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"content": "\u003cp>In this edition of The Bay’s monthly news roundup, Alan Montecillo is joined by KQED political correspondent Guy Marzorati and KQED reporter Sydney Johnson ahead of California’s primary election on Tuesday, June 2. They preview the race to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, Measures A and E in San Jose and Oakland, and the mayoral election in the city of Richmond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Links:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">2026 Primary Voter Guide: California and Bay Area Elections | KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084959/after-pelosi-young-sf-voters-want-change-two-progressives-are-competing-to-offer-it\">After Pelosi, Young SF Voters Want Change. 2 Progressives Are Competing to Offer It | KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oV3DETh94IinhqjfeT8EL\">LISTEN: San Francisco’s Congressional Debate\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2026/05/21/measure-e-parcel-tax-coakland-unions-realtors/\">The Measure E parcel tax fight is hot — and pricey\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2026/03/11/richmond-mayoral-election-june-primary-forges-new-ground/\">Will Richmond’s next mayor be a progressive, a moderate or a staunch conservative?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2026/04/23/richmond-primary-election-mayoral-forum/\">Richmond mayoral candidates take stances on green jobs, safety and life beyond Chevron\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC7899289905&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"\" title=\"\">\u003ci>Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, San Francisco-Northern California Local.\u003c/i>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Episode Transcript\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:11] Hi, I’m Alan Montecillo in for Ericka Cruz Guevarra and welcome to The Bay. This is our monthly news roundup for May 2026. As always, we discuss stories that we’ve been following this month that we haven’t talked about on the show. I’m here in the studio with KQED political correspondent, Guy Marzorati. Hello, Guy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:00:29] Hey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:30] And KQED reporter, Sydney Johnson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:00:32] Hey, Alan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:35] Well, this news roundup is gonna be an all-election episode. The California primary is this coming Tuesday. You’ve both been covering it, reporting, interviewing candidates. How does this primary feel compared to years past?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:00:51] I mean, I would say the fact that we have a very competitive governor’s race in California makes us feel a bit different. We haven’t had that in many, many years. And so I think that’s dominated, it sucked up a lot of the oxygen in the overall primary and actually led to like, I think some changes in voting trends. Like we’ve seen Democrats in California return their ballots more slowly than in past midterm primaries, most likely because they’re still kind of weighing the options in the governor’s race, but that kind of trickles down to all these other elections we’re talking about where there’s still a lot of ballots out there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:01:26] Yeah, and I mean, I think across the ballot, both here in the Bay Area and statewide, you’re seeing a lot of change, right? Like, I’ve been covering the House race and Nancy Pelosi has been our representative for almost four decades. You know, plenty of people who live here have not even been alive for a period of time where Nancy Pelosi wasn’t the representative in Congress. And now we are making decisions around who is going to replace her when she retires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:01:51] Guy, there are four days left to vote in the primary. Before we jump into the news, I wanna run it through a couple of last minute voting questions. So my ballot is still sitting on my kitchen table, half finished. I imagine a lot of people are in that position. If I still want to mail my ballot, how much time do I have to do that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:02:10] You know, you can still mail your ballot at this point through the USPS. There is a lot of anxiety, I think people feel, because there have been some changes to postal pickups and deliveries and post-marking. My general guidance to folks, like if you at all have anxiety about whether or not your ballot will be counted, the way to absolutely assure that, go to a Dropbox. There’s plenty of them in every county. You can also go in-person voting centers or open across the Bay Area. You can return your ballot there. I would say as we get like to election day, then you really I think are best off using a ballot drop box or going to vote in person or just dropping off your ballot in person. And there’s plenty of options available to do that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:02:54] And if you prefer to vote in person, you can still do that, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:02:57] Yeah, and you still get, if you bring your ballot in you still get the sticker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:03:02] Thank God. That’s the important info.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:03:04] Well, for folks who haven’t heard the roundup before, each of us has brought a story to discuss with the rest of the group. In this case, these are all primary related and I’m gonna start with you, Sydney Johnson. You’ve been covering the race for California’s 11th Congressional District, AKA the race for San Francisco, AKA the race to replace Representative Nancy Pelosi, who is retiring. And as a reminder, the top two finishers advance to November. So you’ve been cover this race. How are things looking right now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:03:33] Yeah, I mean, this, first of all, has just been a really exciting race to cover, just given the inherent generational change that’s taking place, you know, no matter who advances. The leading candidates, there are three of them. We have State Senator Scott Weiner, who’s represented San Francisco in California. He’s a prolific lawmaker at the state level, has been really focused on cutting red tape and building housing. Former member of the Jewish caucus, you know, sort of known as this YIMBY crusader. And he kind of gets labeled more moderate by San Francisco standards, but in Congress, he would probably still be pretty progressive by national standards. Then we have Supervisor Connie Chan, who represents the Richmond district. She’s a former aide to Kamala Harris, has a lot of union backing and ties to the Chinese-speaking community, and has worked in government for years and is currently a sitting supervisor. Then we have Saikat Chakrabarti. He is positioning himself sort of as the outsider in this race. Chakrabarti is a former tech engineer and he worked at Stripe. This was before he was the chief of staff for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and founded the progressive group Justice Democrats in 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:04:51] As far as I can tell Senator Weiner has been considered the front runner for this race for most of basically the whole time. Is that right? And if so, why is that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:05:00] That’s right, you know, at least according to polls. One of the more recent polls at the San Francisco Chronicle put Weiner at 40% of the vote. I mean, Scott Weiner has been around for years. He is a former supervisor. He has done a lot for San Francisco in at the state level. I mean specifically around housing. And we know that housing is, if not one of like the biggest issue to a lot of San Francisco voters. And, you know plenty of people disagree with the way that Weiner has approached housing legislation. It’s been a lot of focus on cutting red tape and just making it easier for developers to build, creating new requirements for cities to build more housing. But you can’t deny that he has passed so many bills. And I think that that resonates for people who want to see a lawmaker representing San Francisco who gets stuff done. And for a while, it seemed like Chakrabarti had a pretty solid shot at that number two spot. But that same poll from The Chronicle actually put Chan and Chakrabarti pretty neck and neck. We’ve seen a big boost in Chan’s presence online. She also recently got an endorsement from Pelosi herself, which carries a lot of weight in this race. But I think you’re spot on. Weiner has pretty much across the board in terms of polling. Showed that he’s likely to advance in November and that this June primary really appears to be between Chan and Chakrabarti.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:06:30] It’s interesting that, I mean, I think on a policy level, Chan and Chakrabarti are competing for kind of the progressive voters in San Francisco. You moderated a debate between those three candidates where it seemed like all of the attention was on Scott Wiener. What are Chakrabarti and Chan doing to say, like, here’s the difference between us two?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:06:47] Well, Guy, it’s funny you ask. I just had a story go up today kind of on this very topic. But yeah, I think when you look at the platforms between Chan and Chakrabarti, there is a lot of overlap, a lot of similarity. They both are kind of trying to position themselves against corporate Democrats. They are supportive of Medicare for all. They have been outspoken on the war in Gaza. And when it comes down to what’s differentiating them in this race. It’s really their background and the way that they’re selling themselves to voters, you know Chakrabarti has poured close to ten million dollars of his own wealth into this campaign, which is largely self-funded and you know, it’s it’s hard to go on social media in San Francisco and not come across one of his ads. They are these like fast-paced, you, know bright, he’s looking at you directly and into the camera, you know saying “I’m the guy who’s gonna change the Democratic Party,” you know, “this is the only way that we defeat the Trump administration.” Chan, on the other hand, you know, first of all, she doesn’t have as much money in her campaign. But she’s kind of leaning into that. You know, a lot of her social media presence is her out in the community, you’re talking about things that she’s done to protect tenants in San Francisco, you know, and really just the hyper local community based work that she has done. She’s really relying on those labor unions that she received endorsements from to support her. And that’s appealed to some people so I think it’ll be interesting to see really where that that falls after Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:08:22] Well, we’ll see what happens. Sydney Johnson, thanks so much. No problem. We’re going to take a quick break. When we come back, we will continue The Bay’s Monthly News Roundup. By the way, if you like these Monthly New Roundup episodes, consider becoming a member of KQED. We can’t do this work without support from the community, so please consider joining the hundreds of thousands of your Bay Area neighbors today. You can do that at kqed.org slash donate. All right, Guy Marzorati, you wanted to talk about two different local ballot measures that have to do with taxes. What do you got?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:09:02] So measure A San Jose is a proposed increase in the city’s hotel tax and measure E in Oakland is a proposed parcel tax. What’s interesting big picture about this? Local governments across the Bay Area are in a bad place financially. We’ve made it through the pandemic when there was all this federal aid that was trickling down to the cities. That’s largely dried up. You have the state government dealing with its own you know, budget balancing issues, there’s less money coming from the state on issues like homelessness, and then you have federal budget cuts. So all of that adds up to cities like Oakland, like SF, like San Jose, looking for ways to get more money and then potentially also having to make cuts. And in the case of San Jose I’ll start there with Measure A, the city is facing a $50 million shortfall and is basically relying in part on this hotel tax passing in order to balance the budget. So measure A would increase the city’s hotel tax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:10:01] Just to be clear, so hotel tax, like the extra tax on a bill if you’re staying at a hotel in San Jose?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:10:07] Exactly. So this would increase that from like 10% to 12%. It’s expected to bring in about $10 million a year. And the city manager, when she put together the spending plan for the year, basically put in a spending plan if Measure A passes and a spending planning if Measure a doesn’t pass. It’s basically creating kind of a stark choice for voters. If you don’t pass this, life is gonna get worse in the city. In the case of Measure A, it’s pretty uncontested. The entire city council supported putting it on the ballot. The argument generally was like, San Jose is trying to attract more events downtown. They have the Super Bowl, World Cup coming up, March Madness. There’s going to be more visitors. They’re gonna have an impact on city services. Let’s bring in more money from those visitors to supplement what we pay for city services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:10:57] So that’s San Jose, hotel tax increase from 10 to 12% seems not super contentious. What about Measure E in Oakland?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:11:07] Measure E in Oakland, slightly more contentious. So this would be a parcel tax that averages about roughly $200 for homes. It would bring in more than $30 million every year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:11:18] What’s a parcel-tax again?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:11:19] Parcel tax is basically like a, you can think of it like a property tax. But what we’ve seen in Oakland is residents have had to pick up more and more local taxes, whether through sales tax, parcel tax on properties in order to fund city services because there have been so many issues with the budget. And finding ways to actually bring in business tax revenue and kind of economic vitality in the city. So unions collected signatures, they put Measure E on the ballot. This would raise the parcel tax in order to bring in money for city services. The way this has been championed, and Barbara Lee, the mayor, is the main proponent of this, along with unions, they’ve said of the roughly 30 million this is gonna bring in, 10 million towards fire engines, trucks and ambulance, 10 million for police. $6 million for cleaning streets and $3 million for homeless shelters. But it faces some opposition from realtors, there’s some more moderate political groups opposing it, so this one is not necessarily a slam dunk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:12:19] I think this brings this bigger question for me, which is between Measure E and Oakland and then potentially other tax measures coming down the line, like the potential tax increases to fund transit, are we in a political environment where voters are willing to vote to tax themselves essentially when on the one hand, there’s an understanding that there are a lot of federal cuts, state budgets are tight, but also it’s already really expensive to live here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:12:44] Yeah. And we’re seeing, you know, in the case of Oakland, like repeatedly campaigns going to the ballot, asking voters to shoulder more of the burden to pay for these kind of local services. And there is organized opposition against this. We’ve seen, like I mentioned, realtors, developers, but also Empower Oakland, which has become this somewhat powerful, moderate political group led in part by Loren Taylor, who lost the last mayoral election to Barbara Lee. They’ve spent about $200,000 against this measure. The support, there’s a lot more money being spent in support, I think almost 700,000 by unions, but it is a somewhat competitive campaign for this. And I see this as like a real political test for Barbara Lee. She’s been in office a little bit more than a year. This will be a good measure to me of like how Oaklanders are viewing, how she’s moving the city forward. If she is by far the face of this campaign to get measure E passed, will it pass? Will they trust her to raise this money? That could also be a test of how much voters see, you know, what they think of the mayor as a guide to how they’ll vote in the election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:13:46] This question of whether voters want higher taxes is really interesting, because in San Francisco, we have these two competing tax measures. I won’t get too in the weeds here, but the overpaid CEO tax, that is a pretty simple message, right? It’s saying, chief executives are making a ton of money, we’re losing federal funding, let’s take some more for them, make them pay their fair share. But when you have something like a parcel tax, like that is… A little bit harder to sell, especially in the Bay Area where there are a lot of people who are quote unquote like house rich, cash poor, like maybe they inherited a house or like, you know, spent every single dime of their savings on a house and, you know, any type of tax increase is going to cut into other parts of their their budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:32] And it’s not just somebody else, somewhere else paying it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:14:34] Right, right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:36] So it’s this interesting mix of, I guess, do you trust the government with more tax revenue, and do you like the mayor?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:42] Yeah and you know what an easier case for her to make with homelessness down and crime down in Oakland than I think maybe it would have been a year or two ago to go to the voters and ask for more money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:52] Guy thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:53] Yep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:15:00] All right, and we will wrap up with my story. I wanna talk about the city of Richmond, which is having a mayoral election as we speak. Four years ago, the city elected Eduardo Martinez, which was a huge win for the progressive wing of Richmond politics. But now he’s facing four challengers, including a fellow progressive on the city council. This is also the first time in decades Richmond is doing a top two primary system. So in past years, the person with the most votes would win. Now, the top two advance to November unless someone gets majority on election day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:15:32] Alan, I got to admit, you know, I’m on the other side of the bay. Just catch me up. Tell me a bit about this candidate and sort of like what’s making the difference between these two progressives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:15:41] I’ll run down the full list of candidates first, and then I’ll talk about this potential progressive split. So we have the incumbent mayor, Eduardo Martinez. We have, I would say, two moderate candidates, Demlas Johnson, former city council member, Ahmaud Anderson, former chair of the Richmond Economic Development Commission. We also have a conservative Mark Wasburg, who is a frequent candidate, says he’s a filmmaker and talk show host. And then the other progressive in this race is Claudia Jimenez. Who is also on the city council. And what’s interesting about this is she was actually endorsed by the Richmond Progressive Alliance, which is a prominent left-wing political group in Richmond that had endorsed the mayor in the last election. So we’re now in a situation where the incumbent progressive mayor is fending off a challenge from within his own kind of political camp. So why is the Richmond progressive alliance backing a challenger against an incumbent? One big reason for that is that late last year, Mayor Eduardo Martinez shared posts on LinkedIn shortly after the Bondi Beach massacre in Sydney, Australia. Two gunmen killed 15 people during a Hanukkah celebration. These posts were widely considered to be anti-Semitic. One of the posts said, the root cause of anti-semitism is the behavior Israel and Israelis. There was another post that claimed that the shooting was a false flag attack, basically that it was staged. Huge outcry. Jewish groups called for his resignation. Martinez apologized and he survived a censure in city council. But in the months after that, according to reporting by Richmond side, some of the mayor’s supporters, other members of the progressive alliance started to worry that it could really hurt his chances of winning reelection, maybe distract from the other local priorities that he’s pursued as mayor. And so the candidates and the progressive Alliance have been a little mum on exactly what their thinking was in the endorsement process, but, you know, in many ways the proof is in the pudding. They’ve now endorsed Claudia Jimenez, who has been on the council for about six years. She’s pretty well known in the community as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:17:42] Interesting, we’ve gone this far talking about a Richmond mayoral race and have not brought up Chevron This is a real company town. Chevron’s been a big player in local politics and RPA, Richmond Progressive Alliance in large part was like founded as a counterweight. Where where does Chevron stand in in the mayor’s race?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:17:59] Well, in terms of campaign spending, Chevron is not super active, actually. They haven’t really spent much money in local politics for a few years now. But in terms local issues, one topic of conversation in this race that I find really interesting is this question of what to do with the settlement money that Chevron has paid to the city of Richmond. So, quick context, two years ago, Chevron agreed to pay Richmond $550 million over 10 years. So that’s about 50 to 60 million dollars that Chevron is paying to Richmond on top of its regular taxes. So one interesting question throughout this mayor’s race, and really for whoever the next mayor is, is how do we spend that money? Should it go to, you know, directly to impacted communities who’ve been hurt by pollution? Should it to infrastructure? Should it going to paying down debt? In theory, it could be spent on anything. So this question looming over the city of Richmond, no matter who becomes mayor, is this recognition that A, we have this money, what do we do with it? And B. What should the city’s future be after Chevron? There’s no immediate plans for Chevron to leave, but what is the next phase of Richmond’s local economy?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:19:07] What way do you think Richmond’s going to go?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:19:09] It’s so hard to predict these things on the local level. And then even more so, I would say, in smaller cities. You know, currently, we have a conservative, two moderates, two progressives. Last time around, Eduardo Martinez won the race outright with 36% of the vote. This time, it’s a primary system. So it’s really… It’s hard to know. Tom Butt, the former mayor of Richmond, told the Richmond side, quote, I’ve never understood Richmond politics. I don’t and I’ve never been able to predict it. So if Tom Butt doesn’t know how this election’s gonna go, I certainly don’t. All right, and that’s it for the Bayes Monthly News Roundup. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:11] Hi, I’m Alan Montecillo in for Ericka Cruz Guevarra and welcome to The Bay. This is our monthly news roundup for May 2026. As always, we discuss stories that we’ve been following this month that we haven’t talked about on the show. I’m here in the studio with KQED political correspondent, Guy Marzorati. Hello, Guy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:00:29] Hey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:30] And KQED reporter, Sydney Johnson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:00:32] Hey, Alan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:00:35] Well, this news roundup is gonna be an all-election episode. The California primary is this coming Tuesday. You’ve both been covering it, reporting, interviewing candidates. How does this primary feel compared to years past?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:00:51] I mean, I would say the fact that we have a very competitive governor’s race in California makes us feel a bit different. We haven’t had that in many, many years. And so I think that’s dominated, it sucked up a lot of the oxygen in the overall primary and actually led to like, I think some changes in voting trends. Like we’ve seen Democrats in California return their ballots more slowly than in past midterm primaries, most likely because they’re still kind of weighing the options in the governor’s race, but that kind of trickles down to all these other elections we’re talking about where there’s still a lot of ballots out there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:01:26] Yeah, and I mean, I think across the ballot, both here in the Bay Area and statewide, you’re seeing a lot of change, right? Like, I’ve been covering the House race and Nancy Pelosi has been our representative for almost four decades. You know, plenty of people who live here have not even been alive for a period of time where Nancy Pelosi wasn’t the representative in Congress. And now we are making decisions around who is going to replace her when she retires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:01:51] Guy, there are four days left to vote in the primary. Before we jump into the news, I wanna run it through a couple of last minute voting questions. So my ballot is still sitting on my kitchen table, half finished. I imagine a lot of people are in that position. If I still want to mail my ballot, how much time do I have to do that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:02:10] You know, you can still mail your ballot at this point through the USPS. There is a lot of anxiety, I think people feel, because there have been some changes to postal pickups and deliveries and post-marking. My general guidance to folks, like if you at all have anxiety about whether or not your ballot will be counted, the way to absolutely assure that, go to a Dropbox. There’s plenty of them in every county. You can also go in-person voting centers or open across the Bay Area. You can return your ballot there. I would say as we get like to election day, then you really I think are best off using a ballot drop box or going to vote in person or just dropping off your ballot in person. And there’s plenty of options available to do that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:02:54] And if you prefer to vote in person, you can still do that, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:02:57] Yeah, and you still get, if you bring your ballot in you still get the sticker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:03:02] Thank God. That’s the important info.