SALEM — The Oregon Transportation Commission will hold a formal business meeting on Thursday, March 11, beginning at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held virtually to ensure public access while maintaining social distance in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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All meeting materials are available on the OTC Website. Agenda items include:

• Interstate Bridge Replacement: Receive status update from the Interstate Bridge Replacement team.
• COVID-19 Relief Package: Review and discuss ODOT’s proposal for allocating funding from federal COVID-19 relief funding package.

• Area Commissions On Transportation: Discuss refocusing Area Commissions on Transportation activities in support of the commission and ODOT.
• Continuous Improvement Advisory Committee: Review and approve revisions to the Continuous Improvement Advisory Committee charter and membership list. Provide recommendations on moving forward following adoption of the ODOT Strategic Action Plan.

How to watch or listen to the meeting

• Join via WebEx: https://ordot.webex.com/ordot/onstage/g.php?MTID=e67a83fac413a6379c39c77346b9723f8 (you do not need a password)
• Join by phone (listen-only option): +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code: 187 956 5546#
• Join via YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/user/OregonDOT/live.

How to provide public comment

​Members of the public are encouraged to submit written comment in advance of the March 11 meeting or sign up for real-time virtual oral public comment.

To sign up for real-time virtual oral comment please sign up in advance at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8CFBZPB by March 9 at 4 p.m. Written comment is encouraged even if you plan to testify and may be submitted to OTCAdmin@odot.state.or.us.

Submit written testimony or comments electronically by March 9 at 4 p.m. through a submission form on the OTC website to guarantee inclusion in the March 11 meeting packet. Comments not included in the meeting packet will be shared with commissioners at the next meeting.

Mail written comments to Oregon Transportation Commission, ATTN: Commission Assistant, 355 Capitol Street NE, MS11, Salem OR 97301.

To request an accommodation

Live closed captioning is available at: bit.ly/OTC_Mar2021
Meetings of the Oregon Transportation Commission are open to the public. Accommodations will be provided to persons with disabilities, and alternate formats of printed material are available upon request. Please contact OTC support at 503-986-3450 (or statewide relay 711) or OTCAdmin@odot.state.or.us at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to request accommodations.

​Source: Oregon Department of Transportation 

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,293, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 251 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 156,884.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 38,632 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 22,438 doses were administered on March 4 and 16,194 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on March 4.

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 1,082,241 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 1,348,255 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 132, which is eight fewer than yesterday. There are 30 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is one more than yesterday.

The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between report times. The numbers do not reflect admissions per day, nor the length of hospital stay. Staffing limitations are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.

More information about hospital capacity can be found here.

OHA updates methods for counting age and race data in vaccination records

OHA has adjusted how it reports race and ethnicity data on its COVID-19 dashboards, starting in late February, for persons entered in the state’s immunization registry known as ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS), or ALERT IIS.

The system previously counted race and ethnicity data for persons who have received a COVID-19 vaccine as non-exclusive categories, where an individual contributed to the counts of all races that were indicated in their ALERT IIS record. Starting Feb. 25, race and ethnicity data began to be counted in only one racial or ethnic group. This change followed recommendations provided by the Oregon Office of Equity and Inclusion. The race and ethnic categories include: American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, White, other race and unknown. The category of Hispanic is treated as a racial group.

Individuals may still have multiple indications for race on their ALERT IIS record.

Age category listings for persons also changed on Feb. 25 to reflect the state state’s phased approach in opening up vaccine eligibility to older Oregonians. The dashboards now show older Oregonians in five-year grouping, for ages between 60 and 80 years old.

Starting today, data on Oregonians who have been vaccinated will include race and ethnicity information at the county level on the COVID-19 dashboards.

Cases and deaths

Note: A server issue yesterday and a large volume of approximately 29,000 electronic laboratory reports (ELRs) received on March 3 contribute to today’s high ELR counts. The large volume of test results is from March 2020 through March 2021. Today’s test counts include this grouping of ELRs. Percent positivity is lower than anticipated today.

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (7), Benton (5), Clackamas (17), Clatsop (1), Coos (31), Crook (1), Curry (5), Deschutes (15), Douglas (24), Grant (3), Jackson (29),Jefferson (1), Josephine (7), Klamath (4), Lake (1), Lane (14), Linn (4), Malheur (4), Marion (22), Multnomah (13), Polk (10), Tillamook (4), Umatilla (10), Union (2), Wallowa (1), Washington (15) and Yamhill (1).

