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MEDA Free Tax Preparation Team Returns $4.5 Million to Community

Background Since 2010, MEDA has been providing free tax preparation to the low- and moderate-income Mission community. This is done via the federal government’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which offers free services to those who make under $53,000, persons with disabilities, the elderly and taxpayers with limited English-language skills. The numbers This tax…

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Join the MEDA Tax Volunteer Team for the 2015 Season

When Jean came to MEDA as a tax volunteer, she never expected it would be so personally rewarding . . . and fun. Jean found MEDA an inspiring place doing great work in the community, so she went home each day after volunteering being grateful for the opportunity to finally pay it forward. Jean’s story…

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Your Top 10 Questions about ITIN’s/Sus 10 Principales Preguntas Sobre los ITIN’s

As MEDA gets many questions about Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN’s), and with the 2015 tax season fast approaching, we thought it best to go to the source for answers. The following interview with MEDA Tax Program Manager Max Moy-Borgen answers all things ITIN. MEDA: Can you describe what an ITIN is, in the easiest…

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MEDA Tax Team Works to Keep Long-Term Resident in U.S.

The stacks of paper are piled even higher than usual on Max Moy-Borgen’s desk today, his phone buried beneath pages emblazoned with years from the early George W. Bush years. It seems the MEDA Tax Services Program Manager is busy doing a client’s taxes way back to the year 2000. Moy-Borgen enlisted Tax Volunteer Granger…

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Social Enterprise at Work: Mission Techies Tackle a Taxing Task

After a productive 2014 tax season–with almost 3,400 clients served at no charge and more than $5.3 million in refunds garnered–MEDA’s seemingly tireless Free Tax Preparation staff and 120 volunteers were a bit worn down. Unfortunately, so were some of the tax department computers. Action was needed to get these laptops refurbished for the reminder of…

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Granger Tripp Tax Program
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MEDA March 2014 Volunteer of the Month: Granger Tripp, Tax Program

Each month, the Mission Economic Development Agency honors one of its dedicated volunteers—the people who are an integral part of MEDA’s ability to provide free services to low- and moderate-income Bay Area residents. Thanks to all of the selfless MEDA volunteers who choose Plaza Adelante as their second home.  Name: Granger Tripp (photo center) Program:…

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