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:03:04] Well, for folks who haven’t heard the roundup before, each of us has brought a story to discuss with the rest of the group. In this case, these are all primary related and I’m gonna start with you, Sydney Johnson. You’ve been covering the race for California’s 11th Congressional District, AKA the race for San Francisco, AKA the race to replace Representative Nancy Pelosi, who is retiring. And as a reminder, the top two finishers advance to November. So you’ve been cover this race. How are things looking right now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:03:33] Yeah, I mean, this, first of all, has just been a really exciting race to cover, just given the inherent generational change that’s taking place, you know, no matter who advances. The leading candidates, there are three of them. We have State Senator Scott Weiner, who’s represented San Francisco in California. He’s a prolific lawmaker at the state level, has been really focused on cutting red tape and building housing. Former member of the Jewish caucus, you know, sort of known as this YIMBY crusader. And he kind of gets labeled more moderate by San Francisco standards, but in Congress, he would probably still be pretty progressive by national standards. Then we have Supervisor Connie Chan, who represents the Richmond district. She’s a former aide to Kamala Harris, has a lot of union backing and ties to the Chinese-speaking community, and has worked in government for years and is currently a sitting supervisor. Then we have Saikat Chakrabarti. He is positioning himself sort of as the outsider in this race. Chakrabarti is a former tech engineer and he worked at Stripe. This was before he was the chief of staff for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and founded the progressive group Justice Democrats in 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:04:51] As far as I can tell Senator Weiner has been considered the front runner for this race for most of basically the whole time. Is that right? And if so, why is that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:05:00] That’s right, you know, at least according to polls. One of the more recent polls at the San Francisco Chronicle put Weiner at 40% of the vote. I mean, Scott Weiner has been around for years. He is a former supervisor. He has done a lot for San Francisco in at the state level. I mean specifically around housing. And we know that housing is, if not one of like the biggest issue to a lot of San Francisco voters. And, you know plenty of people disagree with the way that Weiner has approached housing legislation. It’s been a lot of focus on cutting red tape and just making it easier for developers to build, creating new requirements for cities to build more housing. But you can’t deny that he has passed so many bills. And I think that that resonates for people who want to see a lawmaker representing San Francisco who gets stuff done. And for a while, it seemed like Chakrabarti had a pretty solid shot at that number two spot. But that same poll from The Chronicle actually put Chan and Chakrabarti pretty neck and neck. We’ve seen a big boost in Chan’s presence online. She also recently got an endorsement from Pelosi herself, which carries a lot of weight in this race. But I think you’re spot on. Weiner has pretty much across the board in terms of polling. Showed that he’s likely to advance in November and that this June primary really appears to be between Chan and Chakrabarti.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:06:30] It’s interesting that, I mean, I think on a policy level, Chan and Chakrabarti are competing for kind of the progressive voters in San Francisco. You moderated a debate between those three candidates where it seemed like all of the attention was on Scott Wiener. What are Chakrabarti and Chan doing to say, like, here’s the difference between us two?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:06:47] Well, Guy, it’s funny you ask. I just had a story go up today kind of on this very topic. But yeah, I think when you look at the platforms between Chan and Chakrabarti, there is a lot of overlap, a lot of similarity. They both are kind of trying to position themselves against corporate Democrats. They are supportive of Medicare for all. They have been outspoken on the war in Gaza. And when it comes down to what’s differentiating them in this race. It’s really their background and the way that they’re selling themselves to voters, you know Chakrabarti has poured close to ten million dollars of his own wealth into this campaign, which is largely self-funded and you know, it’s it’s hard to go on social media in San Francisco and not come across one of his ads. They are these like fast-paced, you, know bright, he’s looking at you directly and into the camera, you know saying “I’m the guy who’s gonna change the Democratic Party,” you know, “this is the only way that we defeat the Trump administration.” Chan, on the other hand, you know, first of all, she doesn’t have as much money in her campaign. But she’s kind of leaning into that. You know, a lot of her social media presence is her out in the community, you’re talking about things that she’s done to protect tenants in San Francisco, you know, and really just the hyper local community based work that she has done. She’s really relying on those labor unions that she received endorsements from to support her. And that’s appealed to some people so I think it’ll be interesting to see really where that that falls after Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:08:22] Well, we’ll see what happens. Sydney Johnson, thanks so much. No problem. We’re going to take a quick break. When we come back, we will continue The Bay’s Monthly News Roundup. By the way, if you like these Monthly New Roundup episodes, consider becoming a member of KQED. We can’t do this work without support from the community, so please consider joining the hundreds of thousands of your Bay Area neighbors today. You can do that at kqed.org slash donate. All right, Guy Marzorati, you wanted to talk about two different local ballot measures that have to do with taxes. What do you got?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:09:02] So measure A San Jose is a proposed increase in the city’s hotel tax and measure E in Oakland is a proposed parcel tax. What’s interesting big picture about this? Local governments across the Bay Area are in a bad place financially. We’ve made it through the pandemic when there was all this federal aid that was trickling down to the cities. That’s largely dried up. You have the state government dealing with its own you know, budget balancing issues, there’s less money coming from the state on issues like homelessness, and then you have federal budget cuts. So all of that adds up to cities like Oakland, like SF, like San Jose, looking for ways to get more money and then potentially also having to make cuts. And in the case of San Jose I’ll start there with Measure A, the city is facing a $50 million shortfall and is basically relying in part on this hotel tax passing in order to balance the budget. So measure A would increase the city’s hotel tax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:10:01] Just to be clear, so hotel tax, like the extra tax on a bill if you’re staying at a hotel in San Jose?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:10:07] Exactly. So this would increase that from like 10% to 12%. It’s expected to bring in about $10 million a year. And the city manager, when she put together the spending plan for the year, basically put in a spending plan if Measure A passes and a spending planning if Measure a doesn’t pass. It’s basically creating kind of a stark choice for voters. If you don’t pass this, life is gonna get worse in the city. In the case of Measure A, it’s pretty uncontested. The entire city council supported putting it on the ballot. The argument generally was like, San Jose is trying to attract more events downtown. They have the Super Bowl, World Cup coming up, March Madness. There’s going to be more visitors. They’re gonna have an impact on city services. Let’s bring in more money from those visitors to supplement what we pay for city services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:10:57] So that’s San Jose, hotel tax increase from 10 to 12% seems not super contentious. What about Measure E in Oakland?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:11:07] Measure E in Oakland, slightly more contentious. So this would be a parcel tax that averages about roughly $200 for homes. It would bring in more than $30 million every year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:11:18] What’s a parcel-tax again?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:11:19] Parcel tax is basically like a, you can think of it like a property tax. But what we’ve seen in Oakland is residents have had to pick up more and more local taxes, whether through sales tax, parcel tax on properties in order to fund city services because there have been so many issues with the budget. And finding ways to actually bring in business tax revenue and kind of economic vitality in the city. So unions collected signatures, they put Measure E on the ballot. This would raise the parcel tax in order to bring in money for city services. The way this has been championed, and Barbara Lee, the mayor, is the main proponent of this, along with unions, they’ve said of the roughly 30 million this is gonna bring in, 10 million towards fire engines, trucks and ambulance, 10 million for police. $6 million for cleaning streets and $3 million for homeless shelters. But it faces some opposition from realtors, there’s some more moderate political groups opposing it, so this one is not necessarily a slam dunk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:12:19] I think this brings this bigger question for me, which is between Measure E and Oakland and then potentially other tax measures coming down the line, like the potential tax increases to fund transit, are we in a political environment where voters are willing to vote to tax themselves essentially when on the one hand, there’s an understanding that there are a lot of federal cuts, state budgets are tight, but also it’s already really expensive to live here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:12:44] Yeah. And we’re seeing, you know, in the case of Oakland, like repeatedly campaigns going to the ballot, asking voters to shoulder more of the burden to pay for these kind of local services. And there is organized opposition against this. We’ve seen, like I mentioned, realtors, developers, but also Empower Oakland, which has become this somewhat powerful, moderate political group led in part by Loren Taylor, who lost the last mayoral election to Barbara Lee. They’ve spent about $200,000 against this measure. The support, there’s a lot more money being spent in support, I think almost 700,000 by unions, but it is a somewhat competitive campaign for this. And I see this as like a real political test for Barbara Lee. She’s been in office a little bit more than a year. This will be a good measure to me of like how Oaklanders are viewing, how she’s moving the city forward. If she is by far the face of this campaign to get measure E passed, will it pass? Will they trust her to raise this money? That could also be a test of how much voters see, you know, what they think of the mayor as a guide to how they’ll vote in the election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:13:46] This question of whether voters want higher taxes is really interesting, because in San Francisco, we have these two competing tax measures. I won’t get too in the weeds here, but the overpaid CEO tax, that is a pretty simple message, right? It’s saying, chief executives are making a ton of money, we’re losing federal funding, let’s take some more for them, make them pay their fair share. But when you have something like a parcel tax, like that is… A little bit harder to sell, especially in the Bay Area where there are a lot of people who are quote unquote like house rich, cash poor, like maybe they inherited a house or like, you know, spent every single dime of their savings on a house and, you know, any type of tax increase is going to cut into other parts of their their budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:32] And it’s not just somebody else, somewhere else paying it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:14:34] Right, right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:36] So it’s this interesting mix of, I guess, do you trust the government with more tax revenue, and do you like the mayor?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:42] Yeah and you know what an easier case for her to make with homelessness down and crime down in Oakland than I think maybe it would have been a year or two ago to go to the voters and ask for more money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:14:52] Guy thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:14:53] Yep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:15:00] All right, and we will wrap up with my story. I wanna talk about the city of Richmond, which is having a mayoral election as we speak. Four years ago, the city elected Eduardo Martinez, which was a huge win for the progressive wing of Richmond politics. But now he’s facing four challengers, including a fellow progressive on the city council. This is also the first time in decades Richmond is doing a top two primary system. So in past years, the person with the most votes would win. Now, the top two advance to November unless someone gets majority on election day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:15:32] Alan, I got to admit, you know, I’m on the other side of the bay. Just catch me up. Tell me a bit about this candidate and sort of like what’s making the difference between these two progressives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:15:41] I’ll run down the full list of candidates first, and then I’ll talk about this potential progressive split. So we have the incumbent mayor, Eduardo Martinez. We have, I would say, two moderate candidates, Demlas Johnson, former city council member, Ahmaud Anderson, former chair of the Richmond Economic Development Commission. We also have a conservative Mark Wasburg, who is a frequent candidate, says he’s a filmmaker and talk show host. And then the other progressive in this race is Claudia Jimenez. Who is also on the city council. And what’s interesting about this is she was actually endorsed by the Richmond Progressive Alliance, which is a prominent left-wing political group in Richmond that had endorsed the mayor in the last election. So we’re now in a situation where the incumbent progressive mayor is fending off a challenge from within his own kind of political camp. So why is the Richmond progressive alliance backing a challenger against an incumbent? One big reason for that is that late last year, Mayor Eduardo Martinez shared posts on LinkedIn shortly after the Bondi Beach massacre in Sydney, Australia. Two gunmen killed 15 people during a Hanukkah celebration. These posts were widely considered to be anti-Semitic. One of the posts said, the root cause of anti-semitism is the behavior Israel and Israelis. There was another post that claimed that the shooting was a false flag attack, basically that it was staged. Huge outcry. Jewish groups called for his resignation. Martinez apologized and he survived a censure in city council. But in the months after that, according to reporting by Richmond side, some of the mayor’s supporters, other members of the progressive alliance started to worry that it could really hurt his chances of winning reelection, maybe distract from the other local priorities that he’s pursued as mayor. And so the candidates and the progressive Alliance have been a little mum on exactly what their thinking was in the endorsement process, but, you know, in many ways the proof is in the pudding. They’ve now endorsed Claudia Jimenez, who has been on the council for about six years. She’s pretty well known in the community as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Guy Marzorati \u003c/strong>[00:17:42] Interesting, we’ve gone this far talking about a Richmond mayoral race and have not brought up Chevron This is a real company town. Chevron’s been a big player in local politics and RPA, Richmond Progressive Alliance in large part was like founded as a counterweight. Where where does Chevron stand in in the mayor’s race?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alan Montecillo \u003c/strong>[00:17:59] Well, in terms of campaign spending, Chevron is not super active, actually. They haven’t really spent much money in local politics for a few years now. But in terms local issues, one topic of conversation in this race that I find really interesting is this question of what to do with the settlement money that Chevron has paid to the city of Richmond. So, quick context, two years ago, Chevron agreed to pay Richmond $550 million over 10 years. So that’s about 50 to 60 million dollars that Chevron is paying to Richmond on top of its regular taxes. So one interesting question throughout this mayor’s race, and really for whoever the next mayor is, is how do we spend that money? Should it go to, you know, directly to impacted communities who’ve been hurt by pollution? Should it to infrastructure? Should it going to paying down debt? In theory, it could be spent on anything. So this question looming over the city of Richmond, no matter who becomes mayor, is this recognition that A, we have this money, what do we do with it? And B. What should the city’s future be after Chevron? There’s no immediate plans for Chevron to leave, but what is the next phase of Richmond’s local economy?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sydney Johnson \u003c/strong>[00:19:07] What way do you think Richmond’s going to go?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Thursday is your last chance to claim any cash you qualify for with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11929137/california-gas-rebate-heres-what-you-need-to-know\">California’s Middle Class Tax Refund\u003c/a> — a one-time payment approved by state lawmakers back in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Franchise Tax Board — the California agency responsible for these funds — 32 million residents received a total of $9.2 billion in payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MCTR payments ranged from $200 to $1,050, and what you got depended on how you filed your 2020 tax return. For example, if you listed yourself as a single filer and made less than $75,000, you qualified for $350. If you filed jointly with your spouse and listed a dependent, and made less than $150,000, you were eligible for $1,050. The program even included taxpayers making up to $500,000 if they filed jointly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators approved MCTR payments \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2022/03/california-gas-tax-relief/\">as a response\u003c/a> to the jump in gasoline prices that came after the United States banned Russian oil imports at the start of 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 7 million Californians received the funds through direct deposit — but another 9.6 million people received the rebate through a debit card that was mailed to the address listed on their 2020 tax return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#IthinkIlostmyMCTRdebitcardCanIrequestareplacement\">I think I lost my MCTR debit card. Can I request a replacement?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Recent data from the FTB shows that 90% of cards have been activated over the last four years. But around 57% of these activated cards still have some balance on them — meaning around $2.95 billion in total funds have yet to be used by Californians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve ever received a MCTR card in the mail, you have till Thursday — April 30 — before the card expires and you lose the funds it contains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what to know about claiming your possible MCTR cash before the deadline this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I know if I qualified for this money?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you can find them, check your 2020 tax returns — because while the MCTR program began in 2022, what taxpayers received was based on how they filed back in 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State officials set up \u003ca href=\"https://dcba.lacounty.gov/newsroom/middle-class-tax-refund/\">several tiers\u003c/a> that decide \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/state-managed-programs/middle-class-tax-refund/index.html\">how much taxpayers get\u003c/a> from MCTR, based on their income:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12031205 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1055\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-800x422.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-1020x538.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-160x84.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-1536x810.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-1920x1013.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 30 is the deadline to claim any remaining funds from California’s 2022 Middle Class Tax Refund. The state’s Franchise Tax Board said 32 million residents have already received $9.2 billion in payments. \u003ccite>(Diego Cervo/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tier 1:\u003c/strong> If you \u003cstrong>filed single in 2020 and made up to $75,000\u003c/strong>, you qualified for $350 of MCTR money, plus an additional $350 if you had at least one dependent. If you \u003cstrong>filed jointly and made up to $150,000\u003c/strong> together, you qualified for $700 and an additional $350 if you had at least one dependent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tier 2:\u003c/strong> If you \u003cstrong>filed single in 2020 and made up to $125,000\u003c/strong>, you qualified for $250, plus an additional $250 if you had at least one dependent. If you \u003cstrong>filed jointly and made up to $250,000\u003c/strong> together, you qualified for $500 and an additional $250 if you had at least one dependent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tier 3:\u003c/strong> If you \u003cstrong>filed single in 2020 and made up to $250,000\u003c/strong>, you qualified for $200, plus an additional $200 if you had at least one dependent. If you \u003cstrong>filed jointly and made up to $500,000\u003c/strong> together, you qualified for $200 and an additional $400 if you had at least one dependent.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If I qualified for an MCTR debit card, when did I receive it?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The FTB said it mailed out all debit cards between October 2022 and January 2023 — and that it then sent reminder letters in spring 2023 and spring 2024 to taxpayers who had not activated their cards yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12080506\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12080506 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/MTC-e1776468641800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"499\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After April 30, your card will no longer work anywhere, and you will no longer have access to this money. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Money Network)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Each card came in its own window envelope with “California Middle Class Tax Refund” printed on the return address.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state flag’s grizzly bear and the state seal are printed on the front side of all MCTR cards, and all have the same expiration date: “04/26”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Cardholders are urged to spend their funds or transfer them to a bank account by April 30, 2026,” a spokesperson for the FTB told KQED in an emailed statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Thursday, your card will no longer work anywhere, and you will no longer have access to this money.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I know how much money I have left on my card?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The MCTR cards are administered by a private company called Money Network. You can either call Money Network’s customer service line at 1-800-240-0223 or create an account at the \u003ca href=\"https://mctrpayment.com/\">MCTR website\u003c/a> set up by the company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind that you will be asked to confirm the number on your card and your entire Social Security number. You can also register your debit card on Money Network’s app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If there are two names printed on your card — which usually happens for taxpayers who filed jointly — you can register your card using the name that appears above the other.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I found my MCTR card, but I’m having trouble using it\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While the FTB tracks MCTR funds, Money Network — the private company that made the cards — is now responsible for helping cardholders. If you have never used your card, it’s possible that the security controls on the card placed it on hold.[aside postID=news_12077664 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/IRSGetty.jpg']“This is a standard fraud-prevention measure and does not mean the funds are unavailable,” the FTB said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get rid of the hold and start using your card, you’ll have to contact Money Network’s customer service at 800-240-0223. Customer service representatives are available on weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Callers should have their personal information available to verify their identity,” the FTB wrote. “We advise people to call the Money Network Customer service line as early in the day as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/post/act-quick-millions-californians-have-money-inflation-relief-debit-cards-expire-april-30/18853847/\">reported cases\u003c/a> of cardholders calling Money Network and not getting a hold of anyone. State officials did not provide specific information on what other options taxpayers have if they cannot reach Money Network staff. KQED also reached out to Fiserv, the parent company of Money Network, which declined an interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"IthinkIlostmyMCTRdebitcardCanIrequestareplacement\">\u003c/a>I lost my MCTR debit card. Can I request a replacement?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, not any more, as April 8 was the last day to request a replacement card. State officials say this last day was chosen to ensure recipients would definitely get their new card before the program ends on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you do know where your card is, but want to temporarily lock it to prevent anyone else from using it, you can prevent unauthorized transactions by logging into your card’s account at the \u003ca href=\"https://mctrpayment.com/\">MCTR website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you just never got a card, it’s possible that you received this money via direct deposit to the bank account you listed when filing your 2020 taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What will happen to all the money that’s not claimed?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>State law \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB192\">requires\u003c/a> that all unused funds still remaining on expired credit cards be transferred to the state’s General Fund, where the money for these payments originally came from.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This will affect both activated and unactivated cards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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But around 57% of these activated cards still have some balance on them — meaning around $2.95 billion in total funds have yet to be used by Californians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve ever received a MCTR card in the mail, you have till Thursday — April 30 — before the card expires and you lose the funds it contains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what to know about claiming your possible MCTR cash before the deadline this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I know if I qualified for this money?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you can find them, check your 2020 tax returns — because while the MCTR program began in 2022, what taxpayers received was based on how they filed back in 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State officials set up \u003ca href=\"https://dcba.lacounty.gov/newsroom/middle-class-tax-refund/\">several tiers\u003c/a> that decide \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/state-managed-programs/middle-class-tax-refund/index.html\">how much taxpayers get\u003c/a> from MCTR, based on their income:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12031205 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1055\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-800x422.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-1020x538.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-160x84.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-1536x810.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-1920x1013.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 30 is the deadline to claim any remaining funds from California’s 2022 Middle Class Tax Refund. The state’s Franchise Tax Board said 32 million residents have already received $9.2 billion in payments. \u003ccite>(Diego Cervo/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tier 1:\u003c/strong> If you \u003cstrong>filed single in 2020 and made up to $75,000\u003c/strong>, you qualified for $350 of MCTR money, plus an additional $350 if you had at least one dependent. If you \u003cstrong>filed jointly and made up to $150,000\u003c/strong> together, you qualified for $700 and an additional $350 if you had at least one dependent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tier 2:\u003c/strong> If you \u003cstrong>filed single in 2020 and made up to $125,000\u003c/strong>, you qualified for $250, plus an additional $250 if you had at least one dependent. 