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DearTaxpayer t1_j62ey2t wrote

Reply to comment by Its-a-write-off in WA EITC refunds by BobaButt4508

Hi - this is a brand new thing for WA state. It should be available through any of the IRS Free File options that include state returns. It's also available through VITA and probably AARP Tax-Aide, although I haven't confirmed that.

I am a VITA volunteer in the Seattle area and we are still learning about this credit.

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DearTaxpayer t1_j62e776 wrote

Reply to WA EITC refunds by BobaButt4508

Yes, this is a brand new credit and you need to file a simple state form to claim it. If your income is less than $73k, use one of the options through IRS Free File that includes state returns for free:

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile

I'm a volunteer with VITA, a free tax preparation program and we can also e-file both the federal and state returns for free. You can look up the closest location to you here:

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/free-tax-return-preparation-for-qualifying-taxpayers

Because this is so new we still are learning what is required for this credit. From what I understand you should include your state driver's license information and if you have children they need to be listed on the state form. You also need to answer a couple questions about residency (must have been a WA state resident for at least 183 days in 2022). There are some optional demographic questions.

You can find a list of supported tax filing software here; most of them have options through the IRS Free File program, so look there for free state returns.

https://workingfamiliescredit.wa.gov/apply/apply-using-tax-preparation-software

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Stabbymcappleton t1_j62c70y wrote

Reply to comment by peggysue_82 in Planning 3nights in Portland. Traveling from Victoria, BC. Any good stops on the way worth stopping for? by [deleted]

I agree. Last time we took the Amtrak down, Courthouse square had become like East Hastings in Vancouver BC like something out of Robocop. Nutjobs howling at the moon and tweekers fucking with you at the food truck courts. 0/10. But I don’t think you can get through Customs with mace. Just buy some when you get into Portland at a sporting goods store, and shitcan it before you try to cross back.

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friedcat777 t1_j62a4dr wrote

Reply to comment by Paid_Corporate_Shill in Washington state might nix-single family zoning by magenta_placenta

And you are right about that. That a conversation about upgrading a sewer system is way easier to navigate then getting a bunch NMBY folks to agree to higher density and change. So hopefully it passes and it will have the desired effect. Its probably better then trying nothing and complaining that its still broke.

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Stabbymcappleton t1_j6291s4 wrote

Reply to Planning 3nights in Portland. Traveling from Victoria, BC. Any good stops on the way worth stopping for? by [deleted]

There’s fuckall along 101 from Port Angeles all along Hood Canal. Skip Hoodsport. It sucks.
That said, the Mexican food in Shelton, the burgers in Tacoma (if you take the Hood Canal bridge over to Hwy 3 and pay the Narrows bridge toll, saves you about an hour and is safer) are both crazy good. I highly recommend taking the Bremerton/Tacoma route rather than the slow winding shitshow that is US101. Just South of Tacoma is Lakewood which has the best Korean and Vietnamese cuisine North of Los Angeles.

Olympia is boring, lame and doesn’t have shit for decent anything.

Centralia has a decent Mexican place called La Tarasca. Chehalis has a place called The Shire that was started by a guy whom was fucked over by Portland-based McMenemin’s. Don’t waste any time or money at a McMenemin’s restaurant. The food and drinks both are super overpriced and shitty. They’re all over Portland.
Further South from Chehalis is a burger joint of the Vader exit called Mrs. Beesley’s. It’s actually decent, and full of the pictures of all the celebrities that have been there over the decades.
Longview has a decent seafood restaurant and great Mexican food. Asshole cops though.
South of Longview, you might as well punch through to Portland. There’s was good food in Vancouver, but it’s off the beaten path, and a pain in ass to get to and then get back to the freeway. I don’t know what survived the pandemic.
Hope that helps.

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