Aloha and Welcome to Hawai'i Tax Help

****Notice to Oahu Residents****

There will be a special clinic to kick off the tax season:

Hawaii State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street, Room 329
Saturday, February 27 ONLY
9:00am-12:30pm (last appointment)
Close to main bus stops and metered parking is also available.
For Appointment Call: 808-393-4364
Walk-ins accepted as time permits.

Bring all your required documents.
For a list of other sites click here.
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On July 1, 2009, the Family and Individual Self-Sufficiency Program (FISSP) at Aloha United Way moved to and became a part of the Hawai`i Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development (HACBED). All other aspects of the FISSP, including its Program Coordinator, remain unchanged. To learn more about HACBED, please visit www.hacbed.org

The FISSP is the only Statewide coordinated effort that recruits, supports, and works with organizational partners to provide free tax assistance services to qualified workers in order to help them claim valuable tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit. Free tax assistance sites are staffed and run by extraordinary community volunteers who spend many hours training in order to obtain IRS certification that enables them to prepare tax returns for Hawai`i residents. Free tax assistance sites also offer other volunteer opportunities - e.g., interviewers, translators, and schedulers.

During the last four tax seasons, the FISSP has provided free tax assistance services to 6,345 taxpayers and obtained refunds exceeding $7.15 Million, including over $3.1 Million in EITC benefits and over $1.3 Million in Child Tax Credits. Most of these funds are used to purchase local goods and services which helps to stimulate local businesses and generate money for the State of Hawai`i in the form of general excise taxes. The success of the FISSP has been nationally recognized with the FISSP receiving one of the nation?s first VITA grants in 2009 and an unsolicited grant from the WalMart Foundation.

Join us in helping your community today. Volunteer by sending us a message via the Contact Us link

Please browse this site to learn more about the EITC, the changes in tax credits for the upcoming tax season resulting from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA), and the upcoming plans of the FISSP. Some areas of this site may be under re-construction because of the FISSP's move to HACBED. If you encounter any problems with the site or have a question, please contact the FISSP Coordinator at stamanaha@hacbed.org or call (808) 381-0881 (not a toll free number).