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"content": "\u003cp>A proposed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12077047/california-voters-appear-to-support-a-billionaire-tax-split-on-proposed-voter-id-law\">California billionaire tax\u003c/a> is one step closer to making the November ballot, according to backers of the controversial measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The healthcare labor union backing the proposal announced Monday that it submitted to election officials more than 1.5 million signatures supporting the measure, nearly twice as many as required.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the secretary of state validates 850,000 signatures of registered California voters, the measure, called the \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/initiatives/pdfs/25-0024A1%20%28Billionaire%20Tax%20%29.pdf\">2026 Billionaire Tax Act\u003c/a>, will appear on the November ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters will then decide whether to impose a one-time, 5% tax on the assets of California’s roughly 200 billionaires, who would have the option to pay either in a lump sum or over five years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a press conference on Monday held by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, which represents more than 120,000 healthcare workers in California, the union’s chief of staff, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070052/proposal-to-tax-billionaires-ignites-a-political-fight-in-california\">Suzanne Jimenez,\u003c/a> said that the measure “is really about solving a problem that is making sure hospitals, clinics, and ERs stay open.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She added that the tax act is a direct response to the federal healthcare cuts in President Donald Trump’s H.R. 1 spending plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074131\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074131\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty-1536x961.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is seen during an enrollment ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on July 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. 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As it would require ongoing audits of programs funded by new state special taxes, the act is being framed as a check on wasteful state spending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notably, the measure includes a provision that directly conflicts with the billionaire tax and could nullify it. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters will then decide whether to impose a one-time, 5% tax on the assets of California’s roughly 200 billionaires, who would have the option to pay either in a lump sum or over five years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a press conference on Monday held by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, which represents more than 120,000 healthcare workers in California, the union’s chief of staff, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070052/proposal-to-tax-billionaires-ignites-a-political-fight-in-california\">Suzanne Jimenez,\u003c/a> said that the measure “is really about solving a problem that is making sure hospitals, clinics, and ERs stay open.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She added that the tax act is a direct response to the federal healthcare cuts in President Donald Trump’s H.R. 1 spending plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074131\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074131\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty-1536x961.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is seen during an enrollment ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on July 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. \u003ccite>(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Most of the revenue from the tax would go toward funding Medi-Cal, with the remainder designated for public K-12 education and community college programs, including food support programs like CalFresh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But opponents plan to submit a \u003ca href=\"https://d8f08c42-a456-49dd-b93d-d14ddd13f417.filesusr.com/ugd/efc08b_306955acff404e79a1bb1681642e8b71.pdf\">rival measure\u003c/a> on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Called the Transparency Act of 2026, the measure is funded by Silicon Valley billionaires, including Google co-founder Sergey Brin. As it would require ongoing audits of programs funded by new state special taxes, the act is being framed as a check on wasteful state spending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notably, the measure includes a provision that directly conflicts with the billionaire tax and could nullify it. If both measures qualify for the November ballot and are passed by voters, the one with more votes will supersede the other.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>A bell chimes every time a new customer enters Martha Valencia’s tax shop in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/sonoma-county\">Sonoma County.\u003c/a> The space is filled with knickknacks, gifts from customers and photos of family. During tax season, it’s usually filled with customers too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this year has been slower than normal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bell used to be ringing off the hook, says Valencia, with lines out the door. She and her son would fit walk-ins between appointments, trying to keep wait times under an hour. But today, “it’s empty,” Valencia says. “They have to wait nothing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valencia, who has been doing immigration and tax services for over 20 years, says around 80% of her clients file with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, the tax number used by people — like undocumented immigrants — who don’t qualify for a Social Security number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, business isn’t just slow; it’s the worst she’s ever seen. Valencia says she’s seeing a 60% drop in clients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Not even in the pandemic I had a drop like this,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valencia believes the drop is linked to larger governmental changes and fear in the current political climate. This year, H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, \u003ca href=\"https://lulac.org/impact_of_hr_1_one_big_beautiful_bill_act_on_immigrants_and_children_of_immigrants_who_are_us_citizens/\">tightened restrictions\u003c/a> on ITIN filers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the biggest changes for undocumented taxpayers as a result of H.R. 1’s passage includes restrictions on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/child-tax-credit\">Additional Child Tax Credit\u003c/a>, which previously allowed many mixed‑status families to receive thousands of dollars back. That means ITIN filers can expect much smaller refunds, Valencia says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074131\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12074131 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty-1536x961.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is seen during an enrollment ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on July 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increases spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cuts taxes on tips, while at the same time, cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debt limit by $5 trillion. \u003ccite>(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many of Valencia’s clients are long-term customers. The tax business is built on trust, she says. This year, before accepting any work, Valencia feels an ethical obligation to tell clients the bad news that their refunds will be smaller, and maybe nonexistent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A mixed-status household could, in a normal year, expect to receive around $2,000 in the Additional Child Tax Credit. But this year, they’re lucky to get $500, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valencia says the reaction to this information has been immediate. Prospective customers tell her: “You know what? I’m not going to file because I’m not getting any refund. So what’s the point of doing taxes?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As an undocumented immigrant, having proof of taxes is important. It builds a paper trail, so if the day comes to receive legal status, it shows work history, engagement with the system and U.S. presence.[aside postID=news_12079829 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/ImmigrantTaxes-GilsTaxServices.jpg']But Valencia says customers are coming in worn-down, without a vision for future immigration relief. They tell her their faith in the system is dropping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Southern California city of Pomona, tax preparer Hayde Vigil says her business is also seeing about half its usual filings this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet the steep drop looks different in Southern California, she explains. Most of her clients are documented, Vigil says in Spanish, but status doesn’t seem to be the issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re afraid to leave their homes because there are so many raids, and they’re scared they’ll be detained and deported,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigration enforcement agents have been active in that region, and her customers are afraid they’ll be picked up because they’re Latino, even if they are here legally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They weren’t going out at all before, and now they only go out for the bare minimum,” says Vigil, which doesn’t seem to include leaving the house to file taxes this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘There’s nothing for you’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Claudia, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, sits wringing her hands in her lap. As names are called out in the Northern California day labor hall where she sits in, she waits for the sound of her own, hoping to pick up some work for the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Claudia, who did not want her full name to be used because her immigration status puts her at risk of deportation, has been living in California for over 20 years. In these decades, her work has ebbed and flowed, sometimes working multiple jobs at once. These days, Claudia is lucky to have her name called a few times a week. Regardless of workflow, she files her taxes every year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet it’s not just around tax season that she pays, Claudia explains in Spanish. “You pay taxes on what you earn, on what you buy, on everything you consume in this country,” Claudia says. “But you can’t get anything back from it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12030566\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1993px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12030566\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/taxes041511_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1993\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/taxes041511_qed.jpg 1993w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/taxes041511_qed-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/taxes041511_qed-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/taxes041511_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/taxes041511_qed-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/taxes041511_qed-1920x1284.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1993px) 100vw, 1993px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Current federal tax forms are distributed at the offices of the Internal Revenue Service on Nov. 1, 2005, in Chicago, Illinois. \u003ccite>(Scott Olson/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Claudia keeps filing year after year in the hope that one day she’ll have a pathway to documentation that would let her visit her family in Mexico, find work more easily and live with no fear about status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You hold onto the hope that, in the future, you’ll be able to do things the right way,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after over 20 years of filing, her hope toward legalization only seems to be dwindling. “In the end, there’s nothing there for you, is there?” she asks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Claudia still sees no pathway to legal status and receives no Social Security benefits, no MediCal — and this year, for the first time, she was told she’ll receive no credits back for her son, who is a U.S. citizen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her voice grows soft. “So, what’s the point in paying?” she asks. “There’s no hope for someone like me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Claudia says she went back and forth in her head, deciding if this would be the year she broke her commitment to a stable future here. In the end, she filed, but her doubt continues to grow, both in the system and her future in the United States.[aside postID=news_12079441 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260226-GovRaceForum-49-BL_qed.jpg']Yet for others, the doubt has already reached a tipping point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Northern California day labor facility, Velasco waits to hear his own name called.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why should I pay taxes?” he asks in Spanish. “When you realize you’re paying in but not receiving anything in return, there’s no point anymore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Velasco, who also asked for his full name not to be shared out of fear of deportation, has lived in Northern California for 24 years. For the majority of that time, he worked at a lumber company and filed his taxes consistently. Filing always felt like a no‑brainer, he says — part of his civic responsibility, even without legal status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He always considered himself a rule follower. “After all, that’s how the country keeps running,” he says. “But lately, I’ve changed my tune.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many undocumented immigrants across the state, Velasco fears being seen in public, afraid he’ll be picked up and deported. He says he feels at odds with the federal government and has begun questioning why he should contribute to a system he believes wants him gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn’t exactly give you the desire to comply,” he says. “Yet when it comes to collecting taxes, [the government] certainly want to do that, don’t they?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Velasco no longer files. Now, he picks up odd jobs doing house maintenance and gets paid in cash, under the table.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Undocumented taxpayers are ‘extremely important’ to economy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s a common belief that immigrants don’t pay taxes, says Abby Raisz, vice president of research at the Bay Area Council Economic Institute. But it’s not true. “Undocumented immigrants maintain very high effective tax rates,” Raisz says — \u003ca href=\"https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-state-local-tax-contributions-2017/\">averaging 7.1% in state and local taxes\u003c/a>, higher than the rate paid by the top 1% of earners nationally, according to the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bayareaeconomy.org/\">Raisz’s team estimates\u003c/a> undocumented Californians contribute about \u003ca href=\"https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/our-work/publications/economic-impact-mass-deportation-california\">9% of the state’s GDP\u003c/a>, or roughly $278 billion, a figure on the order of the entire GDP of Nevada or Oregon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also \u003ca href=\"https://taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/do-immigrants-pay-taxes\">pay more\u003c/a> than $10.6 billion in state and local taxes and $13 billion in federal taxes, despite being excluded from most federal 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It was the final union to reach a deal early this morning, allowing nearly 400,000 students to return to school this morning as usual.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deal includes a significant wage increase, more work hours so employees can qualify for health insurance and an expansion of health care benefits.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12079800/eric-swalwell-allegations-resign-congress-california-governor-race-who-is-running-primary\">Eric Swalwell Is Out of the Governor’s Race and Resigning From Congress. What Happens Now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California’s primary election is fast approaching, but the governor’s race remains unsettled, even more so after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12079502/rep-eric-swalwell-candidate-for-california-governor-is-accused-of-sexual-assault\">bombshell allegations of sexual assault and harassment\u003c/a> were leveled last week against one of the Democratic frontrunners, East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Swalwell \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12079583\">dropped out of the race\u003c/a> on Sunday and announced, less than 24 hours later, that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12079746/rep-eric-swalwell-says-he-is-resigning-from-congress-amid-sexual-assault-allegations\">he will resign from Congress\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Assemblymember Matt Haney Promotes New Bill to Bring Housing to Downtowns\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco Assemblyman Matt Haney was in San Diego Monday, working to build support for his legislation to bring more housing to California’s struggling downtowns. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haney says AB 20-74 would speed up construction of more high-density housing in downtown zones and lower barriers for these projects. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our downtowns currently have been built in so many ways around bringing people in for the 9-to-5,” said Haney. “We need to start to think about it as places that people are going to be 24 hours cause they’re going to live here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://krcb.org/the-707/filing-on-shaky-ground-why-immigrant-tax-filings-are-dropping-across-california\">Filing on Shaky Ground: Why Immigrant Tax Filings Are Dropping across California\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across California, tax preparers in immigrant communities are seeing an unprecedented drop in filings, in some places, more than 60 percent. KRCB News Reporter Shandra Back explores why undocumented and mixed status families are stepping back from the tax system this year. We visit a legacy tax prep business in Santa Rosa where longtime clients are walking away, discouraged by shrinking credits and shaken trust in federal agencies. We hear from families who have filed faithfully for decades but now question whether it’s worth it. Then, we zoom out with statewide experts from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute and the California Immigrant Policy Center to understand the broader economic stakes, from billions in lost revenue to the long-term consequences of eroding trust in filing. Finally, we head to Southern California, where fear of immigration raids is keeping even documented Latino residents from leaving their homes, let alone filing taxes.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>As Californians rush to file their taxes before the April 15 deadline, the candidates vying to be \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a>’s next governor have laid out competing visions for the future of taxation in the nation’s largest state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leading candidates have proposed eliminating income taxes, cutting taxes for businesses, increasing taxes on corporations and raising taxes on commercial properties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not on that list: taxing billionaires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the candidates polling in double digits has embraced the tax proposal, sending shockwaves through California politics: a one-time tax on the wealth of billionaires that a health care union is trying to qualify for the November ballot. But while Gov. Gavin Newsom has spent his final year in office arguing that the state has a spending problem, not a revenue problem, the Democrats most likely to succeed him are eyeing ways to bring new money into the state’s coffers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats Katie Porter and Tom Steyer have proposed new taxes on large corporations — albeit in different forms — to offset federal health care cuts, boost education funding and help fill structural budget deficits \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2025/5091/2026-27_Fiscal_Outlook_111925.pdf\">projected\u003c/a> to reach $35 billion in the coming years. Porter has also aligned with Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco in promising to cut taxes for working families and businesses, though the Republicans’ plans would go much further.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the leading candidates has indicated which state programs they would cut to make up for lost tax revenue. But in a year when affordability is the \u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8dj134w8\">dominant voter concern\u003c/a>, taxes are top of mind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re gonna talk about affordability — and affordability is the main kind of buzzword of the campaign — well, you gotta start with taxes,” said Tim Anaya of the Sacramento-based Pacific Research Institute, a libertarian, free-market think tank.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A tax code ‘frozen in amber’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California’s tax code has been largely frozen in amber for the past century. When voters limited property tax increases through Proposition 13 in 1978, they made the state more dependent on a progressive income tax that relies disproportionately on the high incomes and capital gains of a relatively small number of residents. As a result, California tax revenues fluctuate wildly based on how tech and other large companies perform in the stock market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the past 40 years, \u003ca href=\"https://sco.ca.gov/Files-EO/Appendices_cea.pdf\">efforts\u003c/a> to change California’s tax law have largely nibbled around the edges. No one has proposed a wholesale reform of the system, Anaya said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069108\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomStateoftheState2026AP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1337\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomStateoftheState2026AP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomStateoftheState2026AP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomStateoftheState2026AP-1536x1027.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during his State of the State address on Jan. 8, 2026, in Sacramento, California. \u003ccite>(Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The governor’s race is playing out against the backdrop of negotiations to shave billions of dollars off state spending next year to close the state’s growing structural deficit. In budget hearings this spring, finance officials in Newsom’s administration have made clear that the governor is not interested in pursuing any new taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like his predecessor, Jerry Brown, Newsom has bemoaned the annual swings between surpluses and deficits driven by gyrations in personal income tax and capital gains revenue. But he has done little to either broaden the tax base or bring in new forms of revenue, said Chris Hoene, executive director of the left-leaning California Budget & Policy Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He has not done very much on the tax front,” Hoene said. “He’s been more inclined to actually give away new or expanded tax credits — like he became a big proponent of expanding the film tax credit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The top Democratic candidates for governor — Porter and Steyer — are vowing to boost state revenues, primarily by honing in on big business.[aside postID=news_12072234 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/CAGovDebateAP1.jpg']Hoene said it’s no surprise that their proposals lean into familiar ideas such as raising taxes on corporate profits or property, rather than the relatively novel approach of taxing overall wealth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some of these newer ideas, like taxing wealth … those are things that need to be cooked a bit longer,” Hoene said. “If I were a gubernatorial candidate, I’d be saying, ‘hey, there’s some low-hanging fruit we should be going after first.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s also some unlikely overlap. Porter and Hilton both propose eliminating state income tax on earnings less than $100,000, a change that would affect \u003ca href=\"https://lab.data.ca.gov/dataset/pit-annual-report-2024\">more than 70% of California residents who file tax returns\u003c/a>. (Porter’s proposal focuses on \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/katieporterca/status/2032495138384322988\">families\u003c/a>, while \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdP6OxD9flY&t=3s\">Hilton said\u003c/a> he would extend the exemption to all filers.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilton also proposed reducing the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/business/types/corporations/index.html\">$800 minimum franchise tax\u003c/a> that businesses have to pay, regardless of their profits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the lower-polling candidates, San José Mayor Matt Mahan and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond — both Democrats — have offered tax plans on opposite ends of the party’s ideological spectrum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thurmond supports the one-time 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires, which could raise up to $100 billion for health care and food assistance. Mahan vows to oppose all tax increases until oversight measures are in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other candidates have not released detailed tax proposals.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Here’s what we know about the leading candidate’s tax plans so far:\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2>Tom Steyer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Steyer argued that while the richest Californians should pay more, the state should focus on taxing corporations. He supports a proposal to close the so-called “water’s edge” loophole that allows \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1790\">multinational corporations\u003c/a> to shelter their profits in countries with low tax rates to shield their international profits from state taxes. The proposal would require these corporations to pay taxes based on a share of their global income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an idea that progressives have floated for years but never managed to pass. This year, ahead of the November governor’s race, \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2026/02/10/waters-edge-tax-loophole-00774699\">Sacramento legislators will debate\u003c/a> closing the loophole again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072288\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072288\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/CAGovDebateAP3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/CAGovDebateAP3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/CAGovDebateAP3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/CAGovDebateAP3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right, Matt Mahan, Tom Steyer and Tony Thurmond participate in the California gubernatorial candidate debate on Feb. 3, 2026, in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Laure Andrillon/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Steyer also \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/18/tom-steyer-wants-a-special-election-to-hike-corporate-taxes-in-2027-00786876\">floated a special election in 2027\u003c/a> to pass an increase on commercial property taxes, which were capped by Proposition 13.