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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp> this case, eligible families qualify for up to $300 per month for each child younger than 6, and up to $250 for each child aged 6 to 17. For example, a family with three children ages 5, 7 and 16 could see an extra $800 per month in their bank account through the latter half of the year. The credit goes away once a child turns 18.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The amounts could be smaller depending on parents’ income, and the IRS said final payment amounts will be determined by 2020 tax returns (or 2019 filings if the 2020 documents have not been processed in time). The agency urges those who have yet to file to do so as soon as possible to make sure they’re eligible for the appropriate amount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deposits will be made from July through December. The payments that represent the first half of 2020 will be provided later in a lump sum. All payments will be automatically deposited into accounts on file with the IRS, without any additional action required.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the boost is temporary. “Congress must pass the American Families Plan to ensure that working families will be able to count on this relief for years to come,” Biden said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Who Is Eligible?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Biden estimates that “about 90% of families with children will get this new tax relief automatically.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IRS offered more concrete guidelines: Married parents filing joint returns, as well as qualifying widows or widowers with incomes under $150,000 are eligible for the full refunds, with decreased amounts for couples with incomes higher than that, according to the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parents who don’t come under the married or widowed categories can make up to $112,500 if they are heads of households, and $75,000 for all other individual taxpayers before the benefit is reduced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who don’t make enough money to pay income taxes can also expect to see more money this year. Under the new tax credit, low-income parents will no longer be docked for part of the credit. And the poorest families, who typically don’t benefit from it at all, will also qualify for the full amount.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Can I Opt Out?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Yes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IRS said eligible taxpayers who don’t want the advance payments and instead would like to save the full child tax credit until next year will be able to decline the checks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Taxpayers will also have the opportunity to update information about changes in their income, filing status or the number of qualifying children,” the IRS said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>NPR’s Merrit Kennedy contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=What+The+New+Monthly+Child+Tax+Credits+Mean+For+You+And+Your+Family&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11874637/the-stimulus-gap-why-many-undocumented-immigrants-arent-getting-the-golden-state-stimulus-theyre-entitled-to\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"#recursos\">\u003cstrong>Pase a la sección de sitios en el Área de la Bahía que siguen ofreciendo asistencia gratuita para presentar sus impuestos\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Leydi estaba preocupada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ya era abril y todavía no había pagado sus impuestos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aunque ella quería hacerlo, no podía.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leydi y su familia son inmigrantes indocumentados que viven en California (y por esa razón sólo usaremos sus nombres sin apellido para identificarlos).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ellos califican para recibir hasta $2,400 en ayuda económica como parte del \u003cem>Golden State Stimulus\u003c/em> (o el Estímulo del Estado Dorado). El plan de alrededor de \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2021/02/california-considera-estimulo-para-trabajadores-indocumentados-excluidos-de-la-ayuda-federal/\">$7.6 mil millones\u003c/a> fue aprobado por el gobernador Gavin Newsom el pasado mes de febrero y ofrece cheques de $600 a contribuyentes que ganaron menos de $30,000 en 2020 y $600 adicionales a trabajadores indocumentados.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El año pasado fue extremadamente difícil para la familia de Leydi, que vive en el distrito de la Misión en San Francisco. Ella y su esposo se quedaron sin empleo y por esa razón, esta ayuda, de las pocas que califican a causa de su estatus migratorio, podría aliviar un poco el estrés financiero de la familia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero para recibir este monto, Leydi y su marido Jorge, tienen que presentar sus impuestos. En el caso de los trabajadores indocumentados, se requiere tener un \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number\">número de identificación personal del contribuyente\u003c/a>, o ITIN por sus siglas en inglés. Sólo el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (o mejor conocido como el IRS en inglés) da este dato, el cual requiere que el solicitante verifique su identidad y estatus como extranjero. Normalmente la dependencia acepta documentos como una acta de nacimiento o pasaporte para cumplir este requisito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Jorge, un inmigrante indocumentado de México viviendo en San Francisco\"]‘Dos meses, así estuve llamando … No me contestaban, no entraba la llamada, o estaba ocupado.’[/pullquote]Ahí es cuando se comenzaron complicaron las cosas para Leydi. Tanto su marido como su hijo no tienen un pasaporte vigente de México, su país de origen. En California, sólo un consulado mexicano puede concederles ese documento, pero ya por varias semanas, habían llamado sin éxito a \u003ca href=\"https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/denver/index.php/citas/mexitel\">Mexitel\u003c/a>, la línea telefónica del gobierno mexicano para agendar una cita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Me comencé a desesperar porque solamente era el pasaporte de él que nos hacía falta y realmente nos estamos atrasando para realizar todo esto”, dijo Leydi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Dos meses, así estuve llamando,” dijo Jorge, y agregó, “No me contestaban, no entraba la llamada, o estaba ocupado…casi todos los días estaba intentando llamar”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En Estados Unidos, existen 50 consulados mexicanos que atienden a unos 11 millones de ciudadanos mexicanos en los Estados Unidos. Dos de estos consulados se encuentran en el Área de la Bahía, en San Francisco y San José, ambos sitios requieren que uno llame a Mexitel para agendar una cita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jorge dijo que llamó a Mexitel tantas veces que hasta se aprendió de memoria el horario de los operadores. “Yo marcaba a veces a las 10 a.m. y sólo sonaba y no me contestaban porque comienzan a contestar las llamadas a partir de las 2 p.m. de aquí”, explicó él.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando por fin le atendieron su llamada, las únicas citas que le ofrecieron eran para varios meses después o en otros consulados lejos del Área de la Bahía.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En aquel momento, Leydi y Jorge justo acababan de encontrar un poco de trabajo otra vez. Faltar uno o dos días para viajar a Sacramento o Los Ángeles podrían perder lo poca fuente de ingresos que su familia necesitaba con urgencia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Es un poco complicado de un día para el otro realizar un viaje repentino”, dijo Leydi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Faltaban pocas semanas para la fecha límite del 17 de mayo y la familia tenía pocas opciones. Decidieron ir directamente al consulado de San Francisco para pedir en persona una cita. No se les permitió entrar, pero insistieron en que se iban a quedar hasta que fueran atendidos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alguien del personal del consulado por fin salió y les dijo que si traían una carta de una organización comunitaria o un abogado que confirmara que necesitaban los pasaportes de manera urgente, podrían agendar una cita de emergencia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al no tener los recursos para contratar a un abogado, acudieron por ayuda a \u003cem>Mission Economic Development Agency\u003c/em> (en español, la ‘Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de la Misión’ o mejor conocido como \u003ca href=\"https://medasf.org/\">MEDA\u003c/a> por sus siglas en inglés).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dairo Romero es el director de las iniciativas comunitarias para MEDA, y a lo largo de este año, ha ayudado a decenas de familias, muchas de ellas indocumentadas, a presentar sus impuestos por primera vez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877674\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877674\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2.jpg\" alt=\"Dairo Romero, de MEDA, sentado con una persona en una mesa, platicando y con varios papeles a la mano.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dairo Romero de MEDA, ayuda a un miembro de la comunidad a presentar impuestos el 19 de mayo de 2021 en un espacio del banco de alimentos ‘Mission Food Hub’ en San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Romero aceptó escribir una carta, en la cual él explicó que Leydi y su familia necesitaban los pasaportes lo más pronto posible, lo que permitió que la pareja por fin recibiera una cita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nos sentimos más tranquilos”, dijo Jorge, con su pasaporte por fin en su mano.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, Romero indica que este método tiene sus límites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ya he hecho como unas 6 cartas diciendo que para el proceso de vivienda o para su declaración de impuestos se necesita el consulado para que le den prioridad y puedan expedir su pasaporte” explicó Romero.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero agregó, “No quiero promover eso porque ya me están llamando para que le haga cartas a todo el mundo y hay personas que ni conozco y me están llamando para pedirme cartas”.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘Una brecha’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Romero ha intentado ayudar a otras familias que están pasando por situaciones similares y muchas de ellas provienen de El Salvador y Guatemala, los países que representan el segundo y tercer grupo de inmigrantes latinoamericanos más grandes en California, después de México.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lo que le preocupa a él es que podría haber muchos más inmigrantes indocumentados que de otra manera calificarían para recibir los cheques de ayuda económica del estado, pero enfrentan bastantes dificultades al navegar el sistema consular.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Actualmente existen pocos datos de cuántos inmigrantes indocumentados que califican para recibir el \u003cem>Golden State Stimulus\u003c/em> están perdiendo este beneficio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11865309\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/RS46311_031_KQED_SanFrancisco_COVIDShutdown_12062020-qut.jpg\"]Pero un \u003ca href=\"https://www.capolicylab.org/the-stimulus-gap-2-2-million-californians-could-miss-5-7-billion-in-federal-stimulus-payments/\">estudio de abril\u003c/a> del California Policy Lab puede proporcionar algunas pistas. El informe encontró que 2.2 millones de californianos de bajos ingresos pueden estar perdiendo $5.7 mil millones en cheques de estímulo federal, algo que los investigadores consideran como una “brecha” del estímulo económico. Esa cifra no incluye a los inmigrantes indocumentados, que quedan automáticamente excluidos de la ayuda federal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, entre esos 2.2 millones de californianos, el estudio identificó 360,000 dependientes que son ciudadanos estadounidenses pero que también son hijos de padres indocumentados que no han logrado presentar sus impuestos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La tercera ronda de cheques de estímulo económico, bajo la administración del presidente Joe Biden, permitió a las familias de estatus mixto, si los niños son ciudadanos, recibir parte de este monto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero, si los padres indocumentados no pueden declarar sus impuestos, sus hijos no recibirán esa ayuda aunque sean ciudadanos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Se ha hablado mucho … sobre cómo estos créditos van a ayudar a la gente a salir de la pobreza”, dijo Aparna Ramesh, gerente de investigaciones en el centro \u003cem>California Policy Lab\u003c/em> (o ‘Laboratorio de políticas de California’) y uno de los autores del reporte. “Es cierto eso. Pero yo creo que a fin de cuentas, sólo podrán ser de ayuda siempre y cuando la gente reciba este alivio”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Romero, de MEDA, recalca que tan importante es un ITIN para que una persona indocumentada solicite ayuda financiera durante la pandemia, pero cuando este proceso se complica, la espera para recibir ayuda esencial puede prolongarse aún más.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Por la pandemia, sí es muy común estos casos”, dijo Romero, indicando que muchos consulados han visto sus operaciones reducidas durante la pandemia debido a las restricciones de salud y agregó, “el proceso de dar el pasaporte es muy fácil, pero el problema es que no están dando citas”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877675\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877675\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dairo Romero de MEDA, parado enfrente del edificio del grupo 'Mission Food Hub'.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dairo Romero de MEDA ha escrito varias cartas en nombre de familias que necesitan una carta para seguir adelante con su proceso de ITIN pero recalca que esto no es una solución sustentable. “Hay personas que ni conozco y me están llamando para pedirme cartas”, dijo Romero.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>‘Nunca estaremos al día’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Nelda De León, una inmigrante guatemalteca que vive en San Francisco, pasó días tratando de agendar una cita con el consulado de Guatemala en San Francisco para procesar el trámite de doble ciudadanía para su sobrina. Cuando por fin le respondieron, la primera cita disponible era hasta diciembre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No es algo fácil, pero uno con la necesidad que tiene lo tiene que hacer, pero no es justo, ese tiempo no debería de estar allí”, dijo ella.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>De León insistió repetidamente que el centro de llamadas la conectaran directamente al consulado guatemalteco en San Francisco, y cuando finalmente lo hicieron, logrò agendar una cita para la siguiente semana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Nelda De León, inmigrante de Guatemala\"]‘No es algo fácil, pero uno con la necesidad que tiene lo tiene que hacer, pero no es justo, ese tiempo no debería de estar allí.’[/pullquote]Ella dice que algunas de sus amistades intentaron agendar citas para procesar su pasaporte para su solicitud del ITIN, pero no les tocó una que fuera antes de la fecha límite para presentar los impuestos, y ahora están haciendo todo lo que pueden para ubicar otros tipos de documentación que el IRS acepte.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Entiendo el malestar de los guatemaltecos que dicen, ‘ay, nunca contestan’, dijo Sylvia Wohlers Gomar de Meie, cónsul general de Guatemala en San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Desde hace dos años, Wohlers dirige este consulado y se ha enfocado en ampliar sus operaciones para responder a las necesidades de la población guatemalteca en el norte de California y Nevada, la cual sigue creciendo año tras año. Pero indica que pese a que ella y su personal conocen muy bien los costos que conlleva manejar un consulado, ellos no tienen control sobre el presupuesto otorgado al consulado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esa decisión se toma a miles de millas de distancia, en Ciudad de Guatemala.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877676\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sylvia Wohlers Gomar de Meie, cónsul general de Guatemala en San Francisco, sentada enfrente de su computadora en su oficina.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sylvia Wohlers Gomar de Meie, cónsul general de Guatemala en San Francisco, reconoce que la necesidad de servicios consulares de la población guatemalteca en el Área de la Bahía es mucho mayor que la capacidad de su oficina. Y aunque le gustaría traer más personal, indica que hacerlo requeriría la autorización de las autoridades guatemaltecas. \u003ccite>(Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“En Guatemala, pasó lo mismo que lo que han pasado en otros países por esta pandemia y los ingresos se redujeron enormemente, se redujeron, no hay comercio exterior”, explicó Wohlers y agregó que, “nosotros tenemos que tener mucho cuidado con los fondos que nosotros administramos y que nosotros recibimos”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Sylvia Wohlers Gomar de Meie, cónsul general de Guatemala en San Francisco\"]‘El crecimiento de la población que requiere una atención es cada vez mayor. Estamos luchando por estar a la par pero es difícil lograrlo.’[/pullquote]Durante la pandemia, la demanda de los servicios consulares sólo ha incrementado pero la Cónsul menciona que esto ocurre a la misma vez que su oficina opera con una capacidad limitada a causa de las restricciones de salud por el COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Es una carrera contra el tiempo”, dijo Wohlers, haciendo referencia al hecho de que si ella quiere contratar a más personal o pagar horas extras a sus empleados que ya tiene, ella debe esperar hasta recibir permiso del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Guatemala.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nunca vamos a estar al día. Nunca. Porque el crecimiento de la población que requiere una atención es cada vez mayor. Estamos luchando por estar a la par pero es difícil lograrlo”, dijo Wohlers, e indicó que su oficina espera hacer disponible más citas a partir del 15 de junio, fecha cuando California planea remover gran parte de las restricciones de salud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A través de comunicados separados, los consulados mexicanos en San Francisco y San José afirmaron que su capacidad para hacer citas durante la pandemia ha sido limitada por las pautas de salud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Más en español' tag='kqed-en-espanol']Alejandra Bologna Zubikarai, la cónsul general de México en San José expresó en un comunicado que su oficina “trabaja casi al 100% de su capacidad” y que alrededor de mil citas se agendan cada semana para expeditar pasaportes y otros documentos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, una visita a la página de Mexitel el 26 de mayo demostró que no había ninguna cita disponible en las siguientes dos semanas, el único plazo de tiempo en el que el portal comparte información, tanto en el consulado de San Francisco como en el de San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bologna informó que el consulado sí ofrece citas de emergencia en caso que alguien necesite una consulta de manera urgente. Pero quienes escojan esta opción tendrán que pagar un 30% adicional de lo que cuesta procesar un pasaporte.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando Leydi y Jorge lograron encontrar una cita de emergencia para el trámite de pasaporte, se sorprendieron al saber que ellos tendrían que pagar este costo extra. “Muchos [inmigrantes] no pueden pagar cuando les cobran un 30% extra”, dijo Jorge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED también intentó contactar al consulado salvadoreño en San Francisco varias veces para realizar una entrevista pero nunca recibió una respuesta. Llamamos varias veces en abril y mayo al número telefónico indicado para hacer una cita, pero en cada llamada siempre se podía escuchar la misma grabación, la cual decía que en ese momento, todos los agentes están ocupados y que llame más al rato.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramón Cardona es director del \u003ca href=\"https://centro-latino-cuscatlan.business.site/\">Centro Latino Cuzcatlán\u003c/a>, un centro de servicios migratorios en la ciudad de El Cerrito, y trabaja con varias familias salvadoreñas. Él mismo es un inmigrante salvadoreño quien ha trabajado en el sector migratorio por varias décadas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Me han dicho gente que han estado llamando días, días para que por fin alguien les responda … porque es puras máquinas, puras máquinas y nadie en vivo te responde. A veces te responden y te mandan a otro centro y pasas lo mismo, llama y llama”, dijo Cardona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Ramón Cardona, director del Centro Latino Cuzcatlán\"]‘Me han dicho gente que han estado llamando días, días para que por fin alguien les responda … porque es puras máquinas.’[/pullquote]Como Romero, Cardona ha escrito múltiples cartas para familias que necesitan una cita. Ha conocido a inmigrantes salvadoreños que han llegado a San Francisco de lugares tan remotos como Oregón y Utah, sólo para llegar y ser decepcionados cuando se dan cuenta que no podrán entrar al consulado sin cita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cardona sugiere que los consulados comuniquen claramente cómo programar una cita de la manera más eficaz, especialmente en casos urgentes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El laberinto de llamadas que un inmigrante debe de navegar no sólo podría afectar el trámite para recibir un ITIN, sino también podría atrasar un proceso migratorio, menciona Cardona, ya que para muchos, los trámites migratorios requieren que uno esté al día con sus obligaciones tributarias.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Un proceso migratorio lleva años”, dijo él y agregó que, “por un momento, que tu consulado no te puede dar el pasaporte a tiempo por todos estos obstáculos en este momento [tendrías] que recalendarizar.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"recursos\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Recursos disponibles para quienes todavía no han presentado sus impuestos\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Si aún no ha pagado sus impuestos o busca ayuda para solicitar un ITIN, todavía hay varias opciones disponibles. Cuando esté preparando sus impuestos, puede avisar a la persona que le ayude en este proceso que aún no ha recibido su cheque de estímulo del estado de California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El IRS sigue aceptando solicitudes de ITIN. El sitio web de la agencia dice que toma alrededor de siete semanas para que alguien reciba su número luego de mandar su solicitud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hay algunas organizaciones que todavía ofrecen asistencia para llenar los impuestos de manera gratuita y además ayuda con la aplicación del ITIN (pero cabe recalcar que sólo el IRS puede proveer un ITIN).