Oregon’s 2,285th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Dec. 25 and died on Jan. 20 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,286th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman in Deschutes County who died on Jan. 24 at her residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,287th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Jan. 28 and died on March 3 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,288th COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Jan. 27 and died on Feb. 26 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,289th COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old woman in Josephine County who tested positive on Dec. 22 and died on Feb. 19 at Stanford Health Care. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,290th COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Feb. 19 and died on Feb. 27 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,291st COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on Dec. 23 and died on Dec. 29 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,292nd COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old woman in Polk County who died on Jan. 27 at her residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. She had underlying conditions.Oregon’s 2,293rd COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on December 31 and died on Jan. 10 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

In case you missed it: Partners promote equitable access at Celilo VillageIn yesterday’s edition of OHA’s Coronavirus Update, we spotlighted the work of OHA partner One Community Health on a vaccine clinic in Celilo Village. It was a vaccination event that required collaboration between two states, four counties, the Intertribal Fish Commission, social service agencies and transportation partners.

“Our Longhouse is a place of worship, and we haven’t been able to use it during COVID,” says Karen Whitford, a Tribal Elder who lives 12 miles east of the Dalles in Celilo Village. On Jan. 27, after a ceremonial prayer, Whitford and 103 Tribal members from throughout the Columbia River Gorge received first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Longhouse.

Read the full story in yesterday’s newsletter. To subscribe, visit this page.
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Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinationsTo learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our webpage, which has a breakdown of distribution and other useful information.

Source: Oregon Health Authority 

 
Salem, Oregon – La Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias de Oregon y la Agencia Federal para el
Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) continúan con su compromiso de ayudar a
los sobrevivientes del desastre en Oregon, los negocios y las comunidades a reconstruir y
recuperarse de los devastadores incendios forestales del año pasado. Hasta la fecha, se han
destinado más de $262 millones en ayuda federal a personas, hogares y comunidades.

Los fondos federales ayudan a las comunidades afectadas a recuperarse

Hasta el 2 de marzo, FEMA ha aprobado más de $34.8 millones en asistencia individual para los
propietarios de vivienda e inquilinos afectados por los incendios forestales en Oregon. Estos fondos
federales proporcionan ayuda a los sobrevivientes en ocho condados aprobados para la asistencia
individual de FEMA: Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn y Marion.
La Agencia Federal para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa (SBA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha
aprobado más de $59 millones en préstamos por desastre a bajo interés a 542 negocios,
propietarios de vivienda e inquilinos.

3,091 personas y familias en Oregon han sido aprobadas para subvenciones federales a través del
Programa de Individuos y Familias de FEMA para un total de aproximadamente $27.9 millones. De
estos, 538 propietarios de vivienda recibieron la cantidad máxima de subvención de asistencia para
vivienda disponible de FEMA ($35,500).

Además, se han aprobado más de $6.9 millones en ayudas para otras necesidades, con el fin de
ayudar a los propietarios de viviendas a sufragar gastos por pérdidas de propiedad personal y de
transporte, gastos fúnebres y otros gastos graves relacionados con el desastre que no fueron
cubiertos por el seguro u otras fuentes.

DR-4562-OR NR 40 Incendios Forestales en Oregon: Los fondos federales y la colaboración estatal
ayudan a las comunidades afectadas en el camino hacia la recuperación

Además, la Asistencia Directa de Vivienda Provisional de FEMA para los sobrevivientes calificados y
sus familias en las comunidades más afectadas en los condados Jackson, Lane, Lincoln, Linn y
Marion.

En la actualidad, estas unidades de vivienda provisional ya sean vehículos recreativos (RV) y
unidades de vivienda prefabricadas (MHU) se están colocando en zonas alquiladas en varios
complejos comerciales en el condado de Jackson. El Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los
Estados Unidos también está construyendo sitios para FEMA en los condados de Jackson, Lincoln,
Marion y Linn.

Hasta la fecha, 265 familias de sobrevivientes han sido aprobadas para recibir asistencia directa de
vivienda provisional de FEMA en los cinco condados elegibles y más de 100 sobrevivientes y sus
familias están actualmente autorizados a vivir en viviendas provisionales proporcionadas por FEMA.
El Programa de Asistencia Pública de FEMA (PA, por sus siglas en inglés), que ayuda a los gobiernos
estatales, locales, tribales y territoriales y a ciertos tipos de organizaciones privadas sin fines de
lucro a responder y recuperarse de grandes desastres o emergencias, ha asignado más de $159
millones para reparaciones bajo el programa PA. Esta subvención ayuda a cubrir los gastos de
recogido de escombros, las medidas de protección de emergencia para salvar vidas y el
restablecimiento de las infraestructuras públicas.