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steyer and other progressives have long wanted to split off commercial properties from Proposition 13 protections, an idea known as “split roll.” In 2020, state voters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11844592/voters-reject-proposition-15-a-ballot-question-to-partially-dismantle-a-cap-on-property-taxes\">rejected\u003c/a> a measure to do just that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am proposing closing a corporate real estate tax loophole that’s existed for over 40 years,” Steyer \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjXvKfldFlI&t=1s\">told KQED’s \u003cem>Political Breakdown\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. “That brings in more money to the state, that is permanent, that is completely fair.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Steve Hilton\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Hilton argued California’s budget problems are due to overspending, noting that the state budget has nearly doubled since 2017. He also said the state’s affordability problem is tied to how expensive it is to do business in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilton noted that California, the nation’s most populous state, has more people in poverty than any other state, \u003ca href=\"https://hdpulse.nimhd.nih.gov/data-portal/social/table?age=001&age_options=ageall_1&demo=00007&demo_options=poverty_3&race=00&race_options=race_7&sex=0&sex_options=sexboth_1&socialtopic=080&socialtopic_options=social_6&statefips=00&statefips_options=area_states\">according to federal government statistics\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12071399\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12071399\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260122-STEVE-HILTON-ON-PB-MD-04-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260122-STEVE-HILTON-ON-PB-MD-04-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260122-STEVE-HILTON-ON-PB-MD-04-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260122-STEVE-HILTON-ON-PB-MD-04-KQED-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Hilton at KQED in San Francisco on Jan. 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Why?” he \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdP6OxD9flY&t=3s\">said on \u003cem>Political Breakdown\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. “Because of all these combinations of the spending and the policies that are making it so difficult to start and grow businesses. As a result of that, costs go up. As a result of that, we increase welfare payments because people are struggling. That means taxes go higher. That means it becomes even more expensive. And we’ve got to get out of that cycle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilton said he will make the state more affordable by eliminating state income tax for Californians earning less than $100,000 and imposing a flat 7.5% tax on earnings over $100,000. Currently, the income tax tops out at 12.3% for individuals making more than $722,000 a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He opposed any changes to Proposition 13 and wants to eliminate the minimum franchise tax, which is about $800 annually for all businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilton believes the tax cuts will grow California’s economy, which could result in more tax revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Katie Porter\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Porter framed her tax plan as key to tackling affordability. At its center: eliminating state income taxes for families who make under $100,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The state takes a chunk of many people’s paychecks,” she \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12078450/katie-porters-run-for-governor-centers-tax-cuts-corporate-accountability\">said on \u003cem>Political Breakdown\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. “$100,000 allows people to make ends meet, but also to do the things we need them to do: To save for retirement. To be able to get a house, to be able to put a little money away for college.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074712\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260226-GovRaceForum-56-BL_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260226-GovRaceForum-56-BL_qed-1.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260226-GovRaceForum-56-BL_qed-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260226-GovRaceForum-56-BL_qed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter speaks during a gubernatorial candidate forum at the UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco on Jan. 26, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Porter said she would pay for that tax cut by changing California’s corporate tax, which is currently a flat 8.84%, no matter how much a company makes. She wants to increase it gradually, with the highest-earning corporations paying up to 9.75%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That would generate enough revenue … to deliver on my promise of free college tuition,” Porter said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her free college tuition plan would allow Californians to attend two years of community college for free, then transfer to a University of California or California State University campus, where the state would cover their tuition.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Chad Bianco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bianco’s campaign said his tax priorities are “straightforward”: he wants to cut them and make up for lost revenue with undefined “wasteful spending” cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bianco proposed eliminating the state income tax entirely, opposing any new taxes and reducing “cost drivers like the gas tax,” according to a campaign spokesperson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a recent interview with KVCR, Bianco accused Democratic leaders of “bilking” the state for billions of dollars, pointing toward state contracts with nonprofits. He estimated annual waste and fraud at up to $50 billion — without providing specifics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12077855\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12077855\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2267789591-scaled-e1775847167430.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gubernatorial Candidate Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks at an event in downtown Los Angeles on March 24, 2026. \u003ccite>(Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“California government is broken,” he said. “Number one, we absolutely have to stop the waste, the fraud, and the abuse going on in our government … So you eliminate all of the fraud, you become oil independent and use that to fund government, and now we don’t have to pay income taxes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also would “provide targeted relief, including reducing or eliminating state taxes on tips.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in a debate with Hilton April 4 at the Lincoln Club of Coachella Valley, Bianco suggested that upending the state’s tax system would be more difficult than repealing regulations enacted by previous governors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Regulations are easy, we sign all of those away…all of those boards and commissions can be suspended, the regulations can be suspended,” Bianco said. “The taxes are going to be a different story.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KVCR’s Madison Aument contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats Katie Porter and Tom Steyer have proposed new taxes on large corporations — albeit in different forms — to offset federal health care cuts, boost education funding and help fill structural budget deficits \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2025/5091/2026-27_Fiscal_Outlook_111925.pdf\">projected\u003c/a> to reach $35 billion in the coming years. Porter has also aligned with Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco in promising to cut taxes for working families and businesses, though the Republicans’ plans would go much further.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the leading candidates has indicated which state programs they would cut to make up for lost tax revenue. But in a year when affordability is the \u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8dj134w8\">dominant voter concern\u003c/a>, taxes are top of mind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re gonna talk about affordability — and affordability is the main kind of buzzword of the campaign — well, you gotta start with taxes,” said Tim Anaya of the Sacramento-based Pacific Research Institute, a libertarian, free-market think tank.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A tax code ‘frozen in amber’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California’s tax code has been largely frozen in amber for the past century. When voters limited property tax increases through Proposition 13 in 1978, they made the state more dependent on a progressive income tax that relies disproportionately on the high incomes and capital gains of a relatively small number of residents. As a result, California tax revenues fluctuate wildly based on how tech and other large companies perform in the stock market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the past 40 years, \u003ca href=\"https://sco.ca.gov/Files-EO/Appendices_cea.pdf\">efforts\u003c/a> to change California’s tax law have largely nibbled around the edges. No one has proposed a wholesale reform of the system, Anaya said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12069108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12069108\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomStateoftheState2026AP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1337\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomStateoftheState2026AP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomStateoftheState2026AP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/GavinNewsomStateoftheState2026AP-1536x1027.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during his State of the State address on Jan. 8, 2026, in Sacramento, California. \u003ccite>(Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The governor’s race is playing out against the backdrop of negotiations to shave billions of dollars off state spending next year to close the state’s growing structural deficit. In budget hearings this spring, finance officials in Newsom’s administration have made clear that the governor is not interested in pursuing any new taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like his predecessor, Jerry Brown, Newsom has bemoaned the annual swings between surpluses and deficits driven by gyrations in personal income tax and capital gains revenue. But he has done little to either broaden the tax base or bring in new forms of revenue, said Chris Hoene, executive director of the left-leaning California Budget & Policy Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He has not done very much on the tax front,” Hoene said. “He’s been more inclined to actually give away new or expanded tax credits — like he became a big proponent of expanding the film tax credit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The top Democratic candidates for governor — Porter and Steyer — are vowing to boost state revenues, primarily by honing in on big business.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Hoene said it’s no surprise that their proposals lean into familiar ideas such as raising taxes on corporate profits or property, rather than the relatively novel approach of taxing overall wealth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some of these newer ideas, like taxing wealth … those are things that need to be cooked a bit longer,” Hoene said. “If I were a gubernatorial candidate, I’d be saying, ‘hey, there’s some low-hanging fruit we should be going after first.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s also some unlikely overlap. Porter and Hilton both propose eliminating state income tax on earnings less than $100,000, a change that would affect \u003ca href=\"https://lab.data.ca.gov/dataset/pit-annual-report-2024\">more than 70% of California residents who file tax returns\u003c/a>. (Porter’s proposal focuses on \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/katieporterca/status/2032495138384322988\">families\u003c/a>, while \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdP6OxD9flY&t=3s\">Hilton said\u003c/a> he would extend the exemption to all filers.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilton also proposed reducing the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/business/types/corporations/index.html\">$800 minimum franchise tax\u003c/a> that businesses have to pay, regardless of their profits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the lower-polling candidates, San José Mayor Matt Mahan and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond — both Democrats — have offered tax plans on opposite ends of the party’s ideological spectrum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thurmond supports the one-time 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires, which could raise up to $100 billion for health care and food assistance. Mahan vows to oppose all tax increases until oversight measures are in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other candidates have not released detailed tax proposals.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Here’s what we know about the leading candidate’s tax plans so far:\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2>Tom Steyer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Steyer argued that while the richest Californians should pay more, the state should focus on taxing corporations. He supports a proposal to close the so-called “water’s edge” loophole that allows \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1790\">multinational corporations\u003c/a> to shelter their profits in countries with low tax rates to shield their international profits from state taxes. The proposal would require these corporations to pay taxes based on a share of their global income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an idea that progressives have floated for years but never managed to pass. This year, ahead of the November governor’s race, \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2026/02/10/waters-edge-tax-loophole-00774699\">Sacramento legislators will debate\u003c/a> closing the loophole again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072288\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12072288\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/CAGovDebateAP3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/CAGovDebateAP3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/CAGovDebateAP3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/CAGovDebateAP3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right, Matt Mahan, Tom Steyer and Tony Thurmond participate in the California gubernatorial candidate debate on Feb. 3, 2026, in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Laure Andrillon/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Steyer also \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/18/tom-steyer-wants-a-special-election-to-hike-corporate-taxes-in-2027-00786876\">floated a special election in 2027\u003c/a> to pass an increase on commercial property taxes, which were capped by Proposition 13.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steyer and other progressives have long wanted to split off commercial properties from Proposition 13 protections, an idea known as “split roll.” In 2020, state voters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11844592/voters-reject-proposition-15-a-ballot-question-to-partially-dismantle-a-cap-on-property-taxes\">rejected\u003c/a> a measure to do just that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am proposing closing a corporate real estate tax loophole that’s existed for over 40 years,” Steyer \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjXvKfldFlI&t=1s\">told KQED’s \u003cem>Political Breakdown\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. “That brings in more money to the state, that is permanent, that is completely fair.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Steve Hilton\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Hilton argued California’s budget problems are due to overspending, noting that the state budget has nearly doubled since 2017. He also said the state’s affordability problem is tied to how expensive it is to do business in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilton noted that California, the nation’s most populous state, has more people in poverty than any other state, \u003ca href=\"https://hdpulse.nimhd.nih.gov/data-portal/social/table?age=001&age_options=ageall_1&demo=00007&demo_options=poverty_3&race=00&race_options=race_7&sex=0&sex_options=sexboth_1&socialtopic=080&socialtopic_options=social_6&statefips=00&statefips_options=area_states\">according to federal government statistics\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12071399\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12071399\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260122-STEVE-HILTON-ON-PB-MD-04-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260122-STEVE-HILTON-ON-PB-MD-04-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260122-STEVE-HILTON-ON-PB-MD-04-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/01/260122-STEVE-HILTON-ON-PB-MD-04-KQED-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Hilton at KQED in San Francisco on Jan. 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Why?” he \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdP6OxD9flY&t=3s\">said on \u003cem>Political Breakdown\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. “Because of all these combinations of the spending and the policies that are making it so difficult to start and grow businesses. As a result of that, costs go up. As a result of that, we increase welfare payments because people are struggling. That means taxes go higher. That means it becomes even more expensive. And we’ve got to get out of that cycle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilton said he will make the state more affordable by eliminating state income tax for Californians earning less than $100,000 and imposing a flat 7.5% tax on earnings over $100,000. Currently, the income tax tops out at 12.3% for individuals making more than $722,000 a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He opposed any changes to Proposition 13 and wants to eliminate the minimum franchise tax, which is about $800 annually for all businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilton believes the tax cuts will grow California’s economy, which could result in more tax revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Katie Porter\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Porter framed her tax plan as key to tackling affordability. At its center: eliminating state income taxes for families who make under $100,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The state takes a chunk of many people’s paychecks,” she \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12078450/katie-porters-run-for-governor-centers-tax-cuts-corporate-accountability\">said on \u003cem>Political Breakdown\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. “$100,000 allows people to make ends meet, but also to do the things we need them to do: To save for retirement. To be able to get a house, to be able to put a little money away for college.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12074712\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260226-GovRaceForum-56-BL_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260226-GovRaceForum-56-BL_qed-1.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260226-GovRaceForum-56-BL_qed-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260226-GovRaceForum-56-BL_qed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter speaks during a gubernatorial candidate forum at the UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco on Jan. 26, 2026. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Porter said she would pay for that tax cut by changing California’s corporate tax, which is currently a flat 8.84%, no matter how much a company makes. She wants to increase it gradually, with the highest-earning corporations paying up to 9.75%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That would generate enough revenue … to deliver on my promise of free college tuition,” Porter said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her free college tuition plan would allow Californians to attend two years of community college for free, then transfer to a University of California or California State University campus, where the state would cover their tuition.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Chad Bianco\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Bianco’s campaign said his tax priorities are “straightforward”: he wants to cut them and make up for lost revenue with undefined “wasteful spending” cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bianco proposed eliminating the state income tax entirely, opposing any new taxes and reducing “cost drivers like the gas tax,” according to a campaign spokesperson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a recent interview with KVCR, Bianco accused Democratic leaders of “bilking” the state for billions of dollars, pointing toward state contracts with nonprofits. He estimated annual waste and fraud at up to $50 billion — without providing specifics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12077855\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12077855\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2267789591-scaled-e1775847167430.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gubernatorial Candidate Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks at an event in downtown Los Angeles on March 24, 2026. \u003ccite>(Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“California government is broken,” he said. “Number one, we absolutely have to stop the waste, the fraud, and the abuse going on in our government … So you eliminate all of the fraud, you become oil independent and use that to fund government, and now we don’t have to pay income taxes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also would “provide targeted relief, including reducing or eliminating state taxes on tips.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in a debate with Hilton April 4 at the Lincoln Club of Coachella Valley, Bianco suggested that upending the state’s tax system would be more difficult than repealing regulations enacted by previous governors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Regulations are easy, we sign all of those away…all of those boards and commissions can be suspended, the regulations can be suspended,” Bianco said. “The taxes are going to be a different story.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KVCR’s Madison Aument contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>2026 Tax Day is around the corner on Wednesday, April 15 — the last day to file and pay your federal and state income\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/taxes\"> taxes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While millions have already taken care of their taxes, some people \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/oregon/comments/1qd76pb/okay_everyone_hear_me_out_we_gotta_stop_paying/\">have shared\u003c/a> online that they are considering not paying their federal taxes \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/KatanaSpeaks/status/2030786670480810351\">as a form of protest\u003c/a> against the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, Chicago lawyer Rachel Cohen went viral on social media when \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DVbmBC3jwld/?hl=en\">she announced\u003c/a> her intention not to pay over $8,800 in income taxes. She \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/trump-income-tax-protest\">told \u003cem>The Guardian\u003c/em>\u003c/a> that she refused to pay taxes that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/where-do-our-federal-tax-dollars-go\">could fund\u003c/a> aggressive immigration enforcement tactics or military actions in the Middle East.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Refusing to pay taxes has existed as a form of protest in the United States for centuries. During the Vietnam War, musician Joan Baez \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/joan-baez-75th-birthday-celebration-8-things-you-didnt-know-about-joan-baez/4904/#:~:text=In%201964%2C%20she%20withheld%2060,Quentin%20during%20a%20Christmas%20vigil\">withheld 60%\u003c/a> of her income tax from the Internal Revenue Service to protest U.S. military spending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the decades since, voices on both the left and the right have called for a “tax strike” as a response to U.S. intervention abroad. Last year, former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene endorsed the idea of a “tax revolt” \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/FmrRepMTG/status/2006343025480306948\">on social media\u003c/a>, with the term “tax strike” seeing its biggest spike ever \u003ca href=\"https://trends.google.com/explore?q=tax%20strike&date=all&geo=US\">in Google searches\u003c/a> in the days that followed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, tax professionals and legal experts consistently warn that refusing to file or pay taxes carries significant consequences. Under federal law, individuals who fail to meet their obligations may end up having to pay a lot more than what they originally owed — and in more serious cases, face enforcement actions by the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what to know ahead of April 15, the last day to file and pay taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What U.S. law says I need to pay taxes?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After the U.S. became an independent nation, the federal government financed itself mostly by charging tariffs on imported goods. By the end of the 19th century, elected officials from \u003ca href=\"https://www.finance.senate.gov/about/history\">across the political spectrum\u003c/a> were calling for some sort of income tax in order to finance a growing federal government and \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/7293419/robert-la-follettes-progressive-vision/\">respond to the massive inequality\u003c/a> of the Gilded Age.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it wasn’t until 1913 that the country ratified the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which states that Congress “shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12077685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12077685 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/TaxesGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1330\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/TaxesGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/TaxesGetty-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/TaxesGetty-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In New York City, a coalition of anti-war groups gathered outside the IRS offices in Manhattan, demanding no taxes for war and militarism on April 15, 2024. \u003ccite>(Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since then, Congress has approved multiple laws that regulate how individuals should file and pay income taxes. All of these rules make up the \u003ca href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6103\">Internal Revenue Code\u003c/a>, which regulates how the IRS can go about doing its job. The Code also establishes clear limits for the agency, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073445/tax-day-filing-2026-ice-irs-trump-itin-number-no-social-security-number\">limiting how it uses\u003c/a> taxpayers’ personal information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do not have a voluntary tax system,” said Amy Spivey, professor and director of the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic at UC Law in San Francisco. “Anyone who earns or receives income in the United States has to file and pay taxes — that includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073445/tax-day-filing-2026-ice-irs-trump-itin-number-no-social-security-number\">people who are undocumented\u003c/a> as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If I refuse to pay my taxes, what happens first?