The SlugCents Financial Wellness Program is now offering free tax preparation assistance to students (domestic and international) and others who had income of $67,000 or less in 2024. IRS-certified UC Santa Cruz student volunteer tax preparers from Students in VITA are available for drop-in appointments on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, 1 to 4 pm, at the SlugCents office through April 15.
SlugCents is located at Hahn Student Services, Room 203 (upstairs next to Financial Aid). Due to VITA/TCE Tax Preparation Assistance Program rules, all appointments must be held in person.
Non-resident International Students should email slugcents@ucsc.edu ahead of their drop in visit to make sure an advanced tax preparer is available, or they can use free tax filing options from the International Student Services and Programming website.
For those who prefer to do their own taxes and would like to eFile federal and state tax returns, send an email slugcents@ucsc.edu with "file taxes free" in the subject line and SlugCents will send you a link to the free version of TaxSlayer tax preparation software. This option is available for people with income of $84,000 or less in 2024.
For more information, please contact Tiffany Zachmeier at the SlugCents Financial Wellness Program at tzachmei@ucsc.edu.
