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Free income tax help being provided by students at UCSB and Cal Poly

Flickr member Chris Potter

Volunteers at both Cal Poly and UCSB are set to begin helping Central Coast residents prepare their tax returns—for free. The program is called VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance).

Levi Satterthwaite is part of the program at Cal Poly and says he's excited to be involved.

"As college seniors at Cal Poly we're trained and we're IRS certified to prepare tax returns and to help them out," said Satterthwaite. "It's a wonderful opportunity and we love to give back to the community."

The Cal Poly VITA program is organized through the Orfalea College of business and is open to people who make less than $53,000. It begins on Jan. 31, 2015. At UCSB, the VITA program is organized by a student group and their ceiling is $59,000 for UCSB. It begins Feb. 2, 2015.

Neither program handles partnership, trusts or rental income.

The UCSB program also offers finance literacy and education programs.