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let’s say April 15 comes and goes, and you didn’t file anything with the IRS documenting your income from the previous year (and didn’t request an extension either). Will Uncle Sam be at your door on April 16?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not exactly, Spivey said, but nonetheless, a clock at the IRS offices will begin to tick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For each month that passes, the IRS can charge you two kinds of fees — a \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/payments/failure-to-file-penalty\">failure to file penalty\u003c/a> and a separate \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/payments/failure-to-pay-penalty\">failure to pay penalty\u003c/a> — which are calculated as a percentage of the total amount you owe them. Meaning: The longer you don’t deal with your taxes, the bigger the amount the IRS will be expecting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11964303\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11964303 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/GettyImages-1438452854-e1741641207115.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing a tan sweater sits at a desk holding a piece of paper in one hand and staring at a laptop.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">With each passing month, the IRS can impose two separate penalties — one for failing to file and another for failing to pay — both calculated as a percentage of the total taxes owed. \u003ccite>(Pixdeluxe via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Regardless of how much you owe, that’s going to add up,” said Minnie Sage, program director of San Francisco-based \u003ca href=\"https://tax-aid.org/\">Tax-Aid\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may start receiving letters from the IRS letting you know that your liability is growing. If you ignore this communication and let more time pass by, both penalties will keep stacking up on each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, there is a point when the IRS can actually \u003ca href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6020\">file a return\u003c/a> \u003cem>for \u003c/em>you based on your income information from years past — called a \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/what-to-expect-after-receiving-a-non-filer-compliance-alert-notice-and-what-to-do-to-resolve\">substitute return\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One downside of the IRS filing for you: Regardless of your living situation, the agency can actually file you as single and only give you a standard deduction, Spivey said. “You don’t get the benefit of any deductions, and it ultimately results in a higher tax burden,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for \u003cem>when \u003c/em>this might happen, Spivey said that in her experience, the IRS filing a return for you doesn’t happen immediately and could even take place a few years down the road. But in the meantime, both the failure to file and failure to pay penalties will keep accumulating.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Uncle Sam gets serious\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eventually, the IRS will kickstart a collection process to get what you owe. Here, the agency has two powerful tools available, Spivey said: a \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/understanding-a-federal-tax-lien\">lien\u003c/a> and a levy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lien is a document that establishes a legal claim by the federal government against your property or financial assets when you fail to pay a tax debt. “If you sell assets — for example, a home — you would have to hand over the proceeds or pay the taxes that you owe,” Spivey said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A levy, on the other hand, allows the federal government to seize your property or financial assets to cover what you owe the IRS. Once you get a notice of intent to levy, you usually have 30 days to enter some sort of \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/options-for-taxpayers-with-a-tax-bill-they-cant-pay\">payment arrangement\u003c/a> with the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12031205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12031205 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1055\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-800x422.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-1020x538.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-160x84.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-1536x810.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-1920x1013.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tax experts note that even if no federal taxes are withheld from your paycheck, you’re still legally required to pay taxes on those earnings later. \u003ccite>(Diego Cervo/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This agreement could potentially include an \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/payments/offer-in-compromise\">“offer in compromise”\u003c/a> if you’re unable to pay your full tax liability or doing so “creates a financial hardship,” according to the agency. This may potentially reduce your tax debt — but relies on the IRS agreeing with your assessment of your finances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you ignore this notice, the IRS will go ahead and levy your property anyway. This could look like taking what you owe directly from your bank account, since your bank is required by law to comply with a levy, and if you don’t have enough money in your account, you’ll also be liable for overdraft fees from your bank.[aside postID=news_12073445 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/internal-revenue-service_qed-1020x680.jpg']In certain cases, the IRS can garnish your wages, meaning the agency communicates with your employer to require that a certain percentage of your salary be used to cover your debt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spivey said that the IRS — depending on how much you owe — can also levy your retirement account. In extreme circumstances, they can even take your home or revoke your passport or block you from applying for one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collection proceedings usually go through civil law, but in \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-counsel/tax_crimes_handbook.pdf\">very specific cases\u003c/a>, the federal government can also enforce tax law through criminal prosecutions — which could result in much more severe penalties, including prison time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even if someone’s situation does not get to that level, experts point out that not filing can complicate other parts of life. “A tax return is oftentimes a requirement for proof of income, with things like housing, education and federal loans like FAFSA,” Sage said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you also skipped on your state taxes, California’s Franchise Tax Board also has similar powers. “The Franchise Tax Board can also file a lien, they can levy your accounts, they can garnish your wages,” Spivey said. “You could potentially be looking at both the IRS and FTB both coming to collect the taxes that you owe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What do those refusing to pay taxes say?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Advocates of a tax strike say that international conflicts involving the U.S. — most recently, the ongoing war with Iran — are boosting public interest in what they call “tax resistance” as a form of political protest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lincoln Rice, coordinator for the Milwaukee-based National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, told KQED that before Israel’s invasion of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gaza\">Gaza\u003c/a> in 2023, around 20 people would attend his group’s online trainings.[aside postID=news_11909786 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668869-672x372.jpg']But hundreds of people are now showing up, he said. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>2026 Tax Day is around the corner on Wednesday, April 15 — the last day to file and pay your federal and state income\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/taxes\"> taxes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While millions have already taken care of their taxes, some people \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/oregon/comments/1qd76pb/okay_everyone_hear_me_out_we_gotta_stop_paying/\">have shared\u003c/a> online that they are considering not paying their federal taxes \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/KatanaSpeaks/status/2030786670480810351\">as a form of protest\u003c/a> against the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, Chicago lawyer Rachel Cohen went viral on social media when \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DVbmBC3jwld/?hl=en\">she announced\u003c/a> her intention not to pay over $8,800 in income taxes. She \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/trump-income-tax-protest\">told \u003cem>The Guardian\u003c/em>\u003c/a> that she refused to pay taxes that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/where-do-our-federal-tax-dollars-go\">could fund\u003c/a> aggressive immigration enforcement tactics or military actions in the Middle East.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Refusing to pay taxes has existed as a form of protest in the United States for centuries. During the Vietnam War, musician Joan Baez \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/joan-baez-75th-birthday-celebration-8-things-you-didnt-know-about-joan-baez/4904/#:~:text=In%201964%2C%20she%20withheld%2060,Quentin%20during%20a%20Christmas%20vigil\">withheld 60%\u003c/a> of her income tax from the Internal Revenue Service to protest U.S. military spending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the decades since, voices on both the left and the right have called for a “tax strike” as a response to U.S. intervention abroad. Last year, former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene endorsed the idea of a “tax revolt” \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/FmrRepMTG/status/2006343025480306948\">on social media\u003c/a>, with the term “tax strike” seeing its biggest spike ever \u003ca href=\"https://trends.google.com/explore?q=tax%20strike&date=all&geo=US\">in Google searches\u003c/a> in the days that followed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, tax professionals and legal experts consistently warn that refusing to file or pay taxes carries significant consequences. Under federal law, individuals who fail to meet their obligations may end up having to pay a lot more than what they originally owed — and in more serious cases, face enforcement actions by the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what to know ahead of April 15, the last day to file and pay taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What U.S. law says I need to pay taxes?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After the U.S. became an independent nation, the federal government financed itself mostly by charging tariffs on imported goods. By the end of the 19th century, elected officials from \u003ca href=\"https://www.finance.senate.gov/about/history\">across the political spectrum\u003c/a> were calling for some sort of income tax in order to finance a growing federal government and \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/7293419/robert-la-follettes-progressive-vision/\">respond to the massive inequality\u003c/a> of the Gilded Age.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it wasn’t until 1913 that the country ratified the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which states that Congress “shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12077685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12077685 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/TaxesGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1330\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/TaxesGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/TaxesGetty-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/TaxesGetty-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In New York City, a coalition of anti-war groups gathered outside the IRS offices in Manhattan, demanding no taxes for war and militarism on April 15, 2024. \u003ccite>(Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since then, Congress has approved multiple laws that regulate how individuals should file and pay income taxes. All of these rules make up the \u003ca href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6103\">Internal Revenue Code\u003c/a>, which regulates how the IRS can go about doing its job. The Code also establishes clear limits for the agency, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073445/tax-day-filing-2026-ice-irs-trump-itin-number-no-social-security-number\">limiting how it uses\u003c/a> taxpayers’ personal information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do not have a voluntary tax system,” said Amy Spivey, professor and director of the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic at UC Law in San Francisco. “Anyone who earns or receives income in the United States has to file and pay taxes — that includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073445/tax-day-filing-2026-ice-irs-trump-itin-number-no-social-security-number\">people who are undocumented\u003c/a> as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If I refuse to pay my taxes, what happens first?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Let’s say April 15 comes and goes, and you didn’t file anything with the IRS documenting your income from the previous year (and didn’t request an extension either). Will Uncle Sam be at your door on April 16?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not exactly, Spivey said, but nonetheless, a clock at the IRS offices will begin to tick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For each month that passes, the IRS can charge you two kinds of fees — a \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/payments/failure-to-file-penalty\">failure to file penalty\u003c/a> and a separate \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/payments/failure-to-pay-penalty\">failure to pay penalty\u003c/a> — which are calculated as a percentage of the total amount you owe them. Meaning: The longer you don’t deal with your taxes, the bigger the amount the IRS will be expecting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11964303\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11964303 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/GettyImages-1438452854-e1741641207115.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing a tan sweater sits at a desk holding a piece of paper in one hand and staring at a laptop.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">With each passing month, the IRS can impose two separate penalties — one for failing to file and another for failing to pay — both calculated as a percentage of the total taxes owed. \u003ccite>(Pixdeluxe via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Regardless of how much you owe, that’s going to add up,” said Minnie Sage, program director of San Francisco-based \u003ca href=\"https://tax-aid.org/\">Tax-Aid\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may start receiving letters from the IRS letting you know that your liability is growing. If you ignore this communication and let more time pass by, both penalties will keep stacking up on each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, there is a point when the IRS can actually \u003ca href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6020\">file a return\u003c/a> \u003cem>for \u003c/em>you based on your income information from years past — called a \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/what-to-expect-after-receiving-a-non-filer-compliance-alert-notice-and-what-to-do-to-resolve\">substitute return\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One downside of the IRS filing for you: Regardless of your living situation, the agency can actually file you as single and only give you a standard deduction, Spivey said. “You don’t get the benefit of any deductions, and it ultimately results in a higher tax burden,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for \u003cem>when \u003c/em>this might happen, Spivey said that in her experience, the IRS filing a return for you doesn’t happen immediately and could even take place a few years down the road. But in the meantime, both the failure to file and failure to pay penalties will keep accumulating.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Uncle Sam gets serious\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eventually, the IRS will kickstart a collection process to get what you owe. Here, the agency has two powerful tools available, Spivey said: a \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/understanding-a-federal-tax-lien\">lien\u003c/a> and a levy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lien is a document that establishes a legal claim by the federal government against your property or financial assets when you fail to pay a tax debt. “If you sell assets — for example, a home — you would have to hand over the proceeds or pay the taxes that you owe,” Spivey said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A levy, on the other hand, allows the federal government to seize your property or financial assets to cover what you owe the IRS. 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Vaya directamente \u003ca href=\"#ayuda\">\u003cstrong>a donde encontrar ayuda gratuita para su declaración de impuestos.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED se puso en contacto con varias organizaciones sin fines de lucro en el Área de la Bahía que ofrecen esta ayuda para preguntarles qué información les gustaría que sus clientes conocieran antes de utilizar sus servicios, y qué cambios a nivel federal podrían afectar su reembolso este año.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ir directamente a:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#presentar\">\u003cstrong>Qué hay que tener preparado antes de presentar la declaración\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#asesor\">\u003cstrong>Qué hay que tener en cuenta al hablar con un preparador de impuestos\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#tiempo\">\u003cstrong>¿Se le acaba el tiempo y está pensando en no presentar la declaración este año?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ayuda\">\u003c/a>Dónde encontrar ayuda fiscal gratuita cerca de usted\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>En toda el área de la bahía, docenas de organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro y centros de asistencia fiscal voluntaria (VITA) te ofrecen servicios gratuitos de presentación de declaraciones de impuestos, tanto en persona como de forma virtual, a menudo hasta el 15 de abril.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muchos de estos sitios ofrecen asistencia en español, cantonés, tagalo, vietnamita y otros idiomas. Algunos también ofrecen citas sin cita previa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Encuentre ayuda fiscal gratuita cerca de usted en línea:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Visite \u003ca href=\"http://myfreetaxes.org\">myfreetaxes.org/es/\u003c/a> para programar una cita en persona o virtual (o para presentar su declaración por su cuenta de forma gratuita).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Utilice \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/es/\">el mapa de United Way Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Encuentre ayuda fiscal gratuita cerca de usted por teléfono:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Llame al 211\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Envíe un mensaje de texto con la palabra “taxes” al 211-211 (una línea de ayuda por mensaje de texto de United Ways of California y 211) para encontrar un sitio de presentación de impuestos gratuito cerca de usted.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"presentar\">\u003c/a>Qué debe tener listo antes de presentar la declaración\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Las dos últimas semanas antes del día de la declaración de impuestos suelen ser el período más ajetreado para las organizaciones que ofrecen asesoría fiscal gratuita, y muchas atienden a cientos de personas cada semana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Por este motivo, los grupos de ayuda fiscal con los que habló KQED hicieron hincapié en lo importante que es que los contribuyentes tengan todo listo con antelación, para que el proceso sea lo más fácil y rápido posible. Por lo tanto, unos días antes de su cita para presentar la declaración, empiece a reunir todos sus documentos en un “kit de presentación”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asegúrese de que su kit incluya lo siguiente:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Su identificación con foto\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Su tarjeta del Seguro Social o una carta de la Administración del Seguro Social que verifique su número de Seguro Social 3. Los números de Seguro Social y/o los números ITIN de todas las personas que incluirá en su declaración de impuestos este año.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si no tiene un número de la Seguridad Social, traiga su número de identificación fiscal individual (ITIN) proporcionado por el IRS. Un ITIN es un número creado por el IRS para los contribuyentes que no tienen un número de la Seguridad Social debido a su situación migratoria.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A partir del 5 de febrero, un juez federal ha\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073445/tax-day-filing-2026-ice-irs-trump-itin-number-no-social-security-number\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bloqueado temporalmente\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> que el IRS comparta con el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional la información personal de los contribuyentes que presentan su declaración con un ITIN con fines de control de la inmigración. Los tribunales aún no han tomado una decisión definitiva sobre si las agencias federales pueden compartir datos fiscales entre sí, pero mientras tanto, el IRS no puede compartir información personal, como la dirección de un contribuyente, con agencias como el ICE.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/how-do-i-apply-for-an-itin\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtenga más información sobre cómo solicitar un ITIN.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Los números de la Seguridad Social y/o los números ITIN de todas las personas que va a incluir en su declaración de la renta de este año\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>4. Formularios de declaración de ingresos de su empleador, como W-2, 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC o 1099-K.\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A partir de este año, debe recibir por correo un formulario 1099-K si utiliza sistemas de pago en línea como Venmo, Cash App o PayPal, y ha recibido más de 20 mil dólares en más de 200 transacciones. Es posible que reciba un formulario 1099-K aunque haya ganado menos de esta cantidad. El IRS ha declarado este año que “debe declarar todos los ingresos en su declaración de impuestos”, independientemente de la cantidad de los pagos declarados.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si no ha recibido un formulario 1099-K, pero ha ganado más de 20 000 dólares a través de plataformas en línea, comuníquelo a su declarante para evitar el riesgo de una posible auditoría del IRS.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si solicitó prestaciones por desempleo en 2025, el EDD también debería haberle enviado un formulario 1099-G.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Comprobante de seguro médico\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Será un formulario 1095-B o 1095-A si tiene seguro médicoa través de Covered California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Si no ha recibido el formulario 1095-B o 1095-A por correo y estaba inscrito en un plan de salud en 2025, póngase en contacto con su proveedor de atención médica o acceda a su cuenta de salud en línea para tenerlo listo antes de presentar sus impuestos.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076546\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/wallet-with-money.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/wallet-with-money.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/wallet-with-money-160x100.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aunque le preocupe presentar su declaración de impuestos a última hora, no lo posponga. \u003ccite>(Karolina Grabowska/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"asesor\">\u003c/a>Aspectos a tener en cuenta al hablar con un preparador de impuestos\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Una vez que haya reunido toda la documentación necesaria, asegúrese de compartir toda esta informacion con el preparador de impuestos. E incluso si ha extraviado algún formulario, informe a esta persona de lo que recibió en 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algunos contribuyentes piensan que cumplen con los requisitos para obtener muchos créditos fiscal, pero la realidad es más complicada. Por ejemplo, es posible pensar que todo el mundo tiene derecho a recibir el crédito fiscal federal por ingresos del trabajo, independientemente de sus ingresos.[aside label='Más en español' tag='kqed-en-espanol']Sin embargo, esta reembolso depende de los ingresos que reciba y del número de personas que incluya en su declaración de impuestos. Por ejemplo, si presenta una declaración conjunta con su cónyuge y solo tiene un hijo, sus ingresos de 2025 deben haber sido inferiores a 57 mil 554 dólares. Si presenta la declaración por su cuenta y no tiene personas a su cargo, sus ingresos del año pasado deben haber sido inferiores a 19 mil 104 dólares para tener derecho a este crédito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/earned-income-and-earned-income-tax-credit-eitc-tables#eitctables\">El IRS tiene una lista completa de los límites de ingresos\u003c/a> que deben cumplir las familias para tener derecho al Crédito por Ingreso del Trabajo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California tiene su propia versión estatal de este reembolso, llamada \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/caleitc/eligibility-and-credit-information.html\">Crédito por Ingreso del Trabajo de California\u003c/a>. Sin embargo, solo pueden optar a esta ayuda las familias cuyos ingresos no hayan superado los 32 mil 900 dólares en 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si no tiene prueba de cobertura médica (como un formulario 1095-B o 1095-A) porque no tiene seguro médico, debe dejarlo muy claro a su preparador de impuestos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Es muy probable que el estado de California le imponga una multa por no tener seguro. Puede utilizar la herramienta de cálculo de multas \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/filing-situations/healthcare/estimator/\">en el sitio web de la Junta Tributaria del Estado\u003c/a> para calcular cuánto podría ascender esta multa en su caso.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tiempo\">\u003c/a>¿Se le acaba el tiempo y está pensando en no presentar la declaración este año?