Coordinación entre agencias para la recuperación

El Plan de Recuperación de Desastres del Estado de Oregón establece siete Funciones de Apoyo a la
Recuperación (RSF, por sus siglas en inglés) para coordinar las áreas de asistencia, cada una
dirigida por una agencia estatal designada y apoyada por múltiples colaboradores estatales y
federales. La Administración de Manejo de Emergencias de Oregon lidera este Equipo Estratégico
Integrado de Recuperación de las agencias estatales y federales que apoyan la recuperación local
de los incendios forestales.

Más de 24 colaboradores estatales y 10 federales están uniendo esfuerzos para ayudar a las
jurisdicciones locales en la capacidad y planificación de la recuperación para maximizar los recursos
estatales, federales y de los donantes para financiar la planificación de la reconstrucción de la
comunidad y los proyectos de recuperación de desastres. El personal de Planificación Comunitaria y
Desarrollo de Capacidades se está integrando con los condados y las comunidades para
proporcionar asistencia específica.

Además, la comunidad filantrópica y sin fines de lucro es una parte integral del proceso de
reconstrucción comunitaria, con recursos y asistencia técnica disponibles para apoyar los proyectos
locales de recuperación y ayudar a desarrollar capacidad. Se han establecido contactos con más de
10 fundaciones, identificando las prioridades críticas de recuperación y las oportunidades de fondos
para apoyar, y vinculando a los donantes con aquellos que necesitan recursos.

​DR-4562-OR NR 40 Incendios Forestales en Oregon: Los fondos federales y la colaboración estatal
ayudan a las comunidades afectadas en el camino hacia la recuperación

Puntos sobresalientes de la recuperación en Oregon

▪ FEMA ha completado 6,993 inspecciones de viviendas.
▪ Los Servicios Legales por Desastres están respondiendo a las preguntas de los sobrevivientes
de los incendios forestales. Visite: oregondisasterlegalservices.org (en inglés), o llame al 800-
452-7636 o 503-684-3763, de lunes a viernes de 8 a.m. a 5 p.m.
▪ El equipo especial para el Manejo de Escombros de Oregon ha continuado proporcionando
limpieza de cenizas y escombros de incendios forestales sin costo alguno para todos los hogares
y negocios en los ocho condados afectados por los desastrosos incendios forestales de
septiembre, incluyendo complejos de casas móviles, segundas viviendas, negocios y otras
estructuras.
▪ El estado de Oregon ha recibido una subvención federal de más de $6.3 millones para prestar
servicios de Manejo de Casos por Desastre a los ciudadanos de Oregon afectados por los
incendios forestales. Esta subvención permite al estado poner en marcha un Programa de
Manejo de Casos por Desastre, suministrando fondos y asistencia técnica para garantizar un
enfoque de toda la comunidad para proporcionar o conectar a los sobrevivientes de desastres
con los servicios locales.
▪ En coordinación con la Administración de Salud Mental y Abuso de Sustancias, FEMA ha
proporcionado más de $3.8 millones a través de los Programas de Servicios Inmediatos de
Consejería en Crisis y Servicios Regulares para ayudar a las personas y comunidades a
recuperarse de los efectos psicológicos de los desastres a través de servicios educativos y de
alcance comunitario. La línea de ayuda Unidos + Fuertes está disponible tanto para niños como
para adultos que luchan contra el estrés, la ansiedad u otros síntomas de depresión
relacionados con el desastre. Para obtener ayuda, llame al 800-923-4357 o visite
safestrongoregon.org/mental-emotional-health (disponible en español).
▪ Todos los mensajes de FEMA sobre el desastre se han distribuido en siete idiomas identificados
como prevalentes en Oregon: español, chino, japonés, coreano, vietnamita, somalí y ruso,
además del inglés y el lenguaje de señas americano. En las reuniones públicas se ha contado
con portavoces bilingües.
▪ La línea telefónica gratuita de asistencia en caso de desastre, 800-621-3362, también cuenta
con el apoyo de especialistas en esos siete idiomas y otros adicionales, y los servicios de
interpretación en vivo están disponibles para todos los solicitantes que llamen a FEMA.