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Alameda:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>La organización \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/jsp/direction.jsp?id=11873&lng=-122.236562&lat=37.785067\">\u003cem>San Antonio CDC\u003c/em>\u003c/a> ofrece citas y asistencia a distancia a lo largo del año excepto durante julio y las fiestas decembrinas. Lo pueden atender en inglés, español, cantonés o mandarín. Normalmente hay citas disponibles de lunes a viernes. Puede llamar al (510) 536-5179 para agendar una cita.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Contra Costa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>La organización \u003cem>SparkPoint/\u003ca href=\"https://www.ambroserec.org/bay-point-works-community-career-center\">Bay Point Works ECC\u003c/a>\u003c/em> ofrecerá asistencia virtual/a distancia para presentar los impuestos y también para solicitar un ITIN a partir del 2 de junio. Lo pueden atender en inglés o español. Antes de dejar su información, por favor llame al (925) 252-2331 después de las 9:30 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>La organización \u003ca href=\"https://medasf.org/programs/free-tax-preparation/\">\u003cem>Mission Economic Development Agency\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (MEDA) ofrece asistencia en persona por cita o sin cita para presentar los impuestos o para solicitar el ITIN, en inglés o español. Llame al (415) 612-2014, extensión 6 para agendar una cita.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>El centro comunitario \u003ca href=\"https://chinesenewcomers.org/en/volunteer-income-tax-assistance-program-vita/\">\u003cem>Chinese Newcomers Service Center\u003c/em>\u003c/a> tiene citas virtuales disponibles en inglés, mandarín, cantonés y vietnamita. Llame al (415) 421-2111 para agendar una cita, entre las 9 a.m. a las 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Solano:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>El grupo comunitario \u003ca href=\"https://www.bencac.com/\">\u003cem>Benicia Community Action Council\u003c/em>\u003c/a> ofrece asistencia virtual/a distancia hasta el 30 de octubre. Sólo lo pueden atender en inglés. Se recomiende que antes de dejar su información en las oficinas de la organización, llame al (707) 745-0900. Puede llamar de martes a jueves.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por el autor y la traducción fue editada por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/soytapatia\">María Peña\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Ahí es cuando se comenzaron complicaron las cosas para Leydi. Tanto su marido como su hijo no tienen un pasaporte vigente de México, su país de origen. En California, sólo un consulado mexicano puede concederles ese documento, pero ya por varias semanas, habían llamado sin éxito a \u003ca href=\"https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/denver/index.php/citas/mexitel\">Mexitel\u003c/a>, la línea telefónica del gobierno mexicano para agendar una cita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Me comencé a desesperar porque solamente era el pasaporte de él que nos hacía falta y realmente nos estamos atrasando para realizar todo esto”, dijo Leydi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Dos meses, así estuve llamando,” dijo Jorge, y agregó, “No me contestaban, no entraba la llamada, o estaba ocupado…casi todos los días estaba intentando llamar”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En Estados Unidos, existen 50 consulados mexicanos que atienden a unos 11 millones de ciudadanos mexicanos en los Estados Unidos. Dos de estos consulados se encuentran en el Área de la Bahía, en San Francisco y San José, ambos sitios requieren que uno llame a Mexitel para agendar una cita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jorge dijo que llamó a Mexitel tantas veces que hasta se aprendió de memoria el horario de los operadores. “Yo marcaba a veces a las 10 a.m. y sólo sonaba y no me contestaban porque comienzan a contestar las llamadas a partir de las 2 p.m. de aquí”, explicó él.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando por fin le atendieron su llamada, las únicas citas que le ofrecieron eran para varios meses después o en otros consulados lejos del Área de la Bahía.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En aquel momento, Leydi y Jorge justo acababan de encontrar un poco de trabajo otra vez. Faltar uno o dos días para viajar a Sacramento o Los Ángeles podrían perder lo poca fuente de ingresos que su familia necesitaba con urgencia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Es un poco complicado de un día para el otro realizar un viaje repentino”, dijo Leydi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Faltaban pocas semanas para la fecha límite del 17 de mayo y la familia tenía pocas opciones. Decidieron ir directamente al consulado de San Francisco para pedir en persona una cita. No se les permitió entrar, pero insistieron en que se iban a quedar hasta que fueran atendidos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alguien del personal del consulado por fin salió y les dijo que si traían una carta de una organización comunitaria o un abogado que confirmara que necesitaban los pasaportes de manera urgente, podrían agendar una cita de emergencia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al no tener los recursos para contratar a un abogado, acudieron por ayuda a \u003cem>Mission Economic Development Agency\u003c/em> (en español, la ‘Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de la Misión’ o mejor conocido como \u003ca href=\"https://medasf.org/\">MEDA\u003c/a> por sus siglas en inglés).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dairo Romero es el director de las iniciativas comunitarias para MEDA, y a lo largo de este año, ha ayudado a decenas de familias, muchas de ellas indocumentadas, a presentar sus impuestos por primera vez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877674\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877674\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2.jpg\" alt=\"Dairo Romero, de MEDA, sentado con una persona en una mesa, platicando y con varios papeles a la mano.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dairo Romero de MEDA, ayuda a un miembro de la comunidad a presentar impuestos el 19 de mayo de 2021 en un espacio del banco de alimentos ‘Mission Food Hub’ en San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Romero aceptó escribir una carta, en la cual él explicó que Leydi y su familia necesitaban los pasaportes lo más pronto posible, lo que permitió que la pareja por fin recibiera una cita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nos sentimos más tranquilos”, dijo Jorge, con su pasaporte por fin en su mano.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, Romero indica que este método tiene sus límites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ya he hecho como unas 6 cartas diciendo que para el proceso de vivienda o para su declaración de impuestos se necesita el consulado para que le den prioridad y puedan expedir su pasaporte” explicó Romero.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero agregó, “No quiero promover eso porque ya me están llamando para que le haga cartas a todo el mundo y hay personas que ni conozco y me están llamando para pedirme cartas”.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Pero un \u003ca href=\"https://www.capolicylab.org/the-stimulus-gap-2-2-million-californians-could-miss-5-7-billion-in-federal-stimulus-payments/\">estudio de abril\u003c/a> del California Policy Lab puede proporcionar algunas pistas. El informe encontró que 2.2 millones de californianos de bajos ingresos pueden estar perdiendo $5.7 mil millones en cheques de estímulo federal, algo que los investigadores consideran como una “brecha” del estímulo económico. Esa cifra no incluye a los inmigrantes indocumentados, que quedan automáticamente excluidos de la ayuda federal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, entre esos 2.2 millones de californianos, el estudio identificó 360,000 dependientes que son ciudadanos estadounidenses pero que también son hijos de padres indocumentados que no han logrado presentar sus impuestos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La tercera ronda de cheques de estímulo económico, bajo la administración del presidente Joe Biden, permitió a las familias de estatus mixto, si los niños son ciudadanos, recibir parte de este monto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero, si los padres indocumentados no pueden declarar sus impuestos, sus hijos no recibirán esa ayuda aunque sean ciudadanos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Se ha hablado mucho … sobre cómo estos créditos van a ayudar a la gente a salir de la pobreza”, dijo Aparna Ramesh, gerente de investigaciones en el centro \u003cem>California Policy Lab\u003c/em> (o ‘Laboratorio de políticas de California’) y uno de los autores del reporte. “Es cierto eso. Pero yo creo que a fin de cuentas, sólo podrán ser de ayuda siempre y cuando la gente reciba este alivio”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Romero, de MEDA, recalca que tan importante es un ITIN para que una persona indocumentada solicite ayuda financiera durante la pandemia, pero cuando este proceso se complica, la espera para recibir ayuda esencial puede prolongarse aún más.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Por la pandemia, sí es muy común estos casos”, dijo Romero, indicando que muchos consulados han visto sus operaciones reducidas durante la pandemia debido a las restricciones de salud y agregó, “el proceso de dar el pasaporte es muy fácil, pero el problema es que no están dando citas”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877675\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877675\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dairo Romero de MEDA, parado enfrente del edificio del grupo 'Mission Food Hub'.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49133_014_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dairo Romero de MEDA ha escrito varias cartas en nombre de familias que necesitan una carta para seguir adelante con su proceso de ITIN pero recalca que esto no es una solución sustentable. “Hay personas que ni conozco y me están llamando para pedirme cartas”, dijo Romero.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>‘Nunca estaremos al día’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Nelda De León, una inmigrante guatemalteca que vive en San Francisco, pasó días tratando de agendar una cita con el consulado de Guatemala en San Francisco para procesar el trámite de doble ciudadanía para su sobrina. Cuando por fin le respondieron, la primera cita disponible era hasta diciembre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“No es algo fácil, pero uno con la necesidad que tiene lo tiene que hacer, pero no es justo, ese tiempo no debería de estar allí”, dijo ella.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>De León insistió repetidamente que el centro de llamadas la conectaran directamente al consulado guatemalteco en San Francisco, y cuando finalmente lo hicieron, logrò agendar una cita para la siguiente semana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Ella dice que algunas de sus amistades intentaron agendar citas para procesar su pasaporte para su solicitud del ITIN, pero no les tocó una que fuera antes de la fecha límite para presentar los impuestos, y ahora están haciendo todo lo que pueden para ubicar otros tipos de documentación que el IRS acepte.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Entiendo el malestar de los guatemaltecos que dicen, ‘ay, nunca contestan’, dijo Sylvia Wohlers Gomar de Meie, cónsul general de Guatemala en San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Desde hace dos años, Wohlers dirige este consulado y se ha enfocado en ampliar sus operaciones para responder a las necesidades de la población guatemalteca en el norte de California y Nevada, la cual sigue creciendo año tras año. Pero indica que pese a que ella y su personal conocen muy bien los costos que conlleva manejar un consulado, ellos no tienen control sobre el presupuesto otorgado al consulado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esa decisión se toma a miles de millas de distancia, en Ciudad de Guatemala.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877676\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sylvia Wohlers Gomar de Meie, cónsul general de Guatemala en San Francisco, sentada enfrente de su computadora en su oficina.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sylvia Wohlers Gomar de Meie, cónsul general de Guatemala en San Francisco, reconoce que la necesidad de servicios consulares de la población guatemalteca en el Área de la Bahía es mucho mayor que la capacidad de su oficina. Y aunque le gustaría traer más personal, indica que hacerlo requeriría la autorización de las autoridades guatemaltecas. \u003ccite>(Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“En Guatemala, pasó lo mismo que lo que han pasado en otros países por esta pandemia y los ingresos se redujeron enormemente, se redujeron, no hay comercio exterior”, explicó Wohlers y agregó que, “nosotros tenemos que tener mucho cuidado con los fondos que nosotros administramos y que nosotros recibimos”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Alejandra Bologna Zubikarai, la cónsul general de México en San José expresó en un comunicado que su oficina “trabaja casi al 100% de su capacidad” y que alrededor de mil citas se agendan cada semana para expeditar pasaportes y otros documentos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, una visita a la página de Mexitel el 26 de mayo demostró que no había ninguna cita disponible en las siguientes dos semanas, el único plazo de tiempo en el que el portal comparte información, tanto en el consulado de San Francisco como en el de San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bologna informó que el consulado sí ofrece citas de emergencia en caso que alguien necesite una consulta de manera urgente. Pero quienes escojan esta opción tendrán que pagar un 30% adicional de lo que cuesta procesar un pasaporte.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cuando Leydi y Jorge lograron encontrar una cita de emergencia para el trámite de pasaporte, se sorprendieron al saber que ellos tendrían que pagar este costo extra. “Muchos [inmigrantes] no pueden pagar cuando les cobran un 30% extra”, dijo Jorge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED también intentó contactar al consulado salvadoreño en San Francisco varias veces para realizar una entrevista pero nunca recibió una respuesta. Llamamos varias veces en abril y mayo al número telefónico indicado para hacer una cita, pero en cada llamada siempre se podía escuchar la misma grabación, la cual decía que en ese momento, todos los agentes están ocupados y que llame más al rato.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramón Cardona es director del \u003ca href=\"https://centro-latino-cuscatlan.business.site/\">Centro Latino Cuzcatlán\u003c/a>, un centro de servicios migratorios en la ciudad de El Cerrito, y trabaja con varias familias salvadoreñas. Él mismo es un inmigrante salvadoreño quien ha trabajado en el sector migratorio por varias décadas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Me han dicho gente que han estado llamando días, días para que por fin alguien les responda … porque es puras máquinas, puras máquinas y nadie en vivo te responde. A veces te responden y te mandan a otro centro y pasas lo mismo, llama y llama”, dijo Cardona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Como Romero, Cardona ha escrito múltiples cartas para familias que necesitan una cita. Ha conocido a inmigrantes salvadoreños que han llegado a San Francisco de lugares tan remotos como Oregón y Utah, sólo para llegar y ser decepcionados cuando se dan cuenta que no podrán entrar al consulado sin cita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cardona sugiere que los consulados comuniquen claramente cómo programar una cita de la manera más eficaz, especialmente en casos urgentes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El laberinto de llamadas que un inmigrante debe de navegar no sólo podría afectar el trámite para recibir un ITIN, sino también podría atrasar un proceso migratorio, menciona Cardona, ya que para muchos, los trámites migratorios requieren que uno esté al día con sus obligaciones tributarias.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Un proceso migratorio lleva años”, dijo él y agregó que, “por un momento, que tu consulado no te puede dar el pasaporte a tiempo por todos estos obstáculos en este momento [tendrías] que recalendarizar.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"recursos\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Recursos disponibles para quienes todavía no han presentado sus impuestos\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Si aún no ha pagado sus impuestos o busca ayuda para solicitar un ITIN, todavía hay varias opciones disponibles. Cuando esté preparando sus impuestos, puede avisar a la persona que le ayude en este proceso que aún no ha recibido su cheque de estímulo del estado de California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El IRS sigue aceptando solicitudes de ITIN. El sitio web de la agencia dice que toma alrededor de siete semanas para que alguien reciba su número luego de mandar su solicitud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hay algunas organizaciones que todavía ofrecen asistencia para llenar los impuestos de manera gratuita y además ayuda con la aplicación del ITIN (pero cabe recalcar que sólo el IRS puede proveer un ITIN).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Alameda:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>La organización \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/jsp/direction.jsp?id=11873&lng=-122.236562&lat=37.785067\">\u003cem>San Antonio CDC\u003c/em>\u003c/a> ofrece citas y asistencia a distancia a lo largo del año excepto durante julio y las fiestas decembrinas. Lo pueden atender en inglés, español, cantonés o mandarín. Normalmente hay citas disponibles de lunes a viernes. Puede llamar al (510) 536-5179 para agendar una cita.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Contra Costa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>La organización \u003cem>SparkPoint/\u003ca href=\"https://www.ambroserec.org/bay-point-works-community-career-center\">Bay Point Works ECC\u003c/a>\u003c/em> ofrecerá asistencia virtual/a distancia para presentar los impuestos y también para solicitar un ITIN a partir del 2 de junio. Lo pueden atender en inglés o español. Antes de dejar su información, por favor llame al (925) 252-2331 después de las 9:30 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>La organización \u003ca href=\"https://medasf.org/programs/free-tax-preparation/\">\u003cem>Mission Economic Development Agency\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (MEDA) ofrece asistencia en persona por cita o sin cita para presentar los impuestos o para solicitar el ITIN, en inglés o español. Llame al (415) 612-2014, extensión 6 para agendar una cita.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>El centro comunitario \u003ca href=\"https://chinesenewcomers.org/en/volunteer-income-tax-assistance-program-vita/\">\u003cem>Chinese Newcomers Service Center\u003c/em>\u003c/a> tiene citas virtuales disponibles en inglés, mandarín, cantonés y vietnamita. Llame al (415) 421-2111 para agendar una cita, entre las 9 a.m. a las 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Condado de Solano:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>El grupo comunitario \u003ca href=\"https://www.bencac.com/\">\u003cem>Benicia Community Action Council\u003c/em>\u003c/a> ofrece asistencia virtual/a distancia hasta el 30 de octubre. Sólo lo pueden atender en inglés. Se recomiende que antes de dejar su información en las oficinas de la organización, llame al (707) 745-0900. Puede llamar de martes a jueves.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por el autor y la traducción fue editada por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/soytapatia\">María Peña\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 3:15 p.m. on Monday, June 14.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11877669/una-brecha-del-estimulo-economico-por-que-muchos-inmigrantes-indocumentados-no-han-podido-recibir-el-alivio-financiero-de-california-que-les-corresponde\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#finding\">\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to tax assistance resources\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Leydi was worried.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was April and she hadn’t filed her taxes yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not because she didn’t want to, but because she couldn’t. Leydi and her family are undocumented immigrants living in California (only their first names are being used in this story due to their immigration status).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They are eligible to receive a rebate of up to $2,400 as part of the Golden State Stimulus. The \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-600-stimulus-checks-undocumented-workers/\">$7.6 billion plan\u003c/a>, approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom in February, offers a one-time payment of $600 to taxpayers who earned less than $30,000 in 2020, and an additional $600 to undocumented workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year was extremely difficult financially for Leydi’s family, who live in San Francisco’s Mission District. She and her husband lost their jobs, so this aid, one of the few government assistance programs they qualify for, would make a big difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But to get the rebate, Leydi and her husband, Jorge, have to file their taxes. And for undocumented immigrants without Social Security numbers, that requires getting an \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number\">Individual Taxpayer Identification Number\u003c/a> (ITIN) from the Internal Revenue Service. To request one, applicants need to confirm their identities and foreign status by providing documentation like a birth certificate, driver’s license or passport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Jorge, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico living in San Francisco\"]'For about two months, I was calling every day. Sometimes I would not get a response, other times the call would not go through.'