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Reunir todos los documentos y encontrar un lugar que le ayude a presentar la declaración puede resultar abrumador en ocasiones. Y aunque ponerse al día con el Tío Sam puede resultar estresante, hay consecuencias si no presenta la declaración, según Minnie Sage, directora del programa \u003ca href=\"https://tax-aid.org/\">Tax-Aid\u003c/a>, con sede en San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nunca es buena idea no pagar los impuestos. A la larga, le va a salir caro”, afirma, y añade que el IRS ha fijado \u003ca href=\"http://irs.gov/payments/quarterly-interest-rates\">el tipo de interés\u003c/a> para los impuestos impagados por particulares en un 7 %, y que también hay \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/payments/failure-to-pay-penalty\">sanciones mensuales adicionales\u003c/a> por no presentar la declaración y no pagar los impuestos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Independientemente de cuánto deba, eso se va a acumular”, explica Sage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dependiendo de su situación financiera, es posible que tenga derecho a recibir una devolución o determinados créditos de años anteriores, pero solo dispone de \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/filing-past-due-tax-returns\">hasta tres años\u003c/a> a partir de ese año fiscal para reclamar este dinero. Una vez transcurrido ese plazo, estos fondos pasan a ser propiedad del gobierno federal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Y qué pasa si no puede pagar todo lo que debe por adelantado cuando presenta la declaración? Pregunte a la persona que le ayude a presentar la declaración cómo establecer un plan de pago. Puede hacerlo en el momento de presentar la declaración o más tarde en el sitio web del IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mary Franklin Harvin, previamente de KQED, colaboró en este artículo, el cual fue traducido por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a> y editado por \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ccabreralomeli\">Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909786/how-to-find-free-tax-help-near-you-and-prepare-everything-you-need-for-your-appointment\">\u003cem>Read in English\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Este año, el plazo para presentar la declaración de impuestos es el miércoles 15 de abril. Y si necesita asesoramiento (o no le queda mucho tiempo antes de que se cumpla el plazo), una buena opción podría ser acudir a un centro de ayuda fiscal gratuito para presentar su declaración. Vaya directamente \u003ca href=\"#ayuda\">\u003cstrong>a donde encontrar ayuda gratuita para su declaración de impuestos.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED se puso en contacto con varias organizaciones sin fines de lucro en el Área de la Bahía que ofrecen esta ayuda para preguntarles qué información les gustaría que sus clientes conocieran antes de utilizar sus servicios, y qué cambios a nivel federal podrían afectar su reembolso este año.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ir directamente a:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#presentar\">\u003cstrong>Qué hay que tener preparado antes de presentar la declaración\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#asesor\">\u003cstrong>Qué hay que tener en cuenta al hablar con un preparador de impuestos\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#tiempo\">\u003cstrong>¿Se le acaba el tiempo y está pensando en no presentar la declaración este año?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ayuda\">\u003c/a>Dónde encontrar ayuda fiscal gratuita cerca de usted\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>En toda el área de la bahía, docenas de organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro y centros de asistencia fiscal voluntaria (VITA) te ofrecen servicios gratuitos de presentación de declaraciones de impuestos, tanto en persona como de forma virtual, a menudo hasta el 15 de abril.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muchos de estos sitios ofrecen asistencia en español, cantonés, tagalo, vietnamita y otros idiomas. Algunos también ofrecen citas sin cita previa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Encuentre ayuda fiscal gratuita cerca de usted en línea:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Visite \u003ca href=\"http://myfreetaxes.org\">myfreetaxes.org/es/\u003c/a> para programar una cita en persona o virtual (o para presentar su declaración por su cuenta de forma gratuita).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Utilice \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/es/\">el mapa de United Way Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Encuentre ayuda fiscal gratuita cerca de usted por teléfono:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Llame al 211\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Envíe un mensaje de texto con la palabra “taxes” al 211-211 (una línea de ayuda por mensaje de texto de United Ways of California y 211) para encontrar un sitio de presentación de impuestos gratuito cerca de usted.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"presentar\">\u003c/a>Qué debe tener listo antes de presentar la declaración\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Las dos últimas semanas antes del día de la declaración de impuestos suelen ser el período más ajetreado para las organizaciones que ofrecen asesoría fiscal gratuita, y muchas atienden a cientos de personas cada semana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Por este motivo, los grupos de ayuda fiscal con los que habló KQED hicieron hincapié en lo importante que es que los contribuyentes tengan todo listo con antelación, para que el proceso sea lo más fácil y rápido posible. Por lo tanto, unos días antes de su cita para presentar la declaración, empiece a reunir todos sus documentos en un “kit de presentación”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asegúrese de que su kit incluya lo siguiente:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Su identificación con foto\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Su tarjeta del Seguro Social o una carta de la Administración del Seguro Social que verifique su número de Seguro Social 3. Los números de Seguro Social y/o los números ITIN de todas las personas que incluirá en su declaración de impuestos este año.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si no tiene un número de la Seguridad Social, traiga su número de identificación fiscal individual (ITIN) proporcionado por el IRS. Un ITIN es un número creado por el IRS para los contribuyentes que no tienen un número de la Seguridad Social debido a su situación migratoria.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A partir del 5 de febrero, un juez federal ha\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073445/tax-day-filing-2026-ice-irs-trump-itin-number-no-social-security-number\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bloqueado temporalmente\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> que el IRS comparta con el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional la información personal de los contribuyentes que presentan su declaración con un ITIN con fines de control de la inmigración. Los tribunales aún no han tomado una decisión definitiva sobre si las agencias federales pueden compartir datos fiscales entre sí, pero mientras tanto, el IRS no puede compartir información personal, como la dirección de un contribuyente, con agencias como el ICE.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/how-do-i-apply-for-an-itin\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtenga más información sobre cómo solicitar un ITIN.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Los números de la Seguridad Social y/o los números ITIN de todas las personas que va a incluir en su declaración de la renta de este año\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>4. Formularios de declaración de ingresos de su empleador, como W-2, 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC o 1099-K.\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A partir de este año, debe recibir por correo un formulario 1099-K si utiliza sistemas de pago en línea como Venmo, Cash App o PayPal, y ha recibido más de 20 mil dólares en más de 200 transacciones. Es posible que reciba un formulario 1099-K aunque haya ganado menos de esta cantidad. El IRS ha declarado este año que “debe declarar todos los ingresos en su declaración de impuestos”, independientemente de la cantidad de los pagos declarados.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si no ha recibido un formulario 1099-K, pero ha ganado más de 20 000 dólares a través de plataformas en línea, comuníquelo a su declarante para evitar el riesgo de una posible auditoría del IRS.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si solicitó prestaciones por desempleo en 2025, el EDD también debería haberle enviado un formulario 1099-G.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. 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E incluso si ha extraviado algún formulario, informe a esta persona de lo que recibió en 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algunos contribuyentes piensan que cumplen con los requisitos para obtener muchos créditos fiscal, pero la realidad es más complicada. Por ejemplo, es posible pensar que todo el mundo tiene derecho a recibir el crédito fiscal federal por ingresos del trabajo, independientemente de sus ingresos.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Sin embargo, esta reembolso depende de los ingresos que reciba y del número de personas que incluya en su declaración de impuestos. Por ejemplo, si presenta una declaración conjunta con su cónyuge y solo tiene un hijo, sus ingresos de 2025 deben haber sido inferiores a 57 mil 554 dólares. Si presenta la declaración por su cuenta y no tiene personas a su cargo, sus ingresos del año pasado deben haber sido inferiores a 19 mil 104 dólares para tener derecho a este crédito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/earned-income-and-earned-income-tax-credit-eitc-tables#eitctables\">El IRS tiene una lista completa de los límites de ingresos\u003c/a> que deben cumplir las familias para tener derecho al Crédito por Ingreso del Trabajo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California tiene su propia versión estatal de este reembolso, llamada \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/caleitc/eligibility-and-credit-information.html\">Crédito por Ingreso del Trabajo de California\u003c/a>. Sin embargo, solo pueden optar a esta ayuda las familias cuyos ingresos no hayan superado los 32 mil 900 dólares en 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si no tiene prueba de cobertura médica (como un formulario 1095-B o 1095-A) porque no tiene seguro médico, debe dejarlo muy claro a su preparador de impuestos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Es muy probable que el estado de California le imponga una multa por no tener seguro. Puede utilizar la herramienta de cálculo de multas \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/filing-situations/healthcare/estimator/\">en el sitio web de la Junta Tributaria del Estado\u003c/a> para calcular cuánto podría ascender esta multa en su caso.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tiempo\">\u003c/a>¿Se le acaba el tiempo y está pensando en no presentar la declaración este año?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Reunir todos los documentos y encontrar un lugar que le ayude a presentar la declaración puede resultar abrumador en ocasiones. Y aunque ponerse al día con el Tío Sam puede resultar estresante, hay consecuencias si no presenta la declaración, según Minnie Sage, directora del programa \u003ca href=\"https://tax-aid.org/\">Tax-Aid\u003c/a>, con sede en San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nunca es buena idea no pagar los impuestos. A la larga, le va a salir caro”, afirma, y añade que el IRS ha fijado \u003ca href=\"http://irs.gov/payments/quarterly-interest-rates\">el tipo de interés\u003c/a> para los impuestos impagados por particulares en un 7 %, y que también hay \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/payments/failure-to-pay-penalty\">sanciones mensuales adicionales\u003c/a> por no presentar la declaración y no pagar los impuestos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Independientemente de cuánto deba, eso se va a acumular”, explica Sage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dependiendo de su situación financiera, es posible que tenga derecho a recibir una devolución o determinados créditos de años anteriores, pero solo dispone de \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/filing-past-due-tax-returns\">hasta tres años\u003c/a> a partir de ese año fiscal para reclamar este dinero. Una vez transcurrido ese plazo, estos fondos pasan a ser propiedad del gobierno federal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Y qué pasa si no puede pagar todo lo que debe por adelantado cuando presenta la declaración? Pregunte a la persona que le ayude a presentar la declaración cómo establecer un plan de pago. Puede hacerlo en el momento de presentar la declaración o más tarde en el sitio web del IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mary Franklin Harvin, previamente de KQED, colaboró en este artículo, el cual fue traducido por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a> y editado por \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ccabreralomeli\">Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073445/tax-day-filing-2026-ice-irs-trump-itin-number-no-social-security-number\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Varios tribunales federales han dictaminado que el Servicio de Rentas Internas (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) no puede compartir la información personal de los contribuyentes que presentan sus declaraciones con un número de identificación fiscal individual (ITIN, por sus siglas en inglés) con \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/immigration\">las agencias de control de inmigración\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ahora que millones depersonas comienzan a presentar sus declaraciones de impuestos, el gobirno del presidente Donald Trump ha solicitado acceso a los datos del IRS de los titulares de ITIN, que suelen ser inmigrantes que se encuentran en el país sin número del Seguro Social y que presentan sus declaraciones de impuestos con la esperanza de mejorar sus posibilidades de obtener algún día un estatus migratorio legal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El año pasado, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés), que supervisa el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés), firmó un \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035735/what-we-now-know-about-the-irs-ice-tax-data-deal\">acuerdo de intercambio de datos con el IRS\u003c/a>, lo que abrió la puerta a ICE para solicitar \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/treasury-irs-ice-tax-immigration-5ab68bb8c96609aaf46f0e71f1610b14\">la información personal\u003c/a> de 1.28 millones de personas. El DHS comunicó a KQED que solicita esta información “para identificar a quiénes se encuentran en nuestro país, incluidos los delincuentes violentos”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero el mes pasado, la jueza federal Indira Talwani \u003ca href=\"https://cdn.craft.cloud/5cd1c590-65ba-4ad2-a52c-b55e67f8f04b/assets/media/Programs/Workers-Rights/ICE_IRS_PreliminaryInjunction_260205_WR.pdf\">bloqueó este acuerdo de 2025\u003c/a> y prohibió a los agentes de ICE el acceso a cualquier dato de los contribuyentes.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003cbr>\n“La orden de la jueza Talwani deja muy claro que ICE no puede basarse en ninguno de los acuerdos de intercambio de información fiscal que ha firmado con el IRS ni utilizar ninguna información que ya haya recibido del IRS”, afirmó Dorothy Chang, abogada en Asian Law Caucus, uno de los grupos que llevó al gobierno federal a los tribunales por este acuerdo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Talwani es \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/second-judge-blocks-irs-from-sharing-taxpayer-information-with-ice-00768196\">la segunda jueza federal\u003c/a> que bloquea el acuerdo entre ICE y el IRS a medida que esta batalla legal avanza por el sistema judicial. El 24 de febrero, un tribunal de apelaciones de Washington D.C. (el siguiente escalón en la jerarquía judicial), \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/treasury-irs-ice-tax-immigration-5ab68bb8c96609aaf46f0e71f1610b14\">se negó\u003c/a> a emitir una orden judicial preliminar contra el gobierno federal, pero los expertos jurídicos subrayan que esta decisión no elimina la orden anterior de Talwani.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075027\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075027\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/ICE-BUILDING-SF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/ICE-BUILDING-SF.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/ICE-BUILDING-SF-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El 14 de octubre de 2025, varias personas hacen fila frente a la oficina local de ICE en el centro de San Francisco con respecto a las citas programadas y citas relacionadas con la inmigración. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Los tribunales en los otros dos casos han determinado que el IRS y ICE no cumplieron con la ley”, dijo Josh Rosenthal, también abogado en Asian Law Caucus. “Siguen vigentes esas dos órdenes judiciales que impiden a las agencias realizar transferencias masivas de información de los contribuyentes y a ICE de actuar sobre cualquier dato del IRS que tenga en su poder”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Varias organizaciones comunitarias en varias partes de California informaron a KQED que siguen recibiendo preguntas de los contribuyentes con respecto a quién tiene acceso a su información personal y si es posible que ICE pueda volver a acceder a los datos de los contribuyentes en el futuro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Siga leyendo para conocer lo que los expertos legales y fiscales saben en este momento sobre esta situación en rápida evolución.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué dice exactamente la orden de la jueza Talwani?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>En su fallo, Talwani, nombrada por el presidente Barack Obama para el tribunal federal de Boston en 2014, se mostró muy crítica con las acciones de la administración Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Talwani destacó que el sistema fiscal federal depende de la confianza de los contribuyentes y afirmó que la implementación de acuerdos de intercambio de datos “daña esa base y socava el interés público en un sistema fiscal que funcione”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075028\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075028\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/NOEM-AT-PODIUM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/NOEM-AT-PODIUM.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/NOEM-AT-PODIUM-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, habla en una rueda de prensa con respecto a la situación en Brownsville, Texas, el 7 de enero de 2026. \u003ccite>(Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ahora, la orden de Talwani prohíbe a la Secretaria del DHS, Kristi Noem, y a cualquier agente de ICE “inspeccionar, ver, utilizar, copiar, distribuir, basarse con respecto a cualquier información fiscal obtenida o revelada por el IRS”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El IRS confirmó ante el tribunal que ya había compartido las direcciones de aproximadamente 47 mil contribuyentes quienes no ciudadanos. Esta información se encuentra almacenada en una computadora gubernamental de un empleado del DHS. Talwani mencionó específicamente que este trabajador federal también está sujeto a su orden.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Esta sentencia anula definitivamente el acuerdo entre el IRS y ICE?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No. Se trata solo de una suspensión temporal, que impide al IRS y al ICE colaborar mientras los tribunales toman una decisión definitiva con respecto a si este acuerdo es constitucional o no.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Cómo ha respondido la administración Trump a la sentencia?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>En una declaración escrita, el DHS no respondió directamente a la pregunta de KQED con respecto a cómo actuará la agencia para cumplir con la orden judicial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, un portavoz del DHS defendió el acuerdo con el IRS y dijo a KQED por correo electrónico que el gobierno federal sigue enfocado “en aplicar leyes penales que han sido descuidadas durante mucho tiempo que se aplican a los inmigrantes indocumentados, pero que la administración Biden ignoró”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075029\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075029\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/PROTESTERS-AT-ICE-BUILDING.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/PROTESTERS-AT-ICE-BUILDING.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/PROTESTERS-AT-ICE-BUILDING-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agentes del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional detienen a manifestantes frente a las oficinas locales de ICE en San Francisco el 16 de diciembre de 2025, con respecto a la detención de manifestantes. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué dicen los defensores de los inmigrantes sobre esta sentencia?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los defensores de los inmigrantes han aplaudido la decisión de Talwani. “Cuando presentamos nuestras declaraciones de impuestos, hay datos realmente delicados”, dijo Chang, abogada en Asian Law Caucus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Si tomamos información personal que está protegida y la utilizamos para perseguir a los inmigrantes, eso destruye por completo la confianza que la gente deposita en el gobierno federal para que haga lo correcto con la información de los contribuyentes”, agregó.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chang añadió que los empleados del IRS deben seguir normas muy estrictas al manejar los datos de los contribuyentes, tal y como establece el \u003ca href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6103\">Código de Rentas Internas\u003c/a>, creado por el Congreso en 1939.[aside label='Más en español' tag='kqed-en-espanol']Estas normas solo permiten al IRS compartir información en circunstancias muy limitadas, como una auditoría o determinadas investigaciones penales, por ejemplo, las relacionadas con amenazas terroristas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ni siquiera el presidente puede acceder directamente a los datos del IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En 1976, el Congreso \u003ca href=\"https://www.law.berkeley.edu/center-article/the-future-of-tax-privacy/\">reforzó las normas de privacidad\u003c/a> del Código de Rentas Internas después de que varios empleados de la Casa Blanca admitieran que habían intentado obtener información fiscal sobre personas que el entonces presidente Richard Nixon \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2023/03/13/timelines-in-tax-history-nixon-aide-tried-to-weaponize-the-irs-by-pressuring-the-commissioner/\">consideraba sus enemigos\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El uso del IRS como herramienta política sería más tarde una de las acusaciones a las que se enfrentó Nixon por parte de los legisladores que buscaban \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1974/06/14/archives/an-explanation-the-allegatoins-of-nixons-irs-interference-many.html\">destituirlo\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué va a pasar ahora en esta batalla legal?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>La administración Trump sigue defendiendo el acuerdo entre el IRS y ICE en diferentes batallas legales en todo el país.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Otro caso presentado por el Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, con sede en Chicago, ha llegado al tribunal de apelaciones en Washington, D.C. el paso previo a la Corte Suprema. En ese proceso, los jueces se han negado a dictar una orden judicial preliminar contra el gobierno federal, ya que consideran que la información que comparten las agencias no está cubierta por la ley de privacidad del IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Otros medios de comunicación \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/treasury-irs-ice-tax-immigration-5ab68bb8c96609aaf46f0e71f1610b14\">han reportado\u003c/a> que esta última actualización del tribunal ha dado el visto bueno al IRS para reanudar el intercambio de datos fiscales de inmigrantes con ICE.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, las órdenes de los jueces Talwani y Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, quien fue la primera en bloquear el acuerdo entre ICE y el IRS el pasado mes de noviembre, siguen vigentes. Para que ICE recupere el acceso a los datos del IRS, un juez de más alto rango tendría que anular las órdenes de Talwani y Kollar-Kotelly, según Chang, del Asian Law Caucus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ni siquiera expertos jurídicos saben cómo será el resultado de estas batallas legales. Actualizaremos esta guía a medida que recibamos nueva información de los tribunales.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué recomiendan los expertos fiscales a los contribuyentes?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Varias organizaciones comunitarias que ofrecen \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909786/how-to-find-free-tax-help-near-you-and-prepare-everything-you-need-for-your-appointment\">servicios fiscales gratuitos\u003c/a> siguen escuchando las preocupaciones de personas con ITIN, quienes temen que presentar su declaración de impuestos este año pueda suponer un gran riesgo personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Les hacemos saber que seguimos ayudándoles a presentar sus declaraciones de impuestos”, afirma Lindsay Rojas, directora de ayuda fiscal gratuita de \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area\u003c/a>. “Y si tienen alguna pregunta o duda, deben \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013522/free-legal-aid-in-the-bay-area-how-it-works-where-to-find-it\">consultar a un abogado de inmigración\u003c/a> sobre su caso”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rojas subrayó que, en lugar de dar un consejo universal, se trata de una decisión que cada persona “debe tomar en base a sus circunstancias familiares” y personales. Las familias que viven en el Área de la Bahía pueden llamar al 211 para encontrar ayuda gratuita para presentar sus impuestos o ser conectadas con un abogado especializado en inmigración.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075031\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075031\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/MEDA-STAFF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/MEDA-STAFF.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/MEDA-STAFF-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El miembro del personal de MEDA, Dairo Romero, trabaja en el segundo piso del Mission Food Hub en San Francisco el 19 de mayo de 2021, donde se reúne con las familias para ayudarlas a presentar sus declaraciones de impuestos. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Otros grupos que prestan asistencia fiscal confirmaron a KQED que también aconsejan a los contribuyentes que consulten primero con un abogado especializado en inmigración si les preocupa la privacidad de sus datos. Es importante mencionar que si alguien ha presentado su declaración con un ITIN durante varios años, el IRS \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/privacy-disclosure/irs-privacy-policy\">ya ha recibido\u003c/a> su información personal de declaraciones anteriores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Se debe mencionar que existen posibles consecuencias para quienes no presentan su declaración de impuestos, dijo Minnie Sage, directora de programas de \u003ca href=\"http://tax-aid.org/\">Tax-Aid\u003c/a>, con sede en San Francisco. “La declaración de impuestos es a menudo un requisito para acreditar los ingresos, en casos como la vivienda, la educación y \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/fafsa\">los préstamos federales como FAFSA\u003c/a>“, dijo. “También ayuda a evitar costos adicionales y sanciones”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sandra Argueta-Bonneville, directora de operaciones de \u003ca href=\"https://laccnp.org/\">Central City Neighborhood Partners\u003c/a>, con sede en Los Ángeles, dijo que su equipo fiscal sigue viendo a gente que quiere presentar su declaración con un ITIN. “Realmente pensábamos que estas cifras iban a caer bajar drásticamente”, dijo, antes de añadir que muchos miembros de la comunidad siguen sintiendo una gran responsabilidad de pagar impuestos y tienen la esperanza de que cumplir con este compromiso les ayude en su proceso de inmigración en el futuro.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué más deben quienes tienen ITIN?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>El verano pasado, el Congreso aprobó el plan masivo de gastos e impuestos conocido en inglés como \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/28/g-s1-74388/senate-big-beautiful-bill\">‘One Big Beautiful Bill’\u003c/a>, lo que limita considerablemente los créditos fiscales a los que pueden acceder los titulares de un ITIN\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si un hogar no tiene al menos un contribuyente que presente su declaración de impuestos de 2025 con un número del Seguro Social, las familias no tendrán derecho al crédito fiscal federal por hijos ni al crédito fiscal por ingresos del trabajo. Los hijos declarados como dependientes también deberán tener un número del Seguro Social para poder recibir el crédito fiscal por hijos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075032\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12075032 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/FAMILY-OF-FOUR-STOCK.jpg\" alt=\"Familia de cuatro personas saltando por una calle mojada, tomados de la mano.