OF CONFUSION,
BECAUSE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, YOU CAN FILE YOUR
TAXES ON OCTOBER 16th.
THAT’S THE NEW DEADLINE.
BECAUSE OF THE STORMS THAT WE HAD.
HE WOULD WILL BRING IN AUDREY
WITH FREE TAX PREP L.A.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM,
BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE CAN
ACTUALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
LET’S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
DEDUCTIONS THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT
EVEN REALIZE THEY HAVE.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
AS YOU KNOW, MANY MORE
INDIVIDUALS ARE DOING SIDE GIGS
AND HAVING THEIR OWN BUSINESS.
KEEP IN MIND THAT MILEAGE IS A
MAJOR DEDUCTION.
IF YOU’RE SPENDING MONEY FOR YOUR CLIENTS, WHICH YOU DO IF
YOU OPERATE A BUSINESS, KEEP ALL
OF THOSE RECEIPTS, IT WILL HELP
TO YOU REDUCE YOUR TAX BIT.
>> CREDITS, TOO, THERE ARE
CREDITS PEOPLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REALIZE AND YOU WOULD HELP
THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT IS
AVAILABLE.
>> EXACTLY. THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
THE FEDERAL AND STATE EARNED
INCOME TAX CREDIT, IT IS WORTH
OVER $10,000 TOTAL COMBINED.
A LOT OF MONEY IS AVAILABLE FOR
FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY FAMILIES
WITH CHILDREN.
>> IN ADDITION, THERE IS THE
CHILD TAX CREDIT.
LAST YEAR, IT WAS EXPANDED, IT
WAS ALMOST DOUBLE, AND IT HAS RETURNED TO REGULAR LEVELS,
WHICH IS UP TO 2,000 DOLLARS PER
CHILD.
UNDER 17 YEARS OLD.
SO STILL A LOT OF MONEY IS AVAILABLE.
>> A REASON TO HAVE SOME KIDS.
MAYBE SOME TWINS.
THAT’S THE REASON. I WANT TO BRING IN GUADALUPE,
ONE OF THE CLIENTS TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM, YOU
HAVE, HAVE THEY HELPED YOU, HAVE
YOU SEEN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF YOUR TAX RETURN?
>> DEFINITELY.
>> HOW SO? >> FIRST OF ALL, I DIDN’T KNOW I
CAN FILE MY TAXES FOR FREE.
AND I GOT MY REFUND, IN WHAT TWO
WEEKS.
AND YES.
>> I MEAN EVERYTHING WORKED OUT
QUICKLY.
WAS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU
LEARNED?
SOMETHING THAT YOU GOT TO DEDUCT
THAT YOU DIDN’T REALIZE IS
POSSIBLE?
>> I DON’T HAVE ANY DEPENDENTS,
SO NO, NOT REALLY. BECAUSE I FILE MY OWN.
>> THEY HELP YOU UNDERSTAND,
GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
EVERYTHING.
THE EXPERIENCE I HAD HERE WAS
AMAZING.
EVERYBODY HELPED ME, SINCE I
WALKED IN, TO THE END. EVERY SINGLE ONE, IT WAS
AMAZING.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY IT IS A
DIFFICULT PROCESS, IT CAN BE
DAUNTING AT TIMES, A LOT OF
PAPERWORK THAT YOU HAVE TO DO
BUT TO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT
BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY WE HAD
FOR THE WEATHER, NOW YOUR TAX
DAY, YOUR DEADLINE IS NOW MOVED
TO OCTOBER 16th, SO IF YOU WANT
SOME FREE TAX HELP, WE HAVE THE ADDRESS ON THE SCREEN, TAKE A
LOOK AT, THAT IT IS HERE AT THE KOREA YOUTH CENTER, COME OUT
HERE TO KOREA TOWN TO GET THIS,
IT IS FREE IF YOU MAKE $60,000
OR LESS, THEY HELP YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU CAN GET, WHAT YOU CAN DEDUCT AND HOW YOU