[/pullquote]That’s where Leydi’s troubles began. Both her husband and son did not have a valid passport from Mexico, where they’re from. Only the Mexican consulate could grant them one, and for weeks, they had been trying, unsuccessfully, to book an appointment through \u003ca href=\"https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/denver/index.php/citas/mexitel\">Mexitel\u003c/a>, the government’s helpline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I started to get really desperate because we were only missing the passports and we were falling behind in this process,” Leydi said, in Spanish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For about two months, I was calling every day. Sometimes I would not get a response, other times the call would not go through or all the lines were busy,” Jorge added, in Spanish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the country, there are 50 Mexican consulates serving roughly 11 million Mexican citizens in the United States. Two of these consulates are in the Bay Area — in San Francisco and San Jose — and both sites request appointments be made through Mexitel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jorge says he called so many times he even figured out the schedule of the operators at the other end of the line. “I would start calling at 10 a.m. and only hear the line ring and no one would pick up my call till 2 p.m.,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he did finally connect with an operator, the only available appointments he was offered were months away or at other consulates far from the Bay Area.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003cbr>\nAt the time, Leydi and Jorge had just started working again, and missing a day or two to travel to consulates in Sacramento or Los Angeles would mean losing out on possible income their family sorely needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s complicated for us to plan a trip like this out of the blue,” Leydi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Running out of options and with the May 17 filing deadline fast approaching, they went directly to the San Francisco consulate to personally request an appointment. When they were not let in the building, they insisted on waiting outside until they received some kind of response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the staffers finally came out and told them if they brought a letter from an advocacy organization or lawyer affirming that they urgently needed the passports, they could book an emergency appointment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unable to afford a lawyer, they reached out to the \u003ca href=\"https://medasf.org/\">Mission Economic Development Agency\u003c/a> (MEDA) in San Francisco for help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dairo Romero is the community initiatives manager at MEDA, and this year he has helped dozens of families, many of whom are undocumented, file their taxes for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11876122\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11876122 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Dairo Romero, community initiatives manager at MEDA, sits at a table as he helps out a person file their taxes.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49123_004_SanFrancisco_MEDADairoRomero_05192021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dairo Romero, right, with the Mission Economic Development Agency, helps an undocumented immigrant file taxes on May 19, 2021, at the Mission Food Hub in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Romero agreed to write a letter vouching for Leydi, explaining that they urgently needed the passports, which allowed them to finally book an appointment at the consulate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We felt so much more relieved,” said Jorge, holding on tightly to his passport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Romero points out that this method has its limitations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve written about six letters explaining why the consulate needs to prioritize the passport process, because it’s a document that will be needed later on in processes like filing taxes or applying for affordable housing,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Romero added, “But I don’t want to promote the letters because I’ve gotten so many calls, even from people I don’t know, asking for me to write letters for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A ‘Stimulus Gap’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Romero has tried to help many other families going through similar situations, including ones from El Salvador and Guatemala, where California's second and third largest Latin American immigrant populations are from, after Mexico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says he's concerned many undocumented immigrants who would otherwise qualify to receive the state’s rebate checks are missing out because of difficulties navigating the consular system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Little data is available on how many eligible undocumented immigrants are missing out on the Golden State Stimulus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But an \u003ca href=\"https://www.capolicylab.org/the-stimulus-gap-2-2-million-californians-could-miss-5-7-billion-in-federal-stimulus-payments/\">April study\u003c/a> from the California Policy Lab may provide some clues. The report found that 2.2 million low-income Californians may be missing out on $5.7 billion in federal stimulus checks, a disparity it labels the “stimulus gap.” That figure does not include undocumented immigrants, who are automatically excluded from federal aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, among those 2.2 million Californians, the study identified 360,000 dependents who are U.S. citizens but are children of undocumented parents who have not filed taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The third round of federal stimulus checks, under the Biden administration, permitted mixed status families — if the children are citizens — to receive some assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, if undocumented parents are unable to file their taxes, their kids won’t get the aid they’re entitled to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11860924\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/RS47239_001_SanFrancisco_HenryZhang_02162021-qut-1020x680.jpg\"]“There's been a lot of focus … about how these credits are going to lift people out of poverty,” said Aparna Ramesh, a senior research manager at California Policy Lab and a co-author of the report. “That's certainly true. But I think the bottom line is they're only going to lift people out of poverty if people actually receive the credits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Romero, from MEDA, emphasized how critical an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number can be for an undocumented person navigating aid programs during the pandemic, and how the complicated process of getting one can often drag things out even further.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of the pandemic, these cases are fairly common,” Romero said, noting that many consulates limited their services due to health restrictions. “The process itself of receiving a passport is fairly easy but the problem is that there are no available appointments.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>’We’ll Never Be up to Date’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Nelda De León, an immigrant from Guatemala who lives in San Francisco, spent days trying to make an appointment with the Guatemalan consulate in San Francisco to secure a dual citizenship for her niece. When she finally got a response, the earliest available appointment was December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not easy, but this is something we need to do. It’s not fair because this amount of time should not be spent this way,” she said in Spanish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>De León repeatedly insisted that the call center connect her directly with the Guatemalan consulate in San Francisco, and when they finally did, she managed to book an appointment the following week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Nelda De León, Immigrant from Guatemala\"]'It’s not easy but this is something we need to do. It’s not fair because this amount of time should not be spent this way.'[/pullquote]She says some of her friends tried to find an appointment to get their passport for their ITIN application, but weren’t able to find a time before the federal tax deadline, and are now scrambling to find the other types of accepted documentation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I understand the distress Guatemalans feel when they say no one is picking up,” said Sylvia Wohlers Gomar de Meie, the Guatemalan consul general in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wohlers started running the San Francisco consulate two years ago and has pushed for her office to expand its operations to meet the needs of the growing Guatemalan population she tries to serve in Northern California and Nevada. But she points out that while she and her staff are intimately familiar with the costs of running their consulate, they do not control their office’s budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That amount is calculated thousands of miles away in Guatemala City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11876118\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11876118\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sylvia Wohlers Gomar de Meie, the Guatemalan consul general in San Francisco, types on her computer in her office. She is wearing glasses and a blue facemask.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/194808269_139313008259625_4534454110953541825_n-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sylvia Wohlers Gomar de Meie, the Guatemalan consul general in San Francisco, acknowledges that the need for consular services in the Bay Area is much greater than her office's capacity. And while she'd like to bring in more staff, she says doing so would require authorization from Guatemalan authorities. \u003ccite>(Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“In Guatemala, the same thing has happened as other countries during the pandemic. Economic activity has gone down tremendously,” she said. “So we have to be extremely careful with the funds that we operate with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, Wohlers explains, the need for consular services has significantly increased during the pandemic, even as her office has only been able to operate at limited capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a race against time,” she said, noting that if she wants to hire more staffers or even pay for more hours for existing employees, she needs to get approval from Guatemala’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ll never be up to date. Never. Because the need of the population we serve is greater every time. We’re fighting to catch up, but it’s difficult doing so,” Wohlers said, noting that her office hopes to open up additional appointments starting on June 15, when California eases pandemic restrictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through separate statements, the Mexican consulates in San Francisco and San Jose both said their capacity to offer appointments during the pandemic has also been limited due to health restrictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Sylvia Wohlers Gomar de Meie, Guatemalan consul general in San Francisco\"]'The need of the population we serve is greater every time. We’re fighting to catch up, but it’s difficult doing so.'[/pullquote]Alejandra Bologna Zubikarai, the Mexican consul general in San Jose, said in a statement in Spanish that her office “works at almost 100% capacity,” with some 1,000 appointments booked each week for passports and other identification documents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A visit to the Mexitel website on May 26 showed there were no available appointments to file for a passport over the next two weeks — the only period that the website shares information for — at either the San Francisco or San Jose consulates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bologna pointed out that the consulate does offer emergency appointments in case someone can’t wait for the next available slot. But those who use this option must pay an extra 30% in fees to process a passport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Leydi and Jorge managed to get an emergency appointment for their passports, they were surprised when they saw this additional charge. “Many [immigrants] just can’t pay that extra 30%,” Jorge said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED reached out to the Salvadoran consulate for an interview multiple times but did not get an official response. Several calls were made during April and May to the phone number listed on the consulate’s Facebook page for booking an appointment. Each time, the automatic recording said all operators were busy and to call back later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramón Cardona, director of Centro Latino Cuzcatlan, an immigration and naturalization legal services center in El Cerrito, works with several Salvadoran families. He’s a Salvadoran immigrant himself and has worked in immigration advocacy for several decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Folks tell me that they are calling for days and days for someone to finally respond … but it is always the automatic recording, and no real person ever seems to respond. On the occasion a person responds, you’re transferred to another call center and it’s the same thing all over again, calling, calling and calling,” Cardona said, in Spanish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Ramón Cardona, director of Centro Latino Cuzcatlan\"]'Folks tell me that they are calling for days and days for someone to finally respond … but it is always the automatic recording.'[/pullquote]Like Romero, Cardona has also written multiple letters for families in need of an appointment. He’s met Salvadoran immigrants who have traveled to San Francisco from places as far away as Oregon and Utah, only to be turned down at the doors of the consulate because they did not have an appointment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cardona suggests consulates should clearly communicate how to most effectively schedule an appointment, especially when the need for one is urgent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The labyrinth of calls someone may have to go through may not just impact their Individual Taxpayer Identification Number process, but could also seriously delay immigration proceedings, Cardona pointed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“An immigration process takes years,” he said. “And it could take even longer just because your consulate is not able to give you a passport.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"finding\">\u003c/a>Resources for People Still Trying to File Their Taxes\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t filed your taxes yet or are looking to apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, there are several options still available. When filing, you can let your preparer know you have not received your Golden State Stimulus check yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IRS is still accepting ITIN applications. The agency website says that it takes about seven weeks for an applicant to receive one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are a few organizations in the Bay Area that still offer free tax aid, as well as help applying for an ITIN (although only the IRS can actually provide an ITIN).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alameda County:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/jsp/direction.jsp?id=11873&lng=-122.236562&lat=37.785067\">San Antonio CDC\u003c/a> offers appointments and drop-off filing services all year round except during July and December holidays. Assistance is available in English, Spanish, Cantonese and Mandarin. Appointments are usually available from Monday through Friday. Call (510) 536-5179 to set up a time.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>SparkPoint/\u003ca href=\"https://www.ambroserec.org/bay-point-works-community-career-center\">Bay Point Works ECC\u003c/a> starts offering drop-off filing services and ITIN assistance starting June 2. Support is available in English and Spanish. Before dropping off, call (925) 252-2331 after 9:30 a.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://medasf.org/programs/free-tax-preparation/\">Mission Economic Development Agency\u003c/a> (MEDA) will offer both walk-ins and appointments for assistance in the ITIN process in English and Spanish. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Esta publicación \u003ca href=\"#correccion\">ha sido corregida\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11870566/filing-your-taxes-if-you-claimed-unemployment-benefits-what-to-know-where-to-find-help\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ir directamente a:\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#donde\">¿\u003cstrong>Dónde encontrar ayuda gratuita o recursos de bajo costo en línea para tramitar sus impuestos\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">La fecha límite del Departamento de Rentas Internas (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) del 2021 para presentar sus impuestos se ha extendido hasta el 17 de mayo para dar a la población más tiempo para organizarse a consecuencia de la pandemia de COVID-19.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Incluso con este tiempo adicional, es probable que su situación sea aún más complicada si ha estado sin empleo durante el transcurso de la pandemia, ya que tiene que pagar impuestos sobre los ingresos de desempleo federal si ganó más de una cierta cantidad en beneficios.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Con la nueva fecha límite a pocos días de vencerse, le decimos que es lo que necesita saber sobre cómo presentar sus impuestos si ha reclamado beneficios de desempleo este año, y dónde puede encontrar ayuda gratuita o de bajo costo para la preparación de los impuestos, incluso después de que muchos de estos servicios de apoyo cerraron desde el plazo original del 15 de abril del IRS.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>Recibí prestaciones por desempleo en 2020. ¿Cómo aplican el impuesto?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A diferencia de muchos otros estados,\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/income-types/unemployment.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">los californianos no tienen que pagar impuestos estatales sobre lo que reciben de las prestaciones de desempleo\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sin embargo, \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/taxtopics/tc418\">sí se debe pagar impuestos federales sobre las prestaciones por desempleo\u003c/a>,\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pero gracias al Plan de Rescate Estadounidense, existen \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/e-file-providers/definition-of-adjusted-gross-income\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">nuevos umbrales que definen qué se debe de cobrar\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si su \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/e-file-providers/definition-of-adjusted-gross-income\">ingreso bruto ajustado\u003c/a> (o AGI por sus siglas en inglés) es menos de $150,000 para solteros o parejas que declaran por separado, no debe de pagar impuestos sobre los primeros $10,200 dólares de las prestaciones por desempleo de 2020 que recibió. Para personas casadas que presentaron una declaración conjunta, si ambas personas recibieron el desempleo, esta exención aplica a los primeros $10,200 dólares de las prestaciociones que ambos recibieron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si su AGI, luego de ser modificado, equivale a $150,000 o más, usted no califica para esta exención. Y este límite aplica para cada situación y estado civil. Si usted está casado y presentó una declaración conjunta, el límite no subirá a $300,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si usted presenta el formulario 1040-NR o\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1040-nr\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">declaración de impuestos para extranjeros no residentes en los Estados Unidos\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, (solo en inglés), el IRS dice que su cónyuge no es elegible para la reducción de impuestos en los primeros 10 mil 200 dólares de beneficios.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Según el Departamento de Desarrollo del Empleo (EDD por sus siglas en inglés), la\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/Get_Tax_Information_(Form_1099G)_with_UI_Online_Espanol.htm\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compensación Adicional por la Pandemia,\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> esa bonificación federal extra de $600 dólares que la gente recibió desde marzo hasta finales de julio, y la bonificación federal adicional de $300 dólares que la población empezó a recibir a finales de diciembre, es sujeto a impuestos y debe incluirse en sus ingresos brutos. Sin embargo, no hay que confundir este dinero con los cheques de estímulo del gobierno estadounidense (el más reciente de $1,400 dólares), los cuales no están sujetos a impuestos.\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11867087\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lee más sobre las prestaciones federales por pandemia si solicita el desempleo en California\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (sólo disponible en inglés).\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>¿Qué tipo de documentación de desempleo necesito para declarar mis impuestos?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si recibió beneficios de desempleo en 2020, el EDD ya debería haberle enviado su formulario 1099G, que es un registro del total de los ingresos que la dependencia le ha otorgado durante el año natural. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si no ha recibido este formulario por alguna razón, puede imprimir uno o solicitar una copia en papel a través de su cuenta de\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/UI_Online_Espanol.htm\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">UI Online\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> en el sitio web del EDD.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">El Departamento de Desarrollo del Empleo recomienda que si su formulario 1099G muestra una cantidad de $0, debe llamar al 1-866-401-2849 (de lunes a viernes, de 8 a.m. a 12 p.m.). \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">También puede reportar problemas con los formularios en línea.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>¿Qué pasa si no recibí prestaciones por desempleo en 2020, pero aún así he recibido el formulario 1099G?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teniendo en cuenta que el EDD ya ha confirmado que ha pagado más de 10 mil millones de dólares en reclamaciones fraudulentas, sin duda habrá formularios de impuestos que se enviarán a las personas cuyas identidades se han utilizado para presentar reclamos falsos.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si usted recibe un formulario que documenta fondos que nunca recibió, el EDD dice que llame al 1-866-401-2849, pero “yo exhortaría a la gente a utilizar la herramienta en línea en lugar de tratar de llamar”, dijo Amy Spivey, directora de la\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://tax.uchastings.edu/litc/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clínica de Contribuyentes de Bajos Ingresos\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (sólo en inglés) de la Facultad de Derecho de Hastings de la Universidad de California en San Francisco.