\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1026\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/FAMILY-OF-FOUR-STOCK.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/FAMILY-OF-FOUR-STOCK-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un hogar debe tener al menos un contribuyente que presente su declaración de impuestos de 2025 con un número del Seguro Social para recibir ciertos créditos fiscales. \u003ccite>(Emma Bauso/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sin estos créditos, las familias inmigrantes podrían recibir un reembolso mucho más pequeño, quizás miles de dólares menos de lo que recibieron el año pasado, dijo Argueta-Bonneville.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Muchas de nuestras familias dependen de los créditos y reembolsos para poder invertir en sí mismas, en sus hijos, y también están invirtiendo en la comunidad”, añadió.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, las familias que presentan su declaración con un ITIN siguen teniendo derecho al \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/caleitc/eligibility-and-credit-information.html\">Crédito por Ingreso del Trabajo\u003c/a> de California, y si tienen hijos menores de 6 años, también pueden recibir el \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html\">Crédito Fiscal por Hijos Pequeños\u003c/a> del estado.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a> y esa traducción fue editada por el periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ccabreralomeli\">Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cbr>\n“La orden de la jueza Talwani deja muy claro que ICE no puede basarse en ninguno de los acuerdos de intercambio de información fiscal que ha firmado con el IRS ni utilizar ninguna información que ya haya recibido del IRS”, afirmó Dorothy Chang, abogada en Asian Law Caucus, uno de los grupos que llevó al gobierno federal a los tribunales por este acuerdo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Talwani es \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/second-judge-blocks-irs-from-sharing-taxpayer-information-with-ice-00768196\">la segunda jueza federal\u003c/a> que bloquea el acuerdo entre ICE y el IRS a medida que esta batalla legal avanza por el sistema judicial. El 24 de febrero, un tribunal de apelaciones de Washington D.C. (el siguiente escalón en la jerarquía judicial), \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/treasury-irs-ice-tax-immigration-5ab68bb8c96609aaf46f0e71f1610b14\">se negó\u003c/a> a emitir una orden judicial preliminar contra el gobierno federal, pero los expertos jurídicos subrayan que esta decisión no elimina la orden anterior de Talwani.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075027\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075027\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/ICE-BUILDING-SF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/ICE-BUILDING-SF.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/ICE-BUILDING-SF-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El 14 de octubre de 2025, varias personas hacen fila frente a la oficina local de ICE en el centro de San Francisco con respecto a las citas programadas y citas relacionadas con la inmigración. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Los tribunales en los otros dos casos han determinado que el IRS y ICE no cumplieron con la ley”, dijo Josh Rosenthal, también abogado en Asian Law Caucus. “Siguen vigentes esas dos órdenes judiciales que impiden a las agencias realizar transferencias masivas de información de los contribuyentes y a ICE de actuar sobre cualquier dato del IRS que tenga en su poder”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Varias organizaciones comunitarias en varias partes de California informaron a KQED que siguen recibiendo preguntas de los contribuyentes con respecto a quién tiene acceso a su información personal y si es posible que ICE pueda volver a acceder a los datos de los contribuyentes en el futuro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Siga leyendo para conocer lo que los expertos legales y fiscales saben en este momento sobre esta situación en rápida evolución.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué dice exactamente la orden de la jueza Talwani?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>En su fallo, Talwani, nombrada por el presidente Barack Obama para el tribunal federal de Boston en 2014, se mostró muy crítica con las acciones de la administración Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Talwani destacó que el sistema fiscal federal depende de la confianza de los contribuyentes y afirmó que la implementación de acuerdos de intercambio de datos “daña esa base y socava el interés público en un sistema fiscal que funcione”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075028\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075028\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/NOEM-AT-PODIUM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/NOEM-AT-PODIUM.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/NOEM-AT-PODIUM-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, habla en una rueda de prensa con respecto a la situación en Brownsville, Texas, el 7 de enero de 2026. \u003ccite>(Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ahora, la orden de Talwani prohíbe a la Secretaria del DHS, Kristi Noem, y a cualquier agente de ICE “inspeccionar, ver, utilizar, copiar, distribuir, basarse con respecto a cualquier información fiscal obtenida o revelada por el IRS”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El IRS confirmó ante el tribunal que ya había compartido las direcciones de aproximadamente 47 mil contribuyentes quienes no ciudadanos. Esta información se encuentra almacenada en una computadora gubernamental de un empleado del DHS. Talwani mencionó específicamente que este trabajador federal también está sujeto a su orden.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Esta sentencia anula definitivamente el acuerdo entre el IRS y ICE?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No. Se trata solo de una suspensión temporal, que impide al IRS y al ICE colaborar mientras los tribunales toman una decisión definitiva con respecto a si este acuerdo es constitucional o no.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Cómo ha respondido la administración Trump a la sentencia?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>En una declaración escrita, el DHS no respondió directamente a la pregunta de KQED con respecto a cómo actuará la agencia para cumplir con la orden judicial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, un portavoz del DHS defendió el acuerdo con el IRS y dijo a KQED por correo electrónico que el gobierno federal sigue enfocado “en aplicar leyes penales que han sido descuidadas durante mucho tiempo que se aplican a los inmigrantes indocumentados, pero que la administración Biden ignoró”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075029\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075029\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/PROTESTERS-AT-ICE-BUILDING.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/PROTESTERS-AT-ICE-BUILDING.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/PROTESTERS-AT-ICE-BUILDING-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agentes del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional detienen a manifestantes frente a las oficinas locales de ICE en San Francisco el 16 de diciembre de 2025, con respecto a la detención de manifestantes. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué dicen los defensores de los inmigrantes sobre esta sentencia?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los defensores de los inmigrantes han aplaudido la decisión de Talwani. “Cuando presentamos nuestras declaraciones de impuestos, hay datos realmente delicados”, dijo Chang, abogada en Asian Law Caucus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Si tomamos información personal que está protegida y la utilizamos para perseguir a los inmigrantes, eso destruye por completo la confianza que la gente deposita en el gobierno federal para que haga lo correcto con la información de los contribuyentes”, agregó.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chang añadió que los empleados del IRS deben seguir normas muy estrictas al manejar los datos de los contribuyentes, tal y como establece el \u003ca href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6103\">Código de Rentas Internas\u003c/a>, creado por el Congreso en 1939.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Estas normas solo permiten al IRS compartir información en circunstancias muy limitadas, como una auditoría o determinadas investigaciones penales, por ejemplo, las relacionadas con amenazas terroristas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ni siquiera el presidente puede acceder directamente a los datos del IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En 1976, el Congreso \u003ca href=\"https://www.law.berkeley.edu/center-article/the-future-of-tax-privacy/\">reforzó las normas de privacidad\u003c/a> del Código de Rentas Internas después de que varios empleados de la Casa Blanca admitieran que habían intentado obtener información fiscal sobre personas que el entonces presidente Richard Nixon \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2023/03/13/timelines-in-tax-history-nixon-aide-tried-to-weaponize-the-irs-by-pressuring-the-commissioner/\">consideraba sus enemigos\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El uso del IRS como herramienta política sería más tarde una de las acusaciones a las que se enfrentó Nixon por parte de los legisladores que buscaban \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1974/06/14/archives/an-explanation-the-allegatoins-of-nixons-irs-interference-many.html\">destituirlo\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué va a pasar ahora en esta batalla legal?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>La administración Trump sigue defendiendo el acuerdo entre el IRS y ICE en diferentes batallas legales en todo el país.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Otro caso presentado por el Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, con sede en Chicago, ha llegado al tribunal de apelaciones en Washington, D.C. el paso previo a la Corte Suprema. En ese proceso, los jueces se han negado a dictar una orden judicial preliminar contra el gobierno federal, ya que consideran que la información que comparten las agencias no está cubierta por la ley de privacidad del IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Otros medios de comunicación \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/treasury-irs-ice-tax-immigration-5ab68bb8c96609aaf46f0e71f1610b14\">han reportado\u003c/a> que esta última actualización del tribunal ha dado el visto bueno al IRS para reanudar el intercambio de datos fiscales de inmigrantes con ICE.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, las órdenes de los jueces Talwani y Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, quien fue la primera en bloquear el acuerdo entre ICE y el IRS el pasado mes de noviembre, siguen vigentes. Para que ICE recupere el acceso a los datos del IRS, un juez de más alto rango tendría que anular las órdenes de Talwani y Kollar-Kotelly, según Chang, del Asian Law Caucus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ni siquiera expertos jurídicos saben cómo será el resultado de estas batallas legales. Actualizaremos esta guía a medida que recibamos nueva información de los tribunales.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué recomiendan los expertos fiscales a los contribuyentes?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Varias organizaciones comunitarias que ofrecen \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909786/how-to-find-free-tax-help-near-you-and-prepare-everything-you-need-for-your-appointment\">servicios fiscales gratuitos\u003c/a> siguen escuchando las preocupaciones de personas con ITIN, quienes temen que presentar su declaración de impuestos este año pueda suponer un gran riesgo personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Les hacemos saber que seguimos ayudándoles a presentar sus declaraciones de impuestos”, afirma Lindsay Rojas, directora de ayuda fiscal gratuita de \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area\u003c/a>. “Y si tienen alguna pregunta o duda, deben \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013522/free-legal-aid-in-the-bay-area-how-it-works-where-to-find-it\">consultar a un abogado de inmigración\u003c/a> sobre su caso”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rojas subrayó que, en lugar de dar un consejo universal, se trata de una decisión que cada persona “debe tomar en base a sus circunstancias familiares” y personales. Las familias que viven en el Área de la Bahía pueden llamar al 211 para encontrar ayuda gratuita para presentar sus impuestos o ser conectadas con un abogado especializado en inmigración.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075031\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12075031\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/MEDA-STAFF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/MEDA-STAFF.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/MEDA-STAFF-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El miembro del personal de MEDA, Dairo Romero, trabaja en el segundo piso del Mission Food Hub en San Francisco el 19 de mayo de 2021, donde se reúne con las familias para ayudarlas a presentar sus declaraciones de impuestos. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Otros grupos que prestan asistencia fiscal confirmaron a KQED que también aconsejan a los contribuyentes que consulten primero con un abogado especializado en inmigración si les preocupa la privacidad de sus datos. Es importante mencionar que si alguien ha presentado su declaración con un ITIN durante varios años, el IRS \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/privacy-disclosure/irs-privacy-policy\">ya ha recibido\u003c/a> su información personal de declaraciones anteriores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Se debe mencionar que existen posibles consecuencias para quienes no presentan su declaración de impuestos, dijo Minnie Sage, directora de programas de \u003ca href=\"http://tax-aid.org/\">Tax-Aid\u003c/a>, con sede en San Francisco. “La declaración de impuestos es a menudo un requisito para acreditar los ingresos, en casos como la vivienda, la educación y \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/fafsa\">los préstamos federales como FAFSA\u003c/a>“, dijo. “También ayuda a evitar costos adicionales y sanciones”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sandra Argueta-Bonneville, directora de operaciones de \u003ca href=\"https://laccnp.org/\">Central City Neighborhood Partners\u003c/a>, con sede en Los Ángeles, dijo que su equipo fiscal sigue viendo a gente que quiere presentar su declaración con un ITIN. “Realmente pensábamos que estas cifras iban a caer bajar drásticamente”, dijo, antes de añadir que muchos miembros de la comunidad siguen sintiendo una gran responsabilidad de pagar impuestos y tienen la esperanza de que cumplir con este compromiso les ayude en su proceso de inmigración en el futuro.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>¿Qué más deben quienes tienen ITIN?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>El verano pasado, el Congreso aprobó el plan masivo de gastos e impuestos conocido en inglés como \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/28/g-s1-74388/senate-big-beautiful-bill\">‘One Big Beautiful Bill’\u003c/a>, lo que limita considerablemente los créditos fiscales a los que pueden acceder los titulares de un ITIN\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si un hogar no tiene al menos un contribuyente que presente su declaración de impuestos de 2025 con un número del Seguro Social, las familias no tendrán derecho al crédito fiscal federal por hijos ni al crédito fiscal por ingresos del trabajo. Los hijos declarados como dependientes también deberán tener un número del Seguro Social para poder recibir el crédito fiscal por hijos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12075032\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1536px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12075032 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/FAMILY-OF-FOUR-STOCK.jpg\" alt=\"Familia de cuatro personas saltando por una calle mojada, tomados de la mano.\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1026\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/FAMILY-OF-FOUR-STOCK.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/FAMILY-OF-FOUR-STOCK-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un hogar debe tener al menos un contribuyente que presente su declaración de impuestos de 2025 con un número del Seguro Social para recibir ciertos créditos fiscales. \u003ccite>(Emma Bauso/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sin estos créditos, las familias inmigrantes podrían recibir un reembolso mucho más pequeño, quizás miles de dólares menos de lo que recibieron el año pasado, dijo Argueta-Bonneville.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Muchas de nuestras familias dependen de los créditos y reembolsos para poder invertir en sí mismas, en sus hijos, y también están invirtiendo en la comunidad”, añadió.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, las familias que presentan su declaración con un ITIN siguen teniendo derecho al \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/caleitc/eligibility-and-credit-information.html\">Crédito por Ingreso del Trabajo\u003c/a> de California, y si tienen hijos menores de 6 años, también pueden recibir el \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html\">Crédito Fiscal por Hijos Pequeños\u003c/a> del estado.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a> y esa traducción fue editada por el periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ccabreralomeli\">Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>It’s been over half a year since President Donald Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047824/trump-got-his-tax-bill-over-the-finish-line-now-he-has-to-sell-it-to-voters\">signed into law\u003c/a> the massive spending plan known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” And families are still grappling with the full impact of this legislation, which has brought major changes to the nation’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047647/trumps-health-law-spurs-big-medi-cal-changes-what-californians-need-to-know\">health care sector\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/07/03/g-s1-75609/big-beautiful-bill-ice-funding-immigration\">immigration enforcement\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/social-policy/explainer-understanding-snap-program-and-what-cuts\">food assistance benefits\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law also overhauls the federal tax system, leading the White House to \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/01/president-trump-delivers-largest-tax-refund-season-in-u-s-history/\">claim\u003c/a> that this year will be “the biggest tax refund season ever,” with average refunds increasing by at least $1,000 from the previous year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some taxpayers are already sharing \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/IRS/comments/1qo15nc/for_those_who_successfully_filed_expect_a_refund/\">different experiences online\u003c/a> when it comes to their refunds, noting that they are actually smaller this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OBBB has expanded some existing rebates, like the Child Tax Credit, and created new ones, like a $25,000 deduction on income made from tips. But there are limits on how much these credits can actually reduce what you owe the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And other filers — specifically immigrant families that file with an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073445/tax-day-filing-2026-ice-irs-trump-itin-number-no-social-security-number\">Individual Taxpayer Identification Number\u003c/a> — are now blocked from receiving many existing credits, potentially cutting their refunds by thousands of dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To understand who’s able to claim some of the latest federal credits, KQED spoke to tax professionals across California about what taxpayers should know — and some of the restrictions that could impact how much you ultimately end up receiving in your refund.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No taxes on tips (to a point)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re a waiter, bartender, hairstylist or working in \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-issue-guidance-listing-occupations-where-workers-customarily-and-regularly-receive-tips-under-the-one-big-beautiful-bill\">another profession\u003c/a> in which you make tips along with your regular wages, you can now deduct up to $25,000 from tips you made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What this means: When you’re calculating your total income, you can subtract up to $25,000 from the full amount of tips you received in 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, if you earned $40,000 in wages and made $30,000 in tips, you can deduct $25,000 from tips, giving you a total income of $45,000 (that is, your wages plus $5,000 in tips). If you earned $40,000 in wages and $10,000 in tips, you can deduct tips entirely — as that tip amount is smaller than $25,000 — and only list $40,000 as your total income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074099\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12074099 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/TaxonTipsGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1248\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/TaxonTipsGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/TaxonTipsGetty-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/TaxonTipsGetty-1536x958.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Some workers keep a log of all their tips,” said Lindsay Rojas, director of free tax help at United Way Bay Area. “And if they have one, they should bring that with them.” \u003ccite>(Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Don’t remember how much you made in tips last year? Your employer should have listed that amount in your W-2 form, usually in box 14, said Minnie Sage, program director of San Francisco-based Tax-Aid. “The best thing to do when you’re heading to file is to bring your W-2,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you made additional tips besides the amount reported on your W-2, let your tax preparer know, recommended Lindsay Rojas, director of free tax help at \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area\u003c/a>. “Some workers keep a log of all their tips,” she said, “and if they have one, they should bring that with them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind that this deduction only applies to what the IRS \u003ca href=\"http://irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-issue-guidance-listing-occupations-where-workers-customarily-and-regularly-receive-tips-under-the-one-big-beautiful-bill\">calls “qualified tips,”\u003c/a> which are those customers give directly, or which come from a tip pool organized by workers. If a business charges customers an extra \u003cem>fee \u003c/em>for services — say a service charge at a restaurant for large parties — and then distributes that amount to employees, that is not a qualified tip, given the customer was required to pay that charge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do ITIN holders qualify?\u003c/strong> No: Taxpayers need to file with a Social Security number to be eligible for this credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No taxes on \u003cem>some\u003c/em> overtime payments\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can now deduct up to $12,500 from how much you made in overtime when calculating your total income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In most cases, \u003ca href=\"https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/overtime\">federal law\u003c/a> requires that hourly wage employees be paid at least 1.5 times their regular pay for each extra hour worked. Overtime is any hour worked over 40 in one week.[aside postID=news_11909786 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668869-672x372.jpg']If you’re paid $20 an hour and your boss asks you to work 48 hours in one week, you should be paid at least $30 an hour for those additional eight hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The extra $10 you made each hour is what can be deducted when calculating your total income. In this example, if you only worked eight hours of overtime throughout 2025, you could deduct $80 from your yearly total. The maximum deduction available for overtime is $12,500.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While some employers will mark your extra overtime income on box 14 of your W-2, you can also bring your last pay stub from 2025, said Rojas from United Way Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The last pay stub usually states the overtime amount that they worked,” she explained. “From there, the tax preparer can see what amount would qualify.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do ITIN holders qualify?\u003c/strong> No. Taxpayers need to file with a Social Security number to be eligible for this credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A bigger Child Tax Credit — with restrictions\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parents and guardians will now receive a $2,200 credit for each child who is their dependent — $200 more than what was available for the 2024 tax year. To be eligible for this rebate, a child must have been younger than 17 before the end of 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, only $1,700 of the $2,200 credit is \u003cem>refundable \u003c/em>— meaning that while the total $2,200 can be used to pay off what you owe the IRS, you can only get up to $1,700 per child as part of your actual refund. If you owe $1,000 to the IRS and have one eligible child, only $700 will go to your refund check.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At the end of the day, there are credits that are not refundable,” said Sage from Tax-Aid. “You may get the credit to offset your tax liability, but you don’t get the full $2,200 back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do ITIN holders qualify?\u003c/strong> No: Both the filer and any child under 17 claimed as a dependent need to have a Social Security number to be eligible for this credit. However, families filing with an ITIN are still eligible for California’s own \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html\">Young Child Tax Credit\u003c/a> if they have kids under 6 years old, as the state does not require filers to provide a Social Security number to receive this rebate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Larger deductions for seniors\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Filers who are 65 or older can claim a $6,000 deduction for taxable income from 2025, on top of whatever standard deduction they already qualify for. If someone is no longer working, this deduction can apply to money they receive from pension funds or gambling winnings — and even some Social Security benefits if their total annual income \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/faqs/social-security-income\">exceeds certain thresholds\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For couples who are married and filing jointly, the deduction maximum doubles to $12,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074131\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12074131 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty-1536x961.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is seen during an enrollment ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on July 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increases spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cuts taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance, clean energy and raising the nation’s debt limit by $5 trillion. \u003ccite>(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This credit is not refundable, meaning it won’t contribute to someone’s refund check, Rojas said. “If there’s no taxes owed, then it won’t really affect them,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But “if they have other taxable income there, that will potentially bring down what they may owe for taxes,” Rojas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do ITIN holders qualify?