Source: FEMA 

​The Social Security Administration and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have once again joined forces to raise public awareness about Social Security imposter scams during the second annual ‘Slam the Scam’ Day on March 4. Social Security scams - in which fraudsters mislead victims into making cash or gift card payments to fix purported Social Security number problems or to avoid arrest - are the #1 type of government imposter fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission and Social Security. The agency has made concerted efforts to address this issue, including partnering with other Federal and State agencies to identify and pursue scammers, increasing employee and public outreach and education, raising awareness through marketing in post offices nationwide, and maintaining a Social Security/OIG workgroup to maximize resources and ensure a cohesive response.

“I am deeply troubled that crooks are deceiving Americans and using fear tactics to trick people into providing personal information or money,” said Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul. “I urge everyone to remain vigilant, hang up on these fraudsters, and go to oig.ssa.gov to report any attempted scam.”

Criminals are sophisticated and there are many variations of this fraud scheme. For example, scammers may call or email saying they are from Social Security and that the person’s Social Security number is suspended or was used in a crime. The caller identification may be spoofed to appear as a legitimate government number. They may text or email fake documents in attempts to coerce people to comply with their demands. In recent twists, thieves even use real Social Security and OIG official’s names and send pictures of fabricated government ID badges.

Social Security will never tell you that your Social Security number is suspended, contact you to demand an immediate payment, threaten you with arrest, ask for your credit or debit card numbers over the phone, ask for gift cards or cash, or promise a Social Security benefit approval or increase in exchange for information or money.

“We are working with the Department of Justice and law enforcement agencies across the United States to combat Social Security imposter scams—but our best weapon in this fight will always be awareness,” said Inspector General Gail S. Ennis. “I want to thank the many agencies and organizations that have joined us in our effort this year to alert Americans to hang up on suspicious calls, and talk to their family and friends about phone scams.”

Today’s events include:

• 1 p.m. ET: @SocialSecurity and @TheSSAOIG participate in a Spanish-language #OjoConLasEstafas on Twitter hosted by @USAgovespanol.
• 3 p.m. ET: @SocialSecurity and @TheSSAOIG participate in a #SlamTheSlamChat on Twitter hosted by @USAgov.
• 7 p.m. ET: Facebook Live with the SSA Office of the Inspector General and the Division of Consumer & Business Education at the Federal Trade Commission.

Social Security employees do occasionally contact the public by telephone for business purposes. Ordinarily, the agency calls people who have recently applied for a Social Security benefit, someone who is already receiving payments and requires an update to their record, or a person who has requested a phone call from the agency. If there is a problem with a person’s Social Security number or record, Social Security will typically mail a letter.

For more information, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/antifraudfacts/.

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 13 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,225, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 269 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 156,037.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 10,911 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 3,894 doses were administered on March 1 and 7,017 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on March 1.

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 997,448 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 1,244,505 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 149, which is 17 more than yesterday. There are 29 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is two more than yesterday.

The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between report times. The numbers do not reflect admissions per day, nor the length of hospital stay. Staffing limitations are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.

More information about hospital capacity can be found here.

First case of P.1 variant detected in Oregon

OHA was notified yesterday that a person in Oregon, identified as a Douglas County resident, has tested positive with the variant COVID-19 virus strain originally detected in Brazil.

This is the first identification in Oregon of the Brazil variant strain, also called strain P.1. The individual has known travel history prior to testing positive. The individual has worked closely with the local health department and has followed public health recommendations for self-isolating.

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (3), Clackamas (20), Columbia (2), Coos (3), Crook (1), Deschutes (6), Douglas (20), Gilliam (1), Harney (2), Jackson (44), Jefferson (2), Josephine (20), Klamath (5), Lake (2), Lane (24), Lincoln (3), Linn (6), Marion (26), Morrow (1), Multnomah (28), Polk (4), Tillamook (3), Umatilla (11), Union (1), Washington (23) and Yamhill (6).  

Oregon’s 2,213th COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old woman in Baker County who tested positive on Feb. 24 and died on Feb. 26 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,214th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old man in Baker County who tested positive on Feb. 24 and died on Feb. 26 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,215th COVID-19 death is a 100-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 25 and died on Feb. 16 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,216th COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old woman in Douglas County who tested positive on Feb. 19 and died on Feb. 28 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,217th COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Jan. 23 and died on Feb. 16 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,218th COVID-19 death is a 27-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Jan. 26 and died on Feb. 19 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,219th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Feb. 19 and died on Feb. 28 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,220th COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old woman in Linn County who tested positive on Jan. 12 and died on Feb. 26 at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,221st COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 6 and died on Feb. 14 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,222nd COVID-19 death is a 57-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Feb. 8 and died on Feb. 10 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,223rd COVID-19 death is a 58-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 29 and died on Feb. 19 at Providence Portland Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,224th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old man in Yamhill County who tested positive on Jan. 25 and died on Feb. 9 at his residence. He had no underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,225th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old woman in Coos County who tested positive on Feb. 19 and died on Feb. 28 at Mercy Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinationsTo learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our webpage, which has a breakdown of distribution and other useful information.
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Source: Oregon Health Authority 