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Usted puede reportar\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://askedd.edd.ca.gov/AskEDD/s/form?cat=Form_1099G&catN=Form_1099G&scat=Form%201099G&scatN=Form_1099G&ttitle=Report%20Fraud%20%20%E2%80%93%20Form%201099G%20Stolen%20Address&topicid=ka0t0000000Li5YAAS&parentSubCat=false\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">posible fraude en su formulario 1099G\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> en el\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://askedd.edd.ca.gov/AskEDD/s/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">sitio del EDD\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (sólo en inglés). Sólo tiene que seguir las casillas de los temas.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11870636\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11870636 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-800x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-800x539.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-1020x687.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-1536x1035.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Una reproducción de imagen de la pantalla del sitio web del EDD, que muestra varias opciones para cuestionar problemas con su formulario 1099G. \u003ccite>(EDD)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si usted cree que hay un error en su formulario 1099G y no puede obtener uno enmendado del EDD antes de la fecha límite, asegúrese de \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">no\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reportar este ingreso cuando presente sus impuestos.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Según Spivey, si hay una contradicción entre los ingresos en su declaración y el 1099G que el IRS tiene de usted en su sistema, es probable que reciba una notificación sobre los ingresos no declarados. “Y entonces, en ese momento, también podría responder directamente al IRS”, aconsejó Spivey. La desventaja de esto dice, es que, si usted es elegible para un reembolso, este podría demorarse.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>¿Cómo funcionan las retenciones con los ingresos por desempleo?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“No está obligado a hacer ninguna retención de impuestos de lo que recibió del desempleo”, dijo Spivey, pero anteriormente podría haber optado por una retención fija del 10%.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spivey dijo que la mayoría de las personas que ha ayudado a través de su trabajo no han tenido retenciones en sus beneficios de desempleo. “Yo ya sabía que esto podría ser un gran reto para la temporada de impuestos 2020”, dijo Spivey, “pero al final, creo que no ha sido tan grande el problema”.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ella atribuyó eso a los umbrales de exención puestos a través del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense.\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n[aside label ='Más en español' tag='kqed-en-espanol']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>¿Será que solicito una prórroga para presentar mis impuestos?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spivey dijo que anticipa “un número significativo de personas que no harán [sus impuestos] este año, y luego se les cobrarán intereses y multas”. A veces la gente pasa por una vivencia que desencadena una “bola de nieve”, dijo. “No presentan un año y entonces les causa ansiedad, y luego simplemente los dejan de presentar durante un par de años”.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spivey recomienda encarecidamente a la gente a presentar sus impuestos para evitar ser arrastrados por este ciclo. Si necesita más tiempo, la\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/forms-pubs/extension-of-time-to-file-your-tax-return\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">presentación de una prórroga a través del formulario 4868\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> le dará hasta el 15 de octubre para presentar su declaración de impuestos.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si prevé que necesitará ayuda para presentar la declaración, recuerde que presentarla después de la fecha límite oficial significará que muchas de las opciones gratuitas y de bajo costo para la preparación de los impuestos que habrían estado disponibles antes de esa fecha ya no lo estarán. Y hablando de ayuda fiscal…\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"donde\">\u003c/a>¿Dónde puedo encontrar ayuda gratuita o de bajo costo para presentar mis impuestos, y cuándo estará disponible?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spivey dijo que una de las principales preguntas que recibe últimamente es: “¿Quién puede ayudarme todavía?”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Esto se debe a que una parte de los servicios de ayuda gratuitos y de bajo costo cerraron sus puertas el 15 de abril, a pesar de la ampliación del plazo hasta el 17 de mayo.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Existe ayuda fiscal durante todo el año a través de grupos como\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://tax-aid.org/necesita-ayuda-con-los-impuestos/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tax-Aid\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Esta publicación \u003ca href=\"#correccion\">ha sido corregida\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11870566/filing-your-taxes-if-you-claimed-unemployment-benefits-what-to-know-where-to-find-help\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ir directamente a:\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#donde\">¿\u003cstrong>Dónde encontrar ayuda gratuita o recursos de bajo costo en línea para tramitar sus impuestos\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">La fecha límite del Departamento de Rentas Internas (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) del 2021 para presentar sus impuestos se ha extendido hasta el 17 de mayo para dar a la población más tiempo para organizarse a consecuencia de la pandemia de COVID-19.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Incluso con este tiempo adicional, es probable que su situación sea aún más complicada si ha estado sin empleo durante el transcurso de la pandemia, ya que tiene que pagar impuestos sobre los ingresos de desempleo federal si ganó más de una cierta cantidad en beneficios.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Con la nueva fecha límite a pocos días de vencerse, le decimos que es lo que necesita saber sobre cómo presentar sus impuestos si ha reclamado beneficios de desempleo este año, y dónde puede encontrar ayuda gratuita o de bajo costo para la preparación de los impuestos, incluso después de que muchos de estos servicios de apoyo cerraron desde el plazo original del 15 de abril del IRS.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>Recibí prestaciones por desempleo en 2020. ¿Cómo aplican el impuesto?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A diferencia de muchos otros estados,\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/income-types/unemployment.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">los californianos no tienen que pagar impuestos estatales sobre lo que reciben de las prestaciones de desempleo\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sin embargo, \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/taxtopics/tc418\">sí se debe pagar impuestos federales sobre las prestaciones por desempleo\u003c/a>,\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pero gracias al Plan de Rescate Estadounidense, existen \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/e-file-providers/definition-of-adjusted-gross-income\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">nuevos umbrales que definen qué se debe de cobrar\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si su \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/es/e-file-providers/definition-of-adjusted-gross-income\">ingreso bruto ajustado\u003c/a> (o AGI por sus siglas en inglés) es menos de $150,000 para solteros o parejas que declaran por separado, no debe de pagar impuestos sobre los primeros $10,200 dólares de las prestaciones por desempleo de 2020 que recibió. Para personas casadas que presentaron una declaración conjunta, si ambas personas recibieron el desempleo, esta exención aplica a los primeros $10,200 dólares de las prestaciociones que ambos recibieron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si su AGI, luego de ser modificado, equivale a $150,000 o más, usted no califica para esta exención. Y este límite aplica para cada situación y estado civil. Si usted está casado y presentó una declaración conjunta, el límite no subirá a $300,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si usted presenta el formulario 1040-NR o\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1040-nr\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">declaración de impuestos para extranjeros no residentes en los Estados Unidos\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, (solo en inglés), el IRS dice que su cónyuge no es elegible para la reducción de impuestos en los primeros 10 mil 200 dólares de beneficios.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Según el Departamento de Desarrollo del Empleo (EDD por sus siglas en inglés), la\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/Get_Tax_Information_(Form_1099G)_with_UI_Online_Espanol.htm\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compensación Adicional por la Pandemia,\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> esa bonificación federal extra de $600 dólares que la gente recibió desde marzo hasta finales de julio, y la bonificación federal adicional de $300 dólares que la población empezó a recibir a finales de diciembre, es sujeto a impuestos y debe incluirse en sus ingresos brutos. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>¿Qué tipo de documentación de desempleo necesito para declarar mis impuestos?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si recibió beneficios de desempleo en 2020, el EDD ya debería haberle enviado su formulario 1099G, que es un registro del total de los ingresos que la dependencia le ha otorgado durante el año natural. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si no ha recibido este formulario por alguna razón, puede imprimir uno o solicitar una copia en papel a través de su cuenta de\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/UI_Online_Espanol.htm\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">UI Online\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> en el sitio web del EDD.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">El Departamento de Desarrollo del Empleo recomienda que si su formulario 1099G muestra una cantidad de $0, debe llamar al 1-866-401-2849 (de lunes a viernes, de 8 a.m. a 12 p.m.). \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">También puede reportar problemas con los formularios en línea.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>¿Qué pasa si no recibí prestaciones por desempleo en 2020, pero aún así he recibido el formulario 1099G?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teniendo en cuenta que el EDD ya ha confirmado que ha pagado más de 10 mil millones de dólares en reclamaciones fraudulentas, sin duda habrá formularios de impuestos que se enviarán a las personas cuyas identidades se han utilizado para presentar reclamos falsos.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si usted recibe un formulario que documenta fondos que nunca recibió, el EDD dice que llame al 1-866-401-2849, pero “yo exhortaría a la gente a utilizar la herramienta en línea en lugar de tratar de llamar”, dijo Amy Spivey, directora de la\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://tax.uchastings.edu/litc/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clínica de Contribuyentes de Bajos Ingresos\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (sólo en inglés) de la Facultad de Derecho de Hastings de la Universidad de California en San Francisco.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Usted puede reportar\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://askedd.edd.ca.gov/AskEDD/s/form?cat=Form_1099G&catN=Form_1099G&scat=Form%201099G&scatN=Form_1099G&ttitle=Report%20Fraud%20%20%E2%80%93%20Form%201099G%20Stolen%20Address&topicid=ka0t0000000Li5YAAS&parentSubCat=false\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">posible fraude en su formulario 1099G\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> en el\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://askedd.edd.ca.gov/AskEDD/s/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">sitio del EDD\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (sólo en inglés). Sólo tiene que seguir las casillas de los temas.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11870636\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11870636 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-800x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-800x539.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-1020x687.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-1536x1035.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Una reproducción de imagen de la pantalla del sitio web del EDD, que muestra varias opciones para cuestionar problemas con su formulario 1099G. \u003ccite>(EDD)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Si usted cree que hay un error en su formulario 1099G y no puede obtener uno enmendado del EDD antes de la fecha límite, asegúrese de \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">no\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reportar este ingreso cuando presente sus impuestos.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Según Spivey, si hay una contradicción entre los ingresos en su declaración y el 1099G que el IRS tiene de usted en su sistema, es probable que reciba una notificación sobre los ingresos no declarados. “Y entonces, en ese momento, también podría responder directamente al IRS”, aconsejó Spivey. La desventaja de esto dice, es que, si usted es elegible para un reembolso, este podría demorarse.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>¿Cómo funcionan las retenciones con los ingresos por desempleo?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“No está obligado a hacer ninguna retención de impuestos de lo que recibió del desempleo”, dijo Spivey, pero anteriormente podría haber optado por una retención fija del 10%.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spivey dijo que la mayoría de las personas que ha ayudado a través de su trabajo no han tenido retenciones en sus beneficios de desempleo. “Yo ya sabía que esto podría ser un gran reto para la temporada de impuestos 2020”, dijo Spivey, “pero al final, creo que no ha sido tan grande el problema”.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ella atribuyó eso a los umbrales de exención puestos a través del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense.\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>With just one week left until the May 17 tax deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday proposed a major expansion of California's economic stimulus plan – making it all the more important to make sure you file your taxes on time to get the financial help you're entitled to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in February, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11861667/gov-newsom-signs-7-6-billion-stimulus-package\">approved a $7.6 billion plan\u003c/a> known as the Golden State Stimulus, which promised a one-time payment of $600 for anyone who earned less than $30,000 last year. The state also offered an additional $600 ($1,200 in total) to low-income folks, including undocumented immigrants who file their taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. Additionally, the federal government’s third stimulus package delivers $1,400 to individuals who earned less than $75,000 last year. \u003cem>(\u003ca href=\"#whenstim\">Find out how long you're likely to wait to receive your payment\u003c/a>).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872910/flush-with-cash-california-set-to-send-billions-in-rebates-to-taxpayers\">announced a proposal\u003c/a> that would essentially expand the the Golden State Stimulus to households with adjusted gross incomes of up to $75,000. The new, higher income cap would mean two-thirds of the state’s taxpayers would be eligible to receive a $600 check, Newsom said at a press conference in Oakland. The proposal is part of a larger $100 billion California Comeback Plan, which will need approval from the Legislature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While such stimulus efforts are meant to benefit families that have been hit hard by the pandemic, a report released in early April \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11868453/millions-of-californians-entitled-to-stimulus-payments-may-not-be-getting-them-heres-how-to-make-sure-you-do\">showed it wasn't reaching those most in need\u003c/a>.[aside postID=\"news_11870566\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We estimate that 2.2 million low-income Californians who are on safety net programs like CalFresh or CalWORKs are missing out on $5.7 billion in stimulus payments,” said Aparna Ramesh, senior research manager with the California Policy Lab and co-author of the report, last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why? In order to send payments quickly, the federal and state governments used previous years' tax filings as indicators for need. But that overlooked folks who weren't required to file taxes at all because they had little to no income and didn't owe money to the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s also folks who made more than $30,000 in 2019 and saw their income drop below the cutoff in 2020. But without your 2020 taxes filed, the state government will use your 2019 information to decide whether you qualify for a stimulus payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, the most dependable way to ensure you get the payments you are due is to file your taxes for 2020 – even if you’re not required to, and even if you have no income to report from the last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this guide, we’ve collected essential information to help you make sure you get the aid you're entitled to, ranging from local tax credit programs like the San Francisco Working Families Credit (which grants up to $500 to eligible families) to the Golden State Stimulus plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We've also included relevant information for undocumented and mixed-status families, who \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-600-stimulus-checks-undocumented-workers/\">may also qualify for an additional $600 from the state\u003c/a> this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Related: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11870566/filing-your-taxes-if-you-claimed-unemployment-benefits-what-to-know-where-to-find-help\">read our guide to filing your taxes if you claimed unemployment benefits.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Click on the links below to skip to a specific section:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#qualify\">I Earned Between $30,000 and $75,000. Do I Qualify for the Stimulus?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#automatic\">What You're Automatically Eligible for When You File\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#eitc\">Keeping Track of the California Earned Income Tax Credit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#whenstim\">When Will I Get My California Stimulus Payment?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#wfc\">Applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#itin\">How to Request an ITIN\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#orgs\">Organizations Offering Free Tax Assistance in the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"qualify\">\u003c/a>My Household Earned Between $30,000 and $75,000. Do I Qualify for the Golden State Stimulus?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Not \u003cem>yet\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposal Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872910/flush-with-cash-california-set-to-send-billions-in-rebates-to-taxpayers\">announced on Monday\u003c/a>, part of a larger $10 billion \"California Comeback Plan,\" is a major expansion of the state’s stimulus package from February and would include households earning between $30,000 and $75,000 per year in a new round of $600 checks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to provide direct relief to people in the middle class,” Newsom said at a press conference Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the package still needs the Legislature’s approval. Several legislators have already expressed their support for Newsom’s expansion – but don’t expect a check in the mail just yet if your family earned between $30,000 and $75,000 last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taxpayers with dependents would also see an additional $500. So, if you already received your $600 check, you could expect the extra $500 to arrive later on (the governor’s office hasn’t released a timeline yet of when the $500 would be sent out).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor also said he plans to add an extra $2 billion to the state’s rent relief program, an amount he believes could cover 100% of back-rent for tenants who have fallen behind in their rent payments during the pandemic. \u003cem>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11864513/rent-relief-in-california-how-to-apply-and-what-you-could-get\">Find out how to apply for California’s rent relief program\u003c/a>).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"automatic\">\u003c/a>What You're Automatically Eligible for When You File\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The first step can sometimes be the hardest. But if you don’t file your taxes on time, you may miss out on the money you're entitled to, regardless of your income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The goal of the $600 checks is to help those facing the greatest economic challenges due to COVID-19,” said Yolanda López, financial capability coordinator with the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council\u003c/a>, a nonprofit organization in Oakland that offers free tax assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“By simply filing your taxes you will then be eligible to receive this aid through direct deposit to the account you used when filing your taxes, or [money] will be sent as a physical check to the address provided in your filing,” López added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11864244 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/iStock_daycare_01-1020x680.jpeg']Not reporting your earnings may also put you at risk of missing out on everything you could receive from the third stimulus package.