\u003c/strong> No. Taxpayers need to file with a Social Security number to be eligible for this credit. But many seniors living in California are still eligible for the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/caleitc/eligibility-and-credit-information.html\">Earned Income Tax Credit\u003c/a>, as the state does not require filers to provide a Social Security Number for this rebate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Deductions for car loan interest payments\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you purchased a car in 2025, you can deduct the interest paid on any loan you took out to pay for that vehicle. The maximum deduction available is $10,000. If you’re leasing your car, this deduction does not apply.[aside postID=news_12073445 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/internal-revenue-service_qed-1020x680.jpg']In addition to only being for cars that are for personal use, there’s another requirement: Your vehicle’s “last assembly has to be completed in the United States,” Rojas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acknowledging that it may be confusing for some folks to figure out where their car was last assembled, she recommended that tax filers “should bring whatever documentation they received at the time of the purchase” to their tax preparation appointment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IRS requires that filers also include their car’s vehicle identification number, a 17-character number marked “VIN” that you can usually find on the interior of the driver’s door or on the closest dashboard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do ITIN holders qualify?\u003c/strong> Potentially, as the IRS does not require having a Social Security number to claim this credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No e-file and longer wait times to receive refunds without direct deposit\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Last November, the IRS announced that it would \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/irs-ends-free-direct-file-tax-program-best-alternatives/\">end its Direct File Tool\u003c/a>, which allowed taxpayers to file directly for free without needing the help of a tax professional or an online tax service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can still \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909786/how-to-find-free-tax-help-near-you-and-prepare-everything-you-need-for-your-appointment\">find free tax help from a community organization\u003c/a> certified by the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Many VITA sites offer assistance in Spanish, Cantonese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and other languages, and some also offer unscheduled walk-in appointments. Find the VITA site closest to you using United Way Bay Area’s \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/#fthMap\">interactive map\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IRS is also \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/refunds/get-your-refund-faster-tell-irs-to-direct-deposit-your-refund-to-one-two-or-three-accounts\">strongly encouraging filers\u003c/a> to sign up for direct deposit to receive their refund. Taxpayers can still request to receive their refund in the mail as a check, but that may end up taking a lot longer, Sage said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re really encouraging people who don’t have a bank account to sign up for one,” she said, “so they can get direct deposit and access that money quicker.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s been over half a year since President Donald Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047824/trump-got-his-tax-bill-over-the-finish-line-now-he-has-to-sell-it-to-voters\">signed into law\u003c/a> the massive spending plan known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” And families are still grappling with the full impact of this legislation, which has brought major changes to the nation’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047647/trumps-health-law-spurs-big-medi-cal-changes-what-californians-need-to-know\">health care sector\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/07/03/g-s1-75609/big-beautiful-bill-ice-funding-immigration\">immigration enforcement\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/social-policy/explainer-understanding-snap-program-and-what-cuts\">food assistance benefits\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law also overhauls the federal tax system, leading the White House to \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/01/president-trump-delivers-largest-tax-refund-season-in-u-s-history/\">claim\u003c/a> that this year will be “the biggest tax refund season ever,” with average refunds increasing by at least $1,000 from the previous year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some taxpayers are already sharing \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/IRS/comments/1qo15nc/for_those_who_successfully_filed_expect_a_refund/\">different experiences online\u003c/a> when it comes to their refunds, noting that they are actually smaller this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OBBB has expanded some existing rebates, like the Child Tax Credit, and created new ones, like a $25,000 deduction on income made from tips. But there are limits on how much these credits can actually reduce what you owe the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And other filers — specifically immigrant families that file with an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073445/tax-day-filing-2026-ice-irs-trump-itin-number-no-social-security-number\">Individual Taxpayer Identification Number\u003c/a> — are now blocked from receiving many existing credits, potentially cutting their refunds by thousands of dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To understand who’s able to claim some of the latest federal credits, KQED spoke to tax professionals across California about what taxpayers should know — and some of the restrictions that could impact how much you ultimately end up receiving in your refund.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No taxes on tips (to a point)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’re a waiter, bartender, hairstylist or working in \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-issue-guidance-listing-occupations-where-workers-customarily-and-regularly-receive-tips-under-the-one-big-beautiful-bill\">another profession\u003c/a> in which you make tips along with your regular wages, you can now deduct up to $25,000 from tips you made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What this means: When you’re calculating your total income, you can subtract up to $25,000 from the full amount of tips you received in 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, if you earned $40,000 in wages and made $30,000 in tips, you can deduct $25,000 from tips, giving you a total income of $45,000 (that is, your wages plus $5,000 in tips). If you earned $40,000 in wages and $10,000 in tips, you can deduct tips entirely — as that tip amount is smaller than $25,000 — and only list $40,000 as your total income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074099\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12074099 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/TaxonTipsGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1248\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/TaxonTipsGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/TaxonTipsGetty-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/TaxonTipsGetty-1536x958.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Some workers keep a log of all their tips,” said Lindsay Rojas, director of free tax help at United Way Bay Area. “And if they have one, they should bring that with them.” \u003ccite>(Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Don’t remember how much you made in tips last year? Your employer should have listed that amount in your W-2 form, usually in box 14, said Minnie Sage, program director of San Francisco-based Tax-Aid. “The best thing to do when you’re heading to file is to bring your W-2,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you made additional tips besides the amount reported on your W-2, let your tax preparer know, recommended Lindsay Rojas, director of free tax help at \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area\u003c/a>. “Some workers keep a log of all their tips,” she said, “and if they have one, they should bring that with them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind that this deduction only applies to what the IRS \u003ca href=\"http://irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-issue-guidance-listing-occupations-where-workers-customarily-and-regularly-receive-tips-under-the-one-big-beautiful-bill\">calls “qualified tips,”\u003c/a> which are those customers give directly, or which come from a tip pool organized by workers. If a business charges customers an extra \u003cem>fee \u003c/em>for services — say a service charge at a restaurant for large parties — and then distributes that amount to employees, that is not a qualified tip, given the customer was required to pay that charge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do ITIN holders qualify?\u003c/strong> No: Taxpayers need to file with a Social Security number to be eligible for this credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No taxes on \u003cem>some\u003c/em> overtime payments\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can now deduct up to $12,500 from how much you made in overtime when calculating your total income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In most cases, \u003ca href=\"https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/overtime\">federal law\u003c/a> requires that hourly wage employees be paid at least 1.5 times their regular pay for each extra hour worked. Overtime is any hour worked over 40 in one week.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>If you’re paid $20 an hour and your boss asks you to work 48 hours in one week, you should be paid at least $30 an hour for those additional eight hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The extra $10 you made each hour is what can be deducted when calculating your total income. In this example, if you only worked eight hours of overtime throughout 2025, you could deduct $80 from your yearly total. The maximum deduction available for overtime is $12,500.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While some employers will mark your extra overtime income on box 14 of your W-2, you can also bring your last pay stub from 2025, said Rojas from United Way Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The last pay stub usually states the overtime amount that they worked,” she explained. “From there, the tax preparer can see what amount would qualify.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do ITIN holders qualify?\u003c/strong> No. Taxpayers need to file with a Social Security number to be eligible for this credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A bigger Child Tax Credit — with restrictions\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parents and guardians will now receive a $2,200 credit for each child who is their dependent — $200 more than what was available for the 2024 tax year. To be eligible for this rebate, a child must have been younger than 17 before the end of 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, only $1,700 of the $2,200 credit is \u003cem>refundable \u003c/em>— meaning that while the total $2,200 can be used to pay off what you owe the IRS, you can only get up to $1,700 per child as part of your actual refund. If you owe $1,000 to the IRS and have one eligible child, only $700 will go to your refund check.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At the end of the day, there are credits that are not refundable,” said Sage from Tax-Aid. “You may get the credit to offset your tax liability, but you don’t get the full $2,200 back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do ITIN holders qualify?\u003c/strong> No: Both the filer and any child under 17 claimed as a dependent need to have a Social Security number to be eligible for this credit. However, families filing with an ITIN are still eligible for California’s own \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/young-child-tax-credit.html\">Young Child Tax Credit\u003c/a> if they have kids under 6 years old, as the state does not require filers to provide a Social Security number to receive this rebate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Larger deductions for seniors\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Filers who are 65 or older can claim a $6,000 deduction for taxable income from 2025, on top of whatever standard deduction they already qualify for. If someone is no longer working, this deduction can apply to money they receive from pension funds or gambling winnings — and even some Social Security benefits if their total annual income \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/faqs/social-security-income\">exceeds certain thresholds\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For couples who are married and filing jointly, the deduction maximum doubles to $12,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12074131\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12074131 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/OneBigBeautifulBillGetty-1536x961.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is seen during an enrollment ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on July 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increases spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cuts taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance, clean energy and raising the nation’s debt limit by $5 trillion. \u003ccite>(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This credit is not refundable, meaning it won’t contribute to someone’s refund check, Rojas said. “If there’s no taxes owed, then it won’t really affect them,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But “if they have other taxable income there, that will potentially bring down what they may owe for taxes,” Rojas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do ITIN holders qualify?\u003c/strong> No. Taxpayers need to file with a Social Security number to be eligible for this credit. But many seniors living in California are still eligible for the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/caleitc/eligibility-and-credit-information.html\">Earned Income Tax Credit\u003c/a>, as the state does not require filers to provide a Social Security Number for this rebate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Deductions for car loan interest payments\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you purchased a car in 2025, you can deduct the interest paid on any loan you took out to pay for that vehicle. The maximum deduction available is $10,000. If you’re leasing your car, this deduction does not apply.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In addition to only being for cars that are for personal use, there’s another requirement: Your vehicle’s “last assembly has to be completed in the United States,” Rojas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acknowledging that it may be confusing for some folks to figure out where their car was last assembled, she recommended that tax filers “should bring whatever documentation they received at the time of the purchase” to their tax preparation appointment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IRS requires that filers also include their car’s vehicle identification number, a 17-character number marked “VIN” that you can usually find on the interior of the driver’s door or on the closest dashboard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do ITIN holders qualify?\u003c/strong> Potentially, as the IRS does not require having a Social Security number to claim this credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No e-file and longer wait times to receive refunds without direct deposit\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Last November, the IRS announced that it would \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/irs-ends-free-direct-file-tax-program-best-alternatives/\">end its Direct File Tool\u003c/a>, which allowed taxpayers to file directly for free without needing the help of a tax professional or an online tax service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can still \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909786/how-to-find-free-tax-help-near-you-and-prepare-everything-you-need-for-your-appointment\">find free tax help from a community organization\u003c/a> certified by the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Many VITA sites offer assistance in Spanish, Cantonese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and other languages, and some also offer unscheduled walk-in appointments. Find the VITA site closest to you using United Way Bay Area’s \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/what-we-do/free-tax-help/#fthMap\">interactive map\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IRS is also \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/refunds/get-your-refund-faster-tell-irs-to-direct-deposit-your-refund-to-one-two-or-three-accounts\">strongly encouraging filers\u003c/a> to sign up for direct deposit to receive their refund. Taxpayers can still request to receive their refund in the mail as a check, but that may end up taking a lot longer, Sage said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re really encouraging people who don’t have a bank account to sign up for one,” she said, “so they can get direct deposit and access that money quicker.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12076545\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, Tax Day is Wednesday, April 15. And if you’re in need of advice (or running low on time before the deadline), a great option might be to seek the help of a free tax clinic to file your taxes. Skip to \u003ca href=\"#find\">where to find free tax help near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED reached out to community tax sites across the Bay Area to ask what information they wish their clients knew before using their services — and what’s new about filing this year. Keep reading for their advice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#prep\">What to have ready before filing\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#remember\">Things to keep in mind when talking to a tax filer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#time\">Running out of time and thinking about not filing this year?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"find\">\u003c/a>Where to find free tax help near you\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, dozens of nonprofit organizations and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites are offering you free tax filing services, both in person and virtually — often right up until April 15.[aside postID=news_12030754 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/iStock-915488206_qed-1020x538.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of these sites offer assistance in Spanish, Cantonese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and other languages. Some also offer unscheduled walk-in appointments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find free tax help near you online:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.myfreetaxes.org/\">myfreetaxes.org \u003c/a>to schedule an in-person or virtual appointment (or to file on your own for free)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Use \u003ca href=\"https://earnitkeepitsaveit.org/\">United Way Bay Area’s map\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Find free tax help near you by phone:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Text “taxes” to 211-211 (a text help line from United Ways of California and 211) to find a free tax filing site near you.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"prep\">\u003c/a>What to have ready before filing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The last two weeks before Tax Day tend to be the busiest period for free tax clinics, with many seeing up to hundreds of people each week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For this reason, the tax aid groups KQED spoke to stressed just how important it is for filers to have \u003cem>everything\u003c/em> ready ahead of time — to make the process as easy and fast as possible. So, a few days before your filing appointment, start getting all your documents together in a “filing kit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure your kit includes the following:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Your photo ID\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Your Social Security card, or a letter from the Social Security Administration that verifies your SSN\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you do not have a Social Security number, bring your Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) provided by the IRS instead. An ITIN is a number created by the IRS for taxpayers who don’t have a Social Security number due to their immigration status.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>As of Feb. 5, a federal judge has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12073445/tax-day-filing-2026-ice-irs-trump-itin-number-no-social-security-number\">temporarily blocked\u003c/a> the IRS from sharing with the Department of Homeland Security the personal information of taxpayers filing with an ITIN for immigration enforcement purposes. The courts have not yet reached a final decision on whether federal agencies can share tax data with each other, but in the meantime, the IRS cannot share personal information, like a taxpayer’s address, with agencies like ICE.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/how-do-i-apply-for-an-itin\">Get more information on how to request an ITIN.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. The Social Security numbers and/or ITIN numbers of everyone you’ll be claiming in your taxes this year\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Income statement forms from your employer such as a W-2, 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC or 1099-K.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Starting this year, you should receive in the mail a 1099-K form if you use online payment systems like Venmo, Cash App or PayPal, and received over $20,000 in more than 200 transactions. You may still receive a 1099-K form if you made less than this amount. The IRS stated this year that “you must report all income on your tax return,” no matter the amount of reported payments.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you did not receive a 1099-K form — but made over $20,000 through online platforms — let your filer know to prevent the risk of a potential audit from the IRS.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you claimed unemployment benefits in 2025, the EDD also should have sent you a 1099-G form.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Proof of health care coverage\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>This will be a 1095-B form, or 1095-A form if you’re insured through Covered California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you didn’t receive a 1095-B or 1095-A in the mail, and you were enrolled in a health care plan in 2025, contact your care provider or access your online health care account to have it ready before you visit a tax clinic.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11864604\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11864604 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433.jpg\" alt=\"A person's hands touching money in a wallet\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-800x500.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-1020x638.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-1536x960.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even if you’re worried about filing your taxes last-minute, don’t put it off. \u003ccite>(Karolina Grabowska/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"remember\">\u003c/a>Things to keep in mind when talking to a tax filer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Once you have your filing kit assembled, make sure you share \u003cem>everything\u003c/em> with your tax filer. And even if you misplaced a form, let your filer know which benefits you received in 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s common for filers to go to a tax clinic believing they qualify for certain credits, when that may not be the case. For example, some think that everyone is eligible to receive the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, regardless of income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in reality, this cash rebate depends on how much income you receive and how many dependents you claim in your tax return. For example, if you are filing jointly with your spouse and only have one child, your 2025 income must have been less than $57,554. 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But only families that made up to $32,900 in 2025 are eligible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have proof of health care coverage (like a 1095-B or 1095-A form) because you don’t have health insurance, you should make that very clear to your tax preparer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may very likely be penalized by the state of California for being uninsured. You can use the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/filing-situations/healthcare/estimator/\">penalty estimator tool on the state’s Franchise Tax Board website\u003c/a> to calculate how big this penalty could be for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"time\">\u003c/a>Running out of time and thinking about not filing this year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Getting all your documents together and finding a place that can help you file can sometimes be overwhelming. 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Some also offer unscheduled walk-in appointments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find free tax help near you online:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.myfreetaxes.org/\">myfreetaxes.org \u003c/a>to schedule an in-person or virtual appointment (or to file on your own for free)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Use \u003ca href=\"https://earnitkeepitsaveit.org/\">United Way Bay Area’s map\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Find free tax help near you by phone:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Text “taxes” to 211-211 (a text help line from United Ways of California and 211) to find a free tax filing site near you.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"prep\">\u003c/a>What to have ready before filing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The last two weeks before Tax Day tend to be the busiest period for free tax clinics, with many seeing up to hundreds of people each week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For this reason, the tax aid groups KQED spoke to stressed just how important it is for filers to have \u003cem>everything\u003c/em> ready ahead of time — to make the process as easy and fast as possible. So, a few days before your filing appointment, start getting all your documents together in a “filing kit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Make sure your kit includes the following:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Your photo ID\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Your Social Security card, or a letter from the Social Security Administration that verifies your SSN\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you do not have a Social Security number, bring your Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) provided by the IRS instead. 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The IRS stated this year that “you must report all income on your tax return,” no matter the amount of reported payments.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you did not receive a 1099-K form — but made over $20,000 through online platforms — let your filer know to prevent the risk of a potential audit from the IRS.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you claimed unemployment benefits in 2025, the EDD also should have sent you a 1099-G form.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. 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