Muchas personas presentarán impuestos federales por primera vez este año. Para estos contribuyentes, Free File del IRS es una gran opción, especialmente si buscan ahorrar dinero con la preparación de impuestos. Presentar electrónicamente y elegir depósito directo es la manera más segura y fácil de presentar una declaración de impuestos precisa y la manera más rápida de obtener un reembolso.

Aquí hay algunos datos acerca de los programas de Free File:

• Free File del IRS está disponible en IRS.gov, y cuenta con proveedores de software de impuestos de marca.
• Las personas que presentan una declaración de impuestos por primera vez pueden navegar por las ofertas (en inglés) para encontrar el producto adecuado para ellos.
• Cada socio de Free File establece sus propios estándares de elegibilidad. Estos generalmente se basan en ingresos, edad y residencia estatal. Todos los contribuyentes cuyos ingresos brutos ajustados fueron de $72,000 o menos encontrarán al menos un producto gratuito para usar.
• Algunos productos de Free File están disponibles en español.
• El software en línea MilTax (en inglés) también está disponible para los miembros militares y sus familias, independientemente de sus ingresos, y se ofrece a través del Departamento de la Defensa.
• Free File es una gran opción para aquellos que normalmente no presentan una declaración de impuestos pero presentarán una este año para reclamar el Crédito de recuperación de reembolso. Si alguien es elegible para el Crédito de recuperación de reembolso y no recibió pagos de impacto económico o recibió menos de los montos totales, debe presentar una declaración de impuestos de 2020 para reclamar el crédito, incluso si normalmente no presenta una declaración de impuestos.
• Las personas que presenten solo para reclamar el Crédito de recuperación de reembolso deben usar la función de navegar (en inglés) para encontrar un producto que no requiera ingresos mínimos. Los contribuyentes deben revisar las preguntas frecuentes acerca del Crédito de recuperación de reembolso para obtener más información.
• Los proveedores de Free File también ofrecen preparación de declaraciones de impuestos estatales, algunos de manera gratuita y otros por una cuota.
• Los contribuyentes pueden usar su computadora, teléfono inteligente o tableta para realizar sus impuestos. Sólo tienen que ir a la página de Free File en IRS.gov en su dispositivo. Todos los productos Free File se pueden usar en dispositivos móviles.

Las personas que usen el software de Free File necesitarán:

• Su número de Seguro Social o número de identificación individual del contribuyente.
• Su salario e información de ingresos. Esto se encuentra generalmente en formularios de su empleador como el Formulario W-2 y el Formulario 1099.
• Asegurarse de que sus padres no los reclamen como dependientes. Los contribuyentes cuyos padres los reclaman como dependientes todavía pueden presentar una declaración de impuestos separada, pero no pueden reclamarse a sí mismos como dependientes.
• Documentación para todos los créditos tributarios y deducciones. El contribuyente debe recordar que la deducción estándar se aumentó considerablemente para que las deducciones detalladas no sean necesarias.
• Ingreso bruto ajustado del año anterior. Esto es necesario para todas las declaraciones de impuestos electrónicas como parte de la firma electrónica del usuario.
  • Aquellos que presentan por primera vez y mayores de 16 años pueden simplemente ingresar "0" como sus ingresos del año anterior para fines de firma.
  • Para los contribuyentes que presentaron antes, su declaración de impuestos de 2019 mostrará sus ingresos brutos ajustados. Si su declaración de 2019 aún no se ha procesado, pueden ingresar "0" como su ingreso bruto ajustado del año anterior.
  • Las personas que usaron la herramienta Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here el año pasado para inscribirse para un pago de impacto económico, deben ingresar $1 como su ingreso bruto ajustado del año anterior. Las personas pueden visitar IRS.gov, para obtener más información en la reclamación del Crédito de recuperación de reembolso si no están obligados a presentar una declaración de impuestos.
• Su cuenta bancaria y número de código. La mayoría de las personas reciben un reembolso de impuestos. La manera más rápida de obtener este dinero es a través del depósito directo.

​Source: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)