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal government calculates your eligibility based on your most recent tax filing. So if you didn't file your 2020 taxes before the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/10/975030323/house-gives-final-approval-to-1-9-trillion-covid-19-relief-package\">most recent stimulus\u003c/a> was signed by President Biden on March 11, your eligibility will be calculated based on your 2019 earnings. So if you made more than $75,000 in 2019 — but less than that in 2020 — you may not qualify for these checks, despite seeing your income drop during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you didn't receive a check from the first or second stimulus packages even though you may have qualified, you can claim these payments in your taxes through something called a Recovery Rebate Credit. The IRS \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/recovery-rebate-credit\">provides instructions on how to include this credit in your taxes\u003c/a> (note: you'll need to look for a letter the IRS sent out to those who didn't receive a check called a 1444 Notice).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the case of undocumented workers, López pointed out that California calculates their eligibility for state aid using their state tax returns, information linked to their \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number\">Individual Taxpayer Identification Number\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An ITIN is a number created by the IRS for taxpayers who don’t have a Social Security number due to their immigration status. While an ITIN helps navigate taxation, it doesn’t provide any privileges or protections. \u003ca href=\"#itin\">Learn more\u003c/a> about how to apply for an ITIN.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"eitc\">\u003c/a>Keeping Track of the California Earned Income Tax Credit\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For the first time ever, undocumented workers will also be eligible for the California Earned Income Tax Credit this year. This rebate – for Californians who earn up to $30,000 – can provide as much as $3,027 depending on the number of children you have.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This will also be included in your state taxes. Qualifying for the EITC means you qualify for the Golden State Stimulus,” López said. Households that get the state EITC will also be eligible for that one-time $600 pandemic stimulus payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But to be eligible, make sure you include the California Earned Income Tax Credit FTB 3514 form in your filing, or make sure to ask your tax preparer. Learn more about organizations offering free tax assistance in the Bay Area \u003ca href=\"#orgs\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11861667 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS42402_047_KQED_BethLaBerge_BloomEnergy_Newsom_03282020-qut-1020x680.jpg']In the case of families with mixed status, where the head of household is undocumented and the spouse or children have a legal immigration status, “that is not an obstacle any more to receive the California EITC. If the taxpayer has a valid ITIN number and makes under $30,000, they should qualify,” López pointed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While ITIN holders qualify for the California EITC, they still are ineligible for the federal earned income tax credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>López also highlighted how important it is to distinguish between government aid — like stimulus checks and rebates — and taxable benefits like unemployment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You have to report what you got from unemployment as part of your income,\" she said, while clarifying that stimulus checks – either from the state or federal government – are not taxable.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"whenstim\">\u003c/a>When Will I Get My California Stimulus Payment?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While California \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11861667/gov-newsom-signs-7-6-billion-stimulus-package\">approved the Golden State Stimulus plan back in February\u003c/a>, which includes a one-time payment of $600 for anyone who earned less than $30,000 last year, many residents are still waiting on their money after having filed their 2020 taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The original timeline provided by the Department of Finance in March specified that eligible taxpayers who filed their 2020 taxes with direct deposit should expect to receive their rebate within a period of up to 45 days, while those without direct deposit may have to wait up to 60 days. That timeline is still accurate, according to the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On top of that $600 stimulus check, Californians receiving \u003ca href=\"https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf\">Supplemental Security Income (SSI)\u003c/a> qualify for additional $600 grants. Originally, the state intended to send this aid as a separate payment, but after Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB86\">signed SB 86\u003c/a> on April 16, the money will be added to each recipient’s monthly SSI check.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With that now enacted, the grant payments should be received by individuals in the next six to eight weeks,” said H.D. Palmer, deputy director of external affairs for California’s Department of Finance, on April 16. According to that timeline, those receiving SSI should see the extra $600 added their benefits by mid-June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palmer also provided an update on the status of the state's additional $600 grant payments to families receiving CalWORKs, the state’s aid program for families with scarce resources. “All eligible CalWORKs families have received their Golden State Grant payment,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All CalWORKs Golden State grants were processed on March 27 and April 2, and the Department of Social Services sent out a voice notification to eligible families to confirm the status of the payments. According to the voice notification, families who receive their monthly CalWORKS aid by check will receive the additional $600 in the mail by the end of April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you receive CalWORKs benefits and have questions about the eligibility requirements for the CalWORKs Golden State grant, \u003ca href=\"mailto:GSG@dss.ca.gov\">send an email to the Department of Social Services\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"wfc\">\u003c/a>Applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While you don't need to do anything more than file your taxes to qualify for state rebates, applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit requires a little more work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taxpayers must have already filed their 2020 taxes before filling out a separate WFC application, explained Chandra Johnson, communications director of the San Francisco Human Services Agency (SFHSA), the office that’s managing the application process for this aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re encouraging all families with low- to moderate-income to apply,” Johnson said. “While they are working on preparing their taxes either individually or working with San Francisco’s free tax assistance centers, we want to make sure that they know that this credit is available for them,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you applied for and received this credit for your 2019 taxes, you'll automatically get a COVID-19 relief payment of $250 this year, no application required. But you'll have to apply again after filing your 2020 taxes to get this year's $250 credit (in addition to the automatic pandemic relief payment). SFHSA estimates about 4,000 families will be eligible for that $500 total combined credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s something we haven’t done before. It’s something designed to be a local stimulus,” Johnson said. “We know families that received the credit last year are already some of the lowest-income working families here in the city. So in many instances, they’re continuing to face economic disparities that have worsened.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be considered for the WFC, a taxpayer must claim at least one dependent child. And while the income cap for legal residents to qualify is $56,844, the maximum is much lower for undocumented workers — $30,000 — as it’s based on California EITC parameters. This is the first year the WFC is being made available to taxpayers who file with an ITIN, such as undocumented workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get started on your WFC application (available in six languages) and find organizations that can help you complete it, either virtually or in person, by going \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/jobs-money/free-tax-help/how-get-working-families-credit-wfc\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"itin\">\u003c/a>How to Request an ITIN\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you do not have a Social Security number, you'll need to file your taxes with an \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number\">Individual Taxpayer Identification Number\u003c/a>. The only agency that can grant an ITIN is the IRS. But an organization or person trained and authorized by the IRS – a certifying acceptance agent (CAA) – can help you request an ITIN.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you apply for an ITIN, whether by yourself or with the help of a CAA, you’ll need to print, fill out and mail \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-7\">a W-7 form\u003c/a>, which requires supporting documentation to verify your identity and foreign status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Immigration Coverage' tag='immigration']While documents like a driver’s license (U.S. or foreign), a birth certificate or medical records can be used for either category, your passport checks off both boxes, as long as it’s valid and has a date of entry into the country marked by U.S. immigration authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you complete the W-7 form by yourself, keep in mind that you will have to mail the IRS your passport or other documentation you’ll be using – and you won’t get them back until the IRS makes its decision about granting you an ITIN number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you apply with the help of a CAA, you can keep your documents throughout the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a CAA, we certify the documents the IRS asks for, and this way folks don’t need to be without their documentation for an extended period of time,” the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council's\u003c/a> Yolanda López explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As an organization, it’s not us that gives someone their ITIN, all we do is help throughout the process,” she said, pointing out that if someone seeks the help of a CAA, they should make sure that the person or organization has been recognized by the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Unity Council has been helping folks get their ITIN for this tax season since the end of last year, as hearing back from the IRS can take several weeks. If you’re planning to request an ITIN for this year, López said it’s best to start as soon as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"orgs\">\u003c/a>Organizations Offering Free Tax Assistance in the Bay Area\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alameda County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Oakland, the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council\u003c/a> offers in-person appointments for tax and ITIN assistance in English, Mandarin and Spanish. Appointments available on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To set up a time, call (510) 535-6101\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Also in Oakland, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.actsfullgospel.org/home\">Acts Full Gospel Church\u003c/a> offers tax assistance through drop-off services at its 1034 66th Ave. location on some Saturdays. No appointment required. For more information, call (510) 567-1300\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Hayward, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.getyourrefund.org/4cs/\">Community Child Care Coordinating Council\u003c/a> has partnered with VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) to provide virtual tax assistance through its website. For more information, call (510) 690-2141\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Pablo, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sanpabloedc.org/business/lao-family-community-development\">Lao Family Community Development\u003c/a> offers tax assistance through drop-off services at 1865 Rumrill Blvd. (Suite B) on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment required. For more information, call (510) 215 1220. Help available in English and Spanish\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Bay Point, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ambroserec.org/bay-point-works-community-career-center\">Bay Point Works Community Career Center\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance at 3105 Willows Pass Rd. on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment required but due to high demand, call (925) 252-2331 when you have arrived at the office. Help available in English, Tongan and Spanish\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Rafael, \u003ca href=\"https://canalalliance.org/resources\">Canal Alliance\u003c/a> offers virtual appointments every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until April 10. By appointment only. In English and Spanish. To set up a time, call (415) 526-7500\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Also in San Rafael, \u003ca href=\"https://camarin.org/\">Community Action Marin\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance services and virtual appointments in English and Spanish. To set up an appointment, call (707) 395-0938. Assistance is only available to those that make less than $60,000 per year\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To locate other tax assistance centers, call 211 or check out the \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\">IRS VITA locator tool\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Napa, \u003ca href=\"https://www.puertasabiertasnapa.org/\">Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center\u003c/a> offers both walk-ins and appointments for assistance in the ITIN process in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 952 Napa St. from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To schedule an appointment call (707) 224-1786\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In St. Helena and Calistoga, \u003ca href=\"http://upvalleyfamilycenters.org/economic-success-and-adult-education/\">UpValley Family Centers\u003c/a> offer in-person tax and ITIN assistance in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 1500 Cedar St. in Calistoga and 1440 Spring St. in St. Helena. Appointments are required and are available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and select Saturdays. To schedule a time, call (707) 965-5010\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://medasf.org/programs/free-tax-preparation/\">Mission Economic Development Agency\u003c/a> (MEDA) offers both walk-ins and appointments for assistance in the ITIN process in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 701 Alabama St. every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (415) 612-2014 for more information\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcec.org/\">San Francisco Community Empowerment Center\u003c/a> offers virtual and in-person appointments in English, Cantonese and Vietnamese. Call (415) 467-1929 to make an appointment from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://chinesenewcomers.org/en/volunteer-income-tax-assistance-program-vita/\">Chinese Newcomers Service Center\u003c/a> offers virtual appointments in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese. Call (415) 421-2111 to make an appointment from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Mateo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Redwood City, the Fair Oaks Community Center offers virtual appointments and drop off services in English and Spanish. To set up a time, call (415) 229-9240 or (650) 780-7500\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In East Palo Alto, the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center provides virtual appointments in English and Spanish. To set up a time and find out if you qualify, call (650) 321-2193\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In San Mateo, \u003ca href=\"https://collegeofsanmateo.edu/sparkpoint/vita.asp\">SparkPoint\u003c/a> and VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) offer virtual appointments for College of San Mateo students and residents who filed their taxes at this VITA site last year. To find out if you qualify and to make an appointment, email \u003ca href=\"mailto:vita@smccd.edu\">vita@smccd.edu\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Jose, \u003ca href=\"https://sacredheartcs.org/programs/\">Sacred Heart Community Service\u003c/a> offers drop-off services where taxpayers can schedule a time to drop off required documents. For times, call (408) 715-1951 or email \u003ca href=\"mailto:taxhelp@sacredheartcs.org\">taxhelp@sacredheartcs.org\u003c/a>. Assistance is only offered to those who made less than $66,000 in 2020\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjpl.org/blog/2021-tax-help-san-jose-public-libraries\">San Jose Public Library\u003c/a> has partnered with VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) to provide in-person assistance at the Hillview Branch every Saturday until April 10 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in English, Vietnamese and Thai. No walk-ins accepted. To make an appointment, call (408) 729-9512. Assistance is only offered to those who made less than $57,000 in 2020\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solano County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Benicia, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.bencac.com/\">Benicia Community Action Council\u003c/a> offers drop-off services where taxpayers can schedule a time to drop off required documents. For times, call (707) 745-0900 on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To locate other tax assistance centers you can call 211 or check out the \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\">IRS VITA locator tool\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sonoma County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Santa Rosa, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.capsonoma.org/vita-tax-program/\">Community Action Partnership\u003c/a> of Sonoma County offers drop-off services. To pick up a package and schedule a drop-off time, call (707) 544-6911 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Assistance is only available to those that make less than $66,000 per year\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Healdsburg, \u003ca href=\"https://www.corazonhealdsburg.org/\">Corazón Healdsburg\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance services on Mondays and Fridays in English and Spanish. To set up a time to drop off your tax information, call (707) 395-0938. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With just one week left until the May 17 tax deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday proposed a major expansion of California's economic stimulus plan – making it all the more important to make sure you file your taxes on time to get the financial help you're entitled to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in February, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11861667/gov-newsom-signs-7-6-billion-stimulus-package\">approved a $7.6 billion plan\u003c/a> known as the Golden State Stimulus, which promised a one-time payment of $600 for anyone who earned less than $30,000 last year. The state also offered an additional $600 ($1,200 in total) to low-income folks, including undocumented immigrants who file their taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. Additionally, the federal government’s third stimulus package delivers $1,400 to individuals who earned less than $75,000 last year. \u003cem>(\u003ca href=\"#whenstim\">Find out how long you're likely to wait to receive your payment\u003c/a>).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872910/flush-with-cash-california-set-to-send-billions-in-rebates-to-taxpayers\">announced a proposal\u003c/a> that would essentially expand the the Golden State Stimulus to households with adjusted gross incomes of up to $75,000. The new, higher income cap would mean two-thirds of the state’s taxpayers would be eligible to receive a $600 check, Newsom said at a press conference in Oakland. The proposal is part of a larger $100 billion California Comeback Plan, which will need approval from the Legislature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While such stimulus efforts are meant to benefit families that have been hit hard by the pandemic, a report released in early April \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11868453/millions-of-californians-entitled-to-stimulus-payments-may-not-be-getting-them-heres-how-to-make-sure-you-do\">showed it wasn't reaching those most in need\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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But without your 2020 taxes filed, the state government will use your 2019 information to decide whether you qualify for a stimulus payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, the most dependable way to ensure you get the payments you are due is to file your taxes for 2020 – even if you’re not required to, and even if you have no income to report from the last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this guide, we’ve collected essential information to help you make sure you get the aid you're entitled to, ranging from local tax credit programs like the San Francisco Working Families Credit (which grants up to $500 to eligible families) to the Golden State Stimulus plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We've also included relevant information for undocumented and mixed-status families, who \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-600-stimulus-checks-undocumented-workers/\">may also qualify for an additional $600 from the state\u003c/a> this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Related: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11870566/filing-your-taxes-if-you-claimed-unemployment-benefits-what-to-know-where-to-find-help\">read our guide to filing your taxes if you claimed unemployment benefits.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Click on the links below to skip to a specific section:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#qualify\">I Earned Between $30,000 and $75,000. Do I Qualify for the Stimulus?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#automatic\">What You're Automatically Eligible for When You File\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#eitc\">Keeping Track of the California Earned Income Tax Credit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#whenstim\">When Will I Get My California Stimulus Payment?