With tax season just around the corner, a new law, Assembly Bill 650, requires employers to notify their employees about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

AB 650, co-authored by Assembly Members Ted Lieu and Dave Jones, became law in response to reports that every year, thousands of working families fail to claim the EITC when filing their taxes

. To help employers comply with the new law, the Metro Chamber, in partnership with the Sacramento Coalition for Working Families and Assemblymember Jones, are offering to provide you with FREE brochures that you can distribute to your employees in January.

These brochures provide information on free tax preparation services offered by the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, and per AB 650 guidelines, notify your employees that they may be eligible for the EITC.

Handing these brochures to employees, or sending them in the mail, will make it easier for businesses to comply with the new law and will connect eligible employees to the EITC and free tax assistance.

To learn more about the benefits of promoting the EITC and VITA in the workplace, please watch this short video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnQ5-mc42Q

To request your free brochures, email to alex.barrios@asm.ca.gov or call the Office of Assemblymember Jones at 916-324-4676.