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#wfc\">Applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#itin\">How to Request an ITIN\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#orgs\">Organizations Offering Free Tax Assistance in the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"qualify\">\u003c/a>My Household Earned Between $30,000 and $75,000. Do I Qualify for the Golden State Stimulus?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Not \u003cem>yet\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposal Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872910/flush-with-cash-california-set-to-send-billions-in-rebates-to-taxpayers\">announced on Monday\u003c/a>, part of a larger $10 billion \"California Comeback Plan,\" is a major expansion of the state’s stimulus package from February and would include households earning between $30,000 and $75,000 per year in a new round of $600 checks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to provide direct relief to people in the middle class,” Newsom said at a press conference Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the package still needs the Legislature’s approval. Several legislators have already expressed their support for Newsom’s expansion – but don’t expect a check in the mail just yet if your family earned between $30,000 and $75,000 last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taxpayers with dependents would also see an additional $500. So, if you already received your $600 check, you could expect the extra $500 to arrive later on (the governor’s office hasn’t released a timeline yet of when the $500 would be sent out).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor also said he plans to add an extra $2 billion to the state’s rent relief program, an amount he believes could cover 100% of back-rent for tenants who have fallen behind in their rent payments during the pandemic. \u003cem>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11864513/rent-relief-in-california-how-to-apply-and-what-you-could-get\">Find out how to apply for California’s rent relief program\u003c/a>).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"automatic\">\u003c/a>What You're Automatically Eligible for When You File\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The first step can sometimes be the hardest. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In the case of families with mixed status, where the head of household is undocumented and the spouse or children have a legal immigration status, “that is not an obstacle any more to receive the California EITC. If the taxpayer has a valid ITIN number and makes under $30,000, they should qualify,” López pointed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While ITIN holders qualify for the California EITC, they still are ineligible for the federal earned income tax credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>López also highlighted how important it is to distinguish between government aid — like stimulus checks and rebates — and taxable benefits like unemployment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You have to report what you got from unemployment as part of your income,\" she said, while clarifying that stimulus checks – either from the state or federal government – are not taxable.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"whenstim\">\u003c/a>When Will I Get My California Stimulus Payment?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While California \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11861667/gov-newsom-signs-7-6-billion-stimulus-package\">approved the Golden State Stimulus plan back in February\u003c/a>, which includes a one-time payment of $600 for anyone who earned less than $30,000 last year, many residents are still waiting on their money after having filed their 2020 taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The original timeline provided by the Department of Finance in March specified that eligible taxpayers who filed their 2020 taxes with direct deposit should expect to receive their rebate within a period of up to 45 days, while those without direct deposit may have to wait up to 60 days. That timeline is still accurate, according to the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On top of that $600 stimulus check, Californians receiving \u003ca href=\"https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf\">Supplemental Security Income (SSI)\u003c/a> qualify for additional $600 grants. Originally, the state intended to send this aid as a separate payment, but after Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB86\">signed SB 86\u003c/a> on April 16, the money will be added to each recipient’s monthly SSI check.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With that now enacted, the grant payments should be received by individuals in the next six to eight weeks,” said H.D. Palmer, deputy director of external affairs for California’s Department of Finance, on April 16. According to that timeline, those receiving SSI should see the extra $600 added their benefits by mid-June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palmer also provided an update on the status of the state's additional $600 grant payments to families receiving CalWORKs, the state’s aid program for families with scarce resources. “All eligible CalWORKs families have received their Golden State Grant payment,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All CalWORKs Golden State grants were processed on March 27 and April 2, and the Department of Social Services sent out a voice notification to eligible families to confirm the status of the payments. According to the voice notification, families who receive their monthly CalWORKS aid by check will receive the additional $600 in the mail by the end of April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you receive CalWORKs benefits and have questions about the eligibility requirements for the CalWORKs Golden State grant, \u003ca href=\"mailto:GSG@dss.ca.gov\">send an email to the Department of Social Services\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"wfc\">\u003c/a>Applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While you don't need to do anything more than file your taxes to qualify for state rebates, applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit requires a little more work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taxpayers must have already filed their 2020 taxes before filling out a separate WFC application, explained Chandra Johnson, communications director of the San Francisco Human Services Agency (SFHSA), the office that’s managing the application process for this aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re encouraging all families with low- to moderate-income to apply,” Johnson said. “While they are working on preparing their taxes either individually or working with San Francisco’s free tax assistance centers, we want to make sure that they know that this credit is available for them,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you applied for and received this credit for your 2019 taxes, you'll automatically get a COVID-19 relief payment of $250 this year, no application required. But you'll have to apply again after filing your 2020 taxes to get this year's $250 credit (in addition to the automatic pandemic relief payment). SFHSA estimates about 4,000 families will be eligible for that $500 total combined credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s something we haven’t done before. It’s something designed to be a local stimulus,” Johnson said. “We know families that received the credit last year are already some of the lowest-income working families here in the city. So in many instances, they’re continuing to face economic disparities that have worsened.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be considered for the WFC, a taxpayer must claim at least one dependent child. And while the income cap for legal residents to qualify is $56,844, the maximum is much lower for undocumented workers — $30,000 — as it’s based on California EITC parameters. This is the first year the WFC is being made available to taxpayers who file with an ITIN, such as undocumented workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get started on your WFC application (available in six languages) and find organizations that can help you complete it, either virtually or in person, by going \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/jobs-money/free-tax-help/how-get-working-families-credit-wfc\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"itin\">\u003c/a>How to Request an ITIN\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you do not have a Social Security number, you'll need to file your taxes with an \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number\">Individual Taxpayer Identification Number\u003c/a>. The only agency that can grant an ITIN is the IRS. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>While documents like a driver’s license (U.S. or foreign), a birth certificate or medical records can be used for either category, your passport checks off both boxes, as long as it’s valid and has a date of entry into the country marked by U.S. immigration authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you complete the W-7 form by yourself, keep in mind that you will have to mail the IRS your passport or other documentation you’ll be using – and you won’t get them back until the IRS makes its decision about granting you an ITIN number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you apply with the help of a CAA, you can keep your documents throughout the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a CAA, we certify the documents the IRS asks for, and this way folks don’t need to be without their documentation for an extended period of time,” the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council's\u003c/a> Yolanda López explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As an organization, it’s not us that gives someone their ITIN, all we do is help throughout the process,” she said, pointing out that if someone seeks the help of a CAA, they should make sure that the person or organization has been recognized by the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Unity Council has been helping folks get their ITIN for this tax season since the end of last year, as hearing back from the IRS can take several weeks. If you’re planning to request an ITIN for this year, López said it’s best to start as soon as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"orgs\">\u003c/a>Organizations Offering Free Tax Assistance in the Bay Area\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alameda County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Oakland, the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council\u003c/a> offers in-person appointments for tax and ITIN assistance in English, Mandarin and Spanish. Appointments available on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To set up a time, call (510) 535-6101\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Also in Oakland, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.actsfullgospel.org/home\">Acts Full Gospel Church\u003c/a> offers tax assistance through drop-off services at its 1034 66th Ave. location on some Saturdays. No appointment required. For more information, call (510) 567-1300\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Hayward, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.getyourrefund.org/4cs/\">Community Child Care Coordinating Council\u003c/a> has partnered with VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) to provide virtual tax assistance through its website. For more information, call (510) 690-2141\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Pablo, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sanpabloedc.org/business/lao-family-community-development\">Lao Family Community Development\u003c/a> offers tax assistance through drop-off services at 1865 Rumrill Blvd. (Suite B) on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment required. For more information, call (510) 215 1220. Help available in English and Spanish\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Bay Point, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ambroserec.org/bay-point-works-community-career-center\">Bay Point Works Community Career Center\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance at 3105 Willows Pass Rd. on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment required but due to high demand, call (925) 252-2331 when you have arrived at the office. Help available in English, Tongan and Spanish\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Rafael, \u003ca href=\"https://canalalliance.org/resources\">Canal Alliance\u003c/a> offers virtual appointments every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until April 10. By appointment only. In English and Spanish. To set up a time, call (415) 526-7500\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Also in San Rafael, \u003ca href=\"https://camarin.org/\">Community Action Marin\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance services and virtual appointments in English and Spanish. To set up an appointment, call (707) 395-0938. Assistance is only available to those that make less than $60,000 per year\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To locate other tax assistance centers, call 211 or check out the \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\">IRS VITA locator tool\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Napa, \u003ca href=\"https://www.puertasabiertasnapa.org/\">Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center\u003c/a> offers both walk-ins and appointments for assistance in the ITIN process in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 952 Napa St. from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To schedule an appointment call (707) 224-1786\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In St. Helena and Calistoga, \u003ca href=\"http://upvalleyfamilycenters.org/economic-success-and-adult-education/\">UpValley Family Centers\u003c/a> offer in-person tax and ITIN assistance in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 1500 Cedar St. in Calistoga and 1440 Spring St. in St. Helena. Appointments are required and are available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and select Saturdays. To schedule a time, call (707) 965-5010\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://medasf.org/programs/free-tax-preparation/\">Mission Economic Development Agency\u003c/a> (MEDA) offers both walk-ins and appointments for assistance in the ITIN process in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 701 Alabama St. every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (415) 612-2014 for more information\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcec.org/\">San Francisco Community Empowerment Center\u003c/a> offers virtual and in-person appointments in English, Cantonese and Vietnamese. Call (415) 467-1929 to make an appointment from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://chinesenewcomers.org/en/volunteer-income-tax-assistance-program-vita/\">Chinese Newcomers Service Center\u003c/a> offers virtual appointments in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese. Call (415) 421-2111 to make an appointment from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Mateo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Redwood City, the Fair Oaks Community Center offers virtual appointments and drop off services in English and Spanish. To set up a time, call (415) 229-9240 or (650) 780-7500\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In East Palo Alto, the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center provides virtual appointments in English and Spanish. To set up a time and find out if you qualify, call (650) 321-2193\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In San Mateo, \u003ca href=\"https://collegeofsanmateo.edu/sparkpoint/vita.asp\">SparkPoint\u003c/a> and VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) offer virtual appointments for College of San Mateo students and residents who filed their taxes at this VITA site last year. To find out if you qualify and to make an appointment, email \u003ca href=\"mailto:vita@smccd.edu\">vita@smccd.edu\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Jose, \u003ca href=\"https://sacredheartcs.org/programs/\">Sacred Heart Community Service\u003c/a> offers drop-off services where taxpayers can schedule a time to drop off required documents. For times, call (408) 715-1951 or email \u003ca href=\"mailto:taxhelp@sacredheartcs.org\">taxhelp@sacredheartcs.org\u003c/a>. Assistance is only offered to those who made less than $66,000 in 2020\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjpl.org/blog/2021-tax-help-san-jose-public-libraries\">San Jose Public Library\u003c/a> has partnered with VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) to provide in-person assistance at the Hillview Branch every Saturday until April 10 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in English, Vietnamese and Thai. No walk-ins accepted. To make an appointment, call (408) 729-9512. Assistance is only offered to those who made less than $57,000 in 2020\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solano County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Benicia, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.bencac.com/\">Benicia Community Action Council\u003c/a> offers drop-off services where taxpayers can schedule a time to drop off required documents. For times, call (707) 745-0900 on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To locate other tax assistance centers you can call 211 or check out the \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\">IRS VITA locator tool\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sonoma County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Santa Rosa, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.capsonoma.org/vita-tax-program/\">Community Action Partnership\u003c/a> of Sonoma County offers drop-off services. To pick up a package and schedule a drop-off time, call (707) 544-6911 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Assistance is only available to those that make less than $66,000 per year\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Healdsburg, \u003ca href=\"https://www.corazonhealdsburg.org/\">Corazón Healdsburg\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance services on Mondays and Fridays in English and Spanish. To set up a time to drop off your tax information, call (707) 395-0938. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains a \u003ca href=\"#correction\">correction\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11873099/como-declarar-sus-impuestos-si-recibio-beneficios-por-desempleo-que-saber-y-donde-encontrar-ayuda\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#help\">Where to find free or low-cost tax help resources online\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The 2021 IRS deadline for filing your taxes has been pushed to May 17 to give people more time to get organized in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with this extra time, your situation is likely to be even more complicated if you’ve been unemployed during the course of the pandemic — since you have to pay taxes on federal unemployment if you earned above a certain amount in benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the new IRS tax filing deadline now less than a month away, here's what you need to know about filing your taxes if you've claimed unemployment benefits this year — and where you can find free or low-cost tax help, even after many such support services closed up shop on the original IRS deadline of April 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>I Received Unemployment Benefits in 2020. How Are They Taxed?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Unlike many other states, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/income-types/unemployment.html\">Californians do not have to pay state income tax on unemployment benefits\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc418\">Unemployment benefits \u003cem>are\u003c/em> subject to federal taxes\u003c/a>, but the American Rescue Plan created \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/new-exclusion-of-up-to-10200-of-unemployment-compensation\">new thresholds for what’s taxable\u003c/a> in this case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your modified adjusted gross income (AGI) is less than $150,000, for singles or married people filing separately, you don’t have to pay taxes on the first $10,200 of 2020 unemployment benefits you earned. For married people filing jointly, if each spouse received unemployment, this exemption applies to the first $10,200 worth of benefits for both individuals. If your modified AGI is $150,000 or more, this exemption does not apply to you. And the threshold stays the same for all statuses — it will not double to $300, 000 if you are married and filing a joint return, for example.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you file a Form 1040-NR (or \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1040-nr\">U.S. Non Resident Alien Income Tax Return\u003c/a>), the IRS says your spouse isn’t eligible for the tax break on the first $10,200 worth of benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Employment Development Department (EDD), \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/Get_Tax_Information_(Form_1099G).htm\">Pandemic Additional Compensation\u003c/a> — that extra $600 federal benefit bump people got from March until late July, and the extra $300 federal benefit bump people started getting in late December — is taxable and must be included in your gross income. However, don’t confuse this money with one-off stimulus checks from the U.S. government (most recently $1,400), which are not taxable. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11867087\">Read more about pandemic federal benefits if you're claiming unemployment in California.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What Kind of Unemployment Documentation Do I Need For Filing My Taxes?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you received unemployment benefits in 2020, EDD should have already sent you \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/pdf/1099G-info-sheet.pdf\">your 1099G form\u003c/a>, which is a record of the total taxable income EDD has issued to you in a calendar year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t gotten this form for some reason, you can print one or request a paper copy through your \u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/UI_Online.htm\">UI Online\u003c/a> account on EDD’s website.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID=\"news_11862122\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EDD recommends that if your 1099G form shows a $0 amount, you should call 1-866-401-2849 (Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.) \u003ca href=\"https://askedd.edd.ca.gov/AskEDD/s/topicdetail?cat=Form_1099G&catN=Form_1099G&scat=Form%201099G&scatN=Form_1099G&ttitle=I%20don%E2%80%99t%20agree%20with%20the%20amount%20on%20my%20Form%201099G.&topicid=ka0t0000000Li5ZAAS&parentSubCat=false\">You can also report form problems online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What If I Didn’t Collect Unemployment Benefits in 2020, but I Still Received a Form 1099G?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Considering \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/pdf/fraud-info-sheet.pdf\">EDD has already confirmed it’s paid out more than $10 billion in fraudulent claims\u003c/a>, there will certainly be tax forms going out to people whose identities have been used to file fake claims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you get a form documenting funds you never received, EDD says to call 1-866-401-2849, but “I would encourage people to use the online tool versus trying to call,” said Amy Spivey, director of the \u003ca href=\"https://tax.uchastings.edu/litc/\">UC Hastings Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://askedd.edd.ca.gov/AskEDD/s/topic?parentSubCat=false&scatN=Form_1099G&scatL=Form+1099G&category=Form_1099G&cat=Form_1099G\">report fraud on your 1099G form\u003c/a> on \u003ca href=\"https://askedd.edd.ca.gov/AskEDD/s/\">EDD's site\u003c/a>. Just follow the topic boxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11870636\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11870636\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"A screenshot of the EDD websi\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot.jpg 1900w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-800x539.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-1020x687.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-160x108.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/04/edd-screenshot-1536x1035.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot of EDD's website, showing various options for questioning issues with your 1099G form. \u003ccite>(EDD)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you feel there is an error on your 1099G form and can’t get an amended one from EDD before filing time, make sure you \u003cem>don’t\u003c/em> report that income when you file your taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Spivey, if there’s a mismatch between the earnings on your return and a 1099G the IRS has for you in its system, you’ll likely get a notice flagging underreported income. \"And then at that point, you could respond directly to the IRS as well,\" advised Spivey. The downside of that, she said, is that if you're eligible for a refund, it could delay it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How Do Withholdings Work With Unemployment Income?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\"You aren’t required to take any tax withholdings from your unemployment,\" said Spivey — but you could have opted in to a flat 10% withholding previously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spivey said most people she’s seen through her work \u003cem>haven’t\u003c/em> had withholdings on their unemployment benefits. \"I had expected that this was going to be a big problem for the 2020 tax filing season,\" said Spivey, \"but ultimately, I don’t think it’s been much of an issue.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She attributed that to the exemption thresholds put in through the American Rescue Plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Should I Just Submit for an Extension on Filing My Taxes?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Spivey said she anticipates \"a significant number of people that will not do [their taxes] this year, and then get charged penalties and interest.\" Sometimes people then experience a \"snowball effect,\" she said. \"They don't do one year and then it causes anxiety, and then they just don't do them for a couple of years.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spivey strongly encouraged people to file their taxes to avoid getting sucked into this cycle. If you need more time, \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/extension-of-time-to-file-your-tax-return\">submitting for an extension via a Form 4868\u003c/a> will buy you until Oct. 15 to file your tax return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're anticipating needing help to file, remember that filing after the official deadline will mean that many of the free and low-cost options for tax prep that \u003cem>would\u003c/em> have been available before that date are no longer available. And speaking of tax help ...\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"help\">\u003c/a>Where Can I Find Free or Low-Cost Help Filing My Taxes, and When Will It Be Available?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Spivey said one of the main questions she’s getting lately is: \"Who can still help me?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because a chunk of the free and low-cost support services close up shop on April 15, despite the deadline extension to May 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is year-round tax help through groups like \u003ca href=\"https://tax-aid.org/\">Tax-Aid\u003c/a>. And though Spivey said there are no guarantees, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11868240/newsom-announces-plan-to-open-up-business-as-usual-in-california-by-june-15\">California planning to reopen its economy in mid-June\u003c/a> after over a year of COVID-19 restrictions, you may also stand a better chance of finding in-person tax help in the coming months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spivey will also be holding \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/3058461587773782/\">a Facebook Live tax session\u003c/a> on behalf of the clinic on April 22 at 10 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11862122/how-to-get-your-california-stimulus-check-and-other-tax-credits-youre-entitled-to#orgs\">See our list of organizations offering free tax assistance in the Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Free Online Help for Tax Filing \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free\">Free File: Do Your Federal Taxes for Free\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.getyourrefund.org/en\">Get Your Refund\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\">IRS Free Tax Prep\u003c/a> (please note that some of these clinics expired April 15, but it’s still worth checking)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.211ca.org/search?taxonomyCode=DT-8800\">211 Tax Preparation Assistance\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Call 211 direct if you don’t have consistent internet access\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"correction\">\u003c/a>\u003cem>Sept. 13: This story has been corrected to amend the earnings threshold listed for tax exemptions related to unemployment income. 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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-21/oracle-lured-to-texas-by-lower-payrolls-and-labor-pool\">recent news\u003c/a> that Oracle, the second largest software maker in the world, plans to move its corporate headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin has resurrected familiar headlines suggesting that California is finally going to pay for its so-called hostility to business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coming on the heels of the \u003ca href=\"https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/12/01/silicon-valley-exodus-hewlett-packard-enterprise-moving-from-san-jose-to-houston/\">recent announcement\u003c/a> by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, another Silicon Valley marquee company, to move its headquarters to Texas, along with \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-critical-of-california-leaves-the-state-and-moves-to-texas\">Tesla founder Elon Musk's exodus\u003c/a> to the Lone Star State, Oracle’s decision has shaken some Bay Area business leaders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Jim Wunderman, president and CEO of the Bay Area Council\"]'The regulatory scheme is really tough to work through. Everything takes much longer, costs more money.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You know, it's very troubling news because it's not unexpected,” said Jim Wunderman, president and CEO of the Bay Area Council, a business and civic leadership group. “We've been hearing from a lot of companies, from individuals who are talking about this, and it's been on the agenda for a while now, even pre-pandemic. But I think the pandemic really expedited a lot of organizations thinking about their future strategy and remote work. And the wildfires didn't help.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based in San Francisco, the Bay Area Council advocates for policies that make the region hospitable to businesses and its workforce, but is also mindful of regional politics, which lean heavily Democratic and progressive. The council often supports taxes to improve infrastructure and transit, and it also endorsed Proposition 30, Gov. 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Everything takes much longer, costs more money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, not everyone agrees that recent high-profile corporate departures signal a kind of comeuppance for California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think folks have been complaining about California's hostile business environment for decades, and that certainly hasn't prevented the state from being one of the biggest economies in the world and attracting entrepreneurs and businesses for decades,” said Molly Turner, who studies the interface of technology, urban policy and economic development at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"taxes\"]“I think it's important for us to distinguish between the executives of these companies moving out of state versus the employees and the offices,” Turner said, noting that Elon Musk and Oracle’s Larry Ellison, who are both among the wealthiest people in the world, did very well in California and are now leaving for places with lower income taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s no doubt California is disproportionately reliant on the top 1% of income earners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Just that 1% is responsible for generating over 45% of all the personal income tax revenue,” said H.D. 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Still he says, “We want to retain as many of those individuals here as we possibly can and to continue to create the environment where we can see more of these types of activities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to taxes, some businesses howl at laws like \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB5\">Assembly Bill 5\u003c/a>, directed at companies like Lyft and Uber, as well as a recent one signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom requiring specific levels of diversity on corporate boards.[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Molly Turner, UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business\"]'I think folks have been complaining about California's hostile business environment for decades, and that certainly hasn't prevented the state from being one of the biggest economies in the world and attracting entrepreneurs and businesses for decades.'[/pullquote]“It's not that companies don't want to diversify. They do. 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Its passage gives a big victory to the California Association of Realtors, which made major changes to a similar initiative in 2018 that voters rejected by 20 percentage points.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Voters passed Proposition 19 because it is a win-win for California, providing needed housing and tax relief for seniors, wildfire victims, and generating much needed revenue for schools, fire districts, cities, and counties as they face budget shortfalls due to harmful economic impact of COVID-19,” said Jeanne Radsick, president of the California Association of Realtors in a news release.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The revamped proposal, which includes tax hikes for property heirs, passed the state Legislature with bipartisan support and got the endorsement of Gov. 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But those affected homeowners make up a tiny share, less than 1%, of the total number of households expected to benefit from Proposition 19, according to analysis from the \u003ca href=\"https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/california-proposition-19-property-tax-scheme/\">California Budget & Policy Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Normally when people in California buy a new home, their property taxes go through the roof. That’s because California assesses property taxes based on the value of your home when you bought it — not its current market value — and those taxes can only go up a certain amount each year. So the longer Californians have owned their homes, the less they pay in property taxes. This is the legacy of Proposition 13, which voters approved in 1978. That landmark measure froze property taxes at 1.1% of the sales price and capped increases at 2% a year for inflation until a property is sold, a system that can create huge savings for people whose homes greatly appreciate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The second piece of Proposition 19 would remove a tax break for people who inherit property, and opt to rent it out or keep it as a second home, instead of living in it. The nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/19/analysis.htm\">Legislative Analyst’s Office\u003c/a> estimates it would bring in tens of millions of dollars a year to state and local governments. 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They didn’t ask for the cut but Mr. Jarvis was kind enough to give them to them,” said McCarthy, who was Speaker of the Assembly at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The question is, was the windfall to corporations — which saves them billions of dollars on property taxes — a kind of “Trojan horse” benefit deliberately snuck into the measure by pro-business groups?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not according to Joel Fox, who was an assistant to Jarvis at the time and later became director of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All property was taxed the same from 1850 onward. So in writing an amendment to the Constitution on property taxes, it was just simple to maintain what was already in the Constitution,” Fox said recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Manuel Pastor, director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at University of Southern California\"]‘The question is, are we the California that passed Prop. 13? Or are we the California that wants to reevaluate that and think about investments in young people?’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, the business community didn’t really support Prop. 13, at least not outwardly, remembers Prop. 13 campaign manager Randy Goodwin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Not only did they not participate in the drafting, they didn’t support Proposition 13. So that tells you a lot right there. They did not support Proposition 13. They gave no money to it,” Goodwin told KQED recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The big corporations in California had a cozy relationship with the powers that ran the state government,” Goodwin said. “And they together paid for the opposition to Proposition 13. We didn’t have Chevron. We didn’t have AT&T. We didn’t have any of those big corporations supporting Proposition 13.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The argument that business would have the same treatment as residential property was in the ballot arguments. 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Companies have used that loophole to avoid property tax increases, by selling no more that 49% to any one person or entity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a result, companies like Disneyland, Intel and Chevron are currently paying taxes based on property assessments from the 1970s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Willie Brown says now that the legislature blew it back then.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We should have said anytime there is a change in the ownership of the property through any means, that constitutes a transfer for reassessment purposes,” Brown said recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The legislature can do that. And that’s where it ought to be done,” said Brown, who opposes Prop. 15 and has received consulting fees from the “No on 15” campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether the legislature “blew it” when it wrote the Prop. 13 implementation rules for commercial property or did it intentionally to please business interests is hard to know. One thing’s for sure: It’s much easier for lobbyists to influence legislation than ballot measures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, the Legislature \u003cem>tried\u003c/em> to revise the law to close the loophole and to reassess commercial property more often. In 2010, \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assembly Bill 2492\u003c/a>, authored by former Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, would have defined a “change of ownership” as happening whether or not any one legal entity or person that is a party to the transaction acquires more than 50% of the ownership interests. The bill died in committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prop. 15 would require that commercial and industrial properties be reassessed on a regular basis, with property taxes based on current market value, rather than what the property cost when it was purchased. According to the nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2020/Prop15-110320.pdf\">Legislative Analyst,\u003c/a> the measure would send $6.5 to $11.5 billion in new revenue annually to schools and local governments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residential and agricultural property along with commercial property worth less than $3 million would be exempted from the change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prop. 13 passed at a time when California was a much different place than it is today — more white, more conservative and less diverse. Manuel Pastor, director of University of Southern California’s Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, says that over the years, the measure has worked to exacerbate the wealth gap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’ve got a system right now that is inequitable in terms of where the burden of the property taxes are more on residential folks and more on the most recent buyers who tend not to be the wealthiest, tend to be more people of color,” Pastor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says the fate of this year’s Prop. 15 could indicate how much California has changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The question is, are we the California that passed Prop. 13? 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"content": "\u003cp>Property taxes are still due on April 10 in most California counties — despite the fact that county offices are closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly all counties across the state have agreed to waive penalties for late payments though if you can demonstrate you’ve been impacted by the COVID-19 emergency and can’t pay right now. Those exceptions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are some exceptions to the due date — San Mateo and San Francisco counties both extended their deadlines to May 4. But those who are able to pay are encouraged to pay now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Property taxes make up a huge portion of local governments’ revenue, said Graham Knaus, the executive director of the California State Association of Counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s local revenue for local services,” he said. “It is the primary funding source for critical services in the community, like public health and public safety.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local schools and county hospitals are also impacted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not paying taxes could lead to cash flow problems, Knaus said, causing some cities or counties to default on their loans, which could have serious long-term impacts. You might recall when \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/07/18/detroit-isnt-alone-the-u-s-cities-that-have-gone-bankrupt-in-one-map/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some cities went bankrupt\u003c/a> following the Great Recession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what you need to know if you live in one of the nine Bay Area counties. Jump to the county where you live: \u003ca href=\"#alameda\">Alameda\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#contra\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#marin\">Marin\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#napa\">Napa\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#sf\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#sm\">San Mateo\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#sc\">Santa Clara\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#solano\">Solano\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"#sonoma\">Sonoma\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Alameda\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Beginning April 10, the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office will post an online form property owners can fill out to request to waive late-payment penalties. Taxpayers will need to fill out the form and sign a statement under penalty of perjury detailing why they are unable to pay on time for reasons related to the coronavirus that are beyond their control. That could include illness, unemployment, business losses or loss of rental income. Responses will be given within 60 days.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Homeowners, small businesses and small landlords.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> There are no in-person payments at this time. Pay \u003ca href=\"https://acgov.org/propertytax/online.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online\u003c/a>, over the phone by calling 510-272-6800 or email \u003ca href=\"mailto:ttaxpublicmail@acgov.org\">ttaxpublicmail@acgov.org\u003c/a>. You can also pay by mail by sending checks to Alameda County Treasurer & Tax Collector at 1221 Oak Street, Room 131, Oakland, CA, 94612.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Contra Costa\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> You have until June 30, 2020, to request a late-payment penalty cancellation, if you make your payment in full. Partial tax payments will not be accepted. You’ll need to provide documentation demonstrating why you were late. That could include, but is not limited to, a note from a physician or medical staff, hospital release form or employer notification letter for business closure, layoff, furlough or reduced hours. The request form for a penalty cancellation will be available online or the county can mail you a copy.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Taxpayers who can demonstrate lost income or revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> There is no in-person payment at this time. Cash payments are not accepted. Pay \u003ca href=\"https://taxcolp.cccounty.us/taxpaymentrev3/lookup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online \u003c/a>or through an automated phone system at (925) 957-5280. If you need a receipt for proof of payment, a copy of your tax bill with the installment’s payment date is available in “View Bill” under \u003ca href=\"https://taxcolp.cccounty.us/taxpaymentrev3/lookup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Account Lookup\u003c/a>. You can also email \u003ca href=\"mailto:taxinfo@tax.cccounty.us\">taxinfo@tax.cccounty.us\u003c/a>. You can pay by mail by sending checks to the Contra Costa Tax Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office at P.O. Box 631, Martinez, CA, 94553.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Marin\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Property owners in Marin County have until May 15 to request a waiver for a late-payment penalty. You must provide documentation that demonstrates you were impacted by the coronavirus either through illness, or lost income or revenue. Tax payments should be made by June 10. Waivers will be considered on a case-by-case basis.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Homeowners, small landlords and small businesses that have fewer than 25 employees and had annual gross receipts of $7.5 million or less over the past three years.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> Pay \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/df/divisions/tax-collector/cancellation-of-property-tax-penalty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online\u003c/a>, over the phone at (800) 985-7277 or by mail postmarked April 10. Answers to frequently asked questions can be \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/df/divisions/tax-collector/cancellation-of-property-tax-penalty\">found here\u003c/a>. Send checks to Marin County Tax Collector at P.O. Box 4220, San Rafael, CA, 94913.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Napa\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Beginning April 11, property owners unable to pay on time for reasons related to COVID-19 may submit a \u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/DocumentCenter/View/16783/Penalty-Cancellation-Request-Form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">request for penalty cancellation online\u003c/a>. The county’s Tax Collector’s Office has set up a special team to process requests for those who can demonstrate they were affected by the outbreak.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Property owners impacted by COVID-19.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> Pay \u003ca href=\"https://common2.mptsweb.com/mbc/napa/tax/search/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online here\u003c/a> or call (855) 627-2121 to pay by phone. More information about how to pay your taxes can be found \u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/1260/Property-Tax-Payments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>. In-person payments are discouraged, but you can mail checks to the County Administration Building at 1195 Third Street, Suite 108, Napa, CA, 94559.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> May 4\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> If you are unable to pay by May 4, you may request a waiver for a late payment at that time. You can’t request the waiver before the date that taxes are due. You should provide documentation demonstrating why you weren’t able to pay. You can submit your request \u003ca href=\"https://sftreasurer.org/business/manage-your-business/penalty-waiver-refund-request\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Any taxpayers who are unable to pay their property taxes.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> City Hall offices are closed, but you can pay \u003ca href=\"https://www.sftreasurer.org/property/make-property-tax-payment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online\u003c/a>. There is no cost for e-check payments. Don’t send cash. Send checks by mail to Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector at P.O. Box 7426, San Francisco, CA, 94120-7426.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Mateo\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> May 4\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Penalty forgiveness will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Penalty waiver forms can be requested after May 4, when taxes are due.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Taxpayers who can demonstrate causes beyond their control necessitate a late payment.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> If you can pay now, you are encouraged to do so by \u003ca href=\"https://tax.smcgov.org/using-tax-payment-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paying online here\u003c/a>. Do not come to the office to pay in person. Do not send cash. You can pay by phone at (866) 220-0308. Make checks payable to Sandie Arnott, San Mateo County Tax Collector. You can mail those checks to the San Mateo County Tax Collector at PO Box 45878, San Francisco, CA 94145-0878.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Santa Clara\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Property owners who cannot pay at this time can \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dtac/tax/Pages/request-penalty-cancellation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">request a penalty cancellation online\u003c/a>. The forms should be submitted after April 10. You can also make partial payments until your balance is paid in full, but the full balance needs to be paid by June 30. There will still be penalties for an unpaid balance after April 10, but you might be eligible for a penalty cancellation. You will have to provide documentation demonstrating why you were unable to pay on time.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Property owners who can demonstrate they were impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> Pay \u003ca href=\"https://payments.sccgov.org/propertytax/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online here\u003c/a> or using the county’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dtac/tax/Pages/property-tax-mobile-app.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mobile phone app\u003c/a>. Send a check to the Department of Tax and Collections at PO Box 60534, City of Industry, CA 91716-0534 or Department of Tax and Collections at 70 W Hedding St., East Wing, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95110-1767. For more information, visit the county’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dtac/tax/Pages/property-taxes-FAQ.aspx\">FAQ page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Solano\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Penalty forgiveness will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Questions can be directed to the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office by phone at (707) 784-7485 or by e-mail at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ttccc@solanocounty.com\">ttccc@solanocounty.com\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Taxpayers who can demonstrate causes beyond their control necessitate a late payment.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> Pay \u003ca href=\"http://mpay.solanocounty.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online here\u003c/a>. Send a check to the mailing address indicated on the bill or through bill-pay at your bank. There are also two payment drop boxes located at 675 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA 94533 — one inside the first floor main lobby and a 24-hour drop box located on the outside of the building’s Union Street entrance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sonoma\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> After April 10, the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office will consider written requests for a penalty waiver on a case-by-case basis for property owners who can demonstrate they were impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Property owners who can demonstrate they were impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> Pay \u003ca href=\"http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/ACTTC/Revenue-Accounting/Property-Tax-Payments/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online here\u003c/a> or by calling toll-free at (888) 636-8418 or (707) 565-2281. Checks, cashier’s checks and money order payments can be sent to the County of Sonoma Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector at P.O. Box 3879, Santa Rosa, CA 95402-3879. For questions and customers who can only pay in cash, contact Tax Collection staff by email at \u003ca href=\"mailto:taxcollector@sonoma-county.org\">taxcollector@sonoma-county.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Jump to the county where you live: \u003ca href=\"#alameda\">Alameda\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#contra\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#marin\">Marin\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#napa\">Napa\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#sf\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#sm\">San Mateo\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#sc\">Santa Clara\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"#solano\">Solano\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"#sonoma\">Sonoma\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Alameda\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Beginning April 10, the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office will post an online form property owners can fill out to request to waive late-payment penalties. Taxpayers will need to fill out the form and sign a statement under penalty of perjury detailing why they are unable to pay on time for reasons related to the coronavirus that are beyond their control. That could include illness, unemployment, business losses or loss of rental income. Responses will be given within 60 days.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Homeowners, small businesses and small landlords.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> There are no in-person payments at this time. Pay \u003ca href=\"https://acgov.org/propertytax/online.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online\u003c/a>, over the phone by calling 510-272-6800 or email \u003ca href=\"mailto:ttaxpublicmail@acgov.org\">ttaxpublicmail@acgov.org\u003c/a>. You can also pay by mail by sending checks to Alameda County Treasurer & Tax Collector at 1221 Oak Street, Room 131, Oakland, CA, 94612.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Contra Costa\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> You have until June 30, 2020, to request a late-payment penalty cancellation, if you make your payment in full. Partial tax payments will not be accepted. You’ll need to provide documentation demonstrating why you were late. That could include, but is not limited to, a note from a physician or medical staff, hospital release form or employer notification letter for business closure, layoff, furlough or reduced hours. The request form for a penalty cancellation will be available online or the county can mail you a copy.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Taxpayers who can demonstrate lost income or revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> There is no in-person payment at this time. Cash payments are not accepted. Pay \u003ca href=\"https://taxcolp.cccounty.us/taxpaymentrev3/lookup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online \u003c/a>or through an automated phone system at (925) 957-5280. If you need a receipt for proof of payment, a copy of your tax bill with the installment’s payment date is available in “View Bill” under \u003ca href=\"https://taxcolp.cccounty.us/taxpaymentrev3/lookup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Account Lookup\u003c/a>. You can also email \u003ca href=\"mailto:taxinfo@tax.cccounty.us\">taxinfo@tax.cccounty.us\u003c/a>. You can pay by mail by sending checks to the Contra Costa Tax Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office at P.O. Box 631, Martinez, CA, 94553.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Marin\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Property owners in Marin County have until May 15 to request a waiver for a late-payment penalty. You must provide documentation that demonstrates you were impacted by the coronavirus either through illness, or lost income or revenue. Tax payments should be made by June 10. Waivers will be considered on a case-by-case basis.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Homeowners, small landlords and small businesses that have fewer than 25 employees and had annual gross receipts of $7.5 million or less over the past three years.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> Pay \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/df/divisions/tax-collector/cancellation-of-property-tax-penalty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online\u003c/a>, over the phone at (800) 985-7277 or by mail postmarked April 10. Answers to frequently asked questions can be \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/df/divisions/tax-collector/cancellation-of-property-tax-penalty\">found here\u003c/a>. Send checks to Marin County Tax Collector at P.O. Box 4220, San Rafael, CA, 94913.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Napa\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Beginning April 11, property owners unable to pay on time for reasons related to COVID-19 may submit a \u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/DocumentCenter/View/16783/Penalty-Cancellation-Request-Form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">request for penalty cancellation online\u003c/a>. The county’s Tax Collector’s Office has set up a special team to process requests for those who can demonstrate they were affected by the outbreak.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Property owners impacted by COVID-19.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> Pay \u003ca href=\"https://common2.mptsweb.com/mbc/napa/tax/search/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online here\u003c/a> or call (855) 627-2121 to pay by phone. More information about how to pay your taxes can be found \u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/1260/Property-Tax-Payments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>. In-person payments are discouraged, but you can mail checks to the County Administration Building at 1195 Third Street, Suite 108, Napa, CA, 94559.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> May 4\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> If you are unable to pay by May 4, you may request a waiver for a late payment at that time. You can’t request the waiver before the date that taxes are due. You should provide documentation demonstrating why you weren’t able to pay. You can submit your request \u003ca href=\"https://sftreasurer.org/business/manage-your-business/penalty-waiver-refund-request\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Any taxpayers who are unable to pay their property taxes.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> City Hall offices are closed, but you can pay \u003ca href=\"https://www.sftreasurer.org/property/make-property-tax-payment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online\u003c/a>. There is no cost for e-check payments. Don’t send cash. Send checks by mail to Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector at P.O. Box 7426, San Francisco, CA, 94120-7426.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Mateo\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> May 4\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Penalty forgiveness will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Penalty waiver forms can be requested after May 4, when taxes are due.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Taxpayers who can demonstrate causes beyond their control necessitate a late payment.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> If you can pay now, you are encouraged to do so by \u003ca href=\"https://tax.smcgov.org/using-tax-payment-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paying online here\u003c/a>. Do not come to the office to pay in person. Do not send cash. You can pay by phone at (866) 220-0308. Make checks payable to Sandie Arnott, San Mateo County Tax Collector. You can mail those checks to the San Mateo County Tax Collector at PO Box 45878, San Francisco, CA 94145-0878.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Santa Clara\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Property owners who cannot pay at this time can \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dtac/tax/Pages/request-penalty-cancellation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">request a penalty cancellation online\u003c/a>. The forms should be submitted after April 10. You can also make partial payments until your balance is paid in full, but the full balance needs to be paid by June 30. There will still be penalties for an unpaid balance after April 10, but you might be eligible for a penalty cancellation. You will have to provide documentation demonstrating why you were unable to pay on time.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Property owners who can demonstrate they were impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> Pay \u003ca href=\"https://payments.sccgov.org/propertytax/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online here\u003c/a> or using the county’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dtac/tax/Pages/property-tax-mobile-app.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mobile phone app\u003c/a>. Send a check to the Department of Tax and Collections at PO Box 60534, City of Industry, CA 91716-0534 or Department of Tax and Collections at 70 W Hedding St., East Wing, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95110-1767. For more information, visit the county’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dtac/tax/Pages/property-taxes-FAQ.aspx\">FAQ page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Solano\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Property tax due date:\u003c/strong> April 10\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What if I can’t pay?\u003c/strong> Penalty forgiveness will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Questions can be directed to the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office by phone at (707) 784-7485 or by e-mail at \u003ca href=\"mailto:ttccc@solanocounty.com\">ttccc@solanocounty.com\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Who’s eligible for penalty forgiveness?\u003c/strong> Taxpayers who can demonstrate causes beyond their control necessitate a late payment.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>I can pay. How do I do that?\u003c/strong> Pay \u003ca href=\"http://mpay.solanocounty.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online here\u003c/a>. Send a check to the mailing address indicated on the bill or through bill-pay at your bank. There are also two payment drop boxes located at 675 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA 94533 — one inside the first floor main lobby and a 24-hour drop box located on the outside of the building’s Union Street entrance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sonoma\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated Friday, 4:15 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California primary election’s only statewide measure, which asked voters to consider borrowing billions of dollars to fund school construction projects, appears headed for defeat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With support from just over 44% of voters as of \u003ca href=\"https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/returns/ballot-measures\">Friday afternoon\u003c/a>, Proposition 13 was far short of the simple majority it needs to pass. Continued updates to voting results will be posted by the California Secretary of State \u003ca href=\"https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/returns/ballot-measures\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Backers of the measure — the largest school facility bond in state history — argued that the money is desperately needed to retrofit aging facilities, keep students safe and encourage learning. The most high-profile opposition came from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, which routinely rejects increased taxation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/13/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Proposition 13\u003c/a> — no relation to the much-contested 1978 measure that changed how property is assessed in California — asked voters to authorize $15 billion in bonds for K-12 schools, community colleges and state universities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=13&year=2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legislative Analyst’s Office estimated\u003c/a> that Proposition 13 would cost taxpayers another $11 billion in interest, raising the total to $26 billion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2020/voters-should-reject-this-proposition-13/623659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criticized the measure\u003c/a> for putting Californians deeper into debt at a time when the state is bringing in record revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But school leaders warned that conditions in their schools are dire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have schools that are literally held together with duct tape,” said Tony Wold, associate superintendent of business services for the West Contra Costa Unified School District. “We need to do earthquake safety. We have two comprehensive high schools that have no windows.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11805136\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11805136\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Libby.Prop13-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Libby Schaaf visits Manzanita Community Elementary School in Oakland in support of Proposition 13 on Mar. 2, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Libby.Prop13-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Libby.Prop13-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Libby.Prop13-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Libby.Prop13.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf visits Manzanita Community Elementary School in Oakland in support of Proposition 13 on Mar. 2, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>About 70% of California’s K-12 schools are more than 25 years old, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/bonds-for-k-12-school-facilities-in-california/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to the Public Policy Institute of California\u003c/a>, and districts are projected to need more than $100 billion to rehabilitate facilities in the next two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wold estimates that in West Contra Costa Unified School District alone there are more than a billion dollars in unmet needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics of Proposition 13 said an increase in local bonds, which would raise property taxes if passed, was imprudent in the face of an unprecedented housing crisis. 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