Careers
Workshops and Seminars
As the State Controller responsible for ensuring that the State can pay its bills, I believe my office should help educate working families, California businesses, local schools and other government agencies on the wide variety of important fiscal issues, State policies and tax laws that affect them on a day-to-day basis. My office collaborates with many other California organizations to make this information as widely available as possible.
Through seminars and free tax preparation assistance, we help low- and middle-income Californians take advantage of tax credits and refunds they have earned. Other events are aimed at small businesses, and include key topics such as basic information on sales and use taxes. We also help to provide schools and local agency officials with the tools, information and guidance they need to protect their funds while complying with State laws and restrictions.
I invite you to browse this page to learn about workshops, seminars, and conferences that include participation by the State Controller:
2012 Events:
Free Tax Assistance:
If your 2011 earnings were $50,000 or less, you may be eligible to receive free tax assistance from a certified tax preparer through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. To find the nearest free tax assistance location in your community, click here, call 1-800-906-9887 or or stop by one of the Controller’s VITA workshops:
The Controller is offering a VITA site in his Los Angeles Office from Jan. 18-April 16. Free help is available in multiple languages at the following location:
- State Controller's Office
777 South Figueroa St., Suite 4800
Los Angeles 90017
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Appointment required, call (213) 833-6010
The Controller also is partnering with community organizations to host these free tax preparation events:
- Saturday, Feb. 4: Mission Hills
North Valley Occupational School
11450 Sharp Ave.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Read more in English and Spanish. - Wednesday, Feb. 8: Santa Ana
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Orange County
1920 Old Tustin Ave.
2 p.m.–7 p.m.
Read more in English and Spanish - Saturday, Feb. 11: Los Angeles
Chicana Action Service Center
3601 E. 1st St.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Read more here. - Thursday, Feb. 16: Baldwin Park
Esther Snyder Community Center
4100 Baldwin Park Blvd.
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Read more in English and Spanish. - Saturday, Feb. 18: Lynwood
Firebaugh High School
5246 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Read more here. - Wednesday, Feb. 22: Pasadena
La Pintoresca Library
1355 North Raymond Ave.
2 p.m.-7 p.m.
Read more here. - Thursday, Feb. 23: Glendale
Verdugo Jobs Center
1255 South Central Ave.
1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Read more here. - Thursday, March 1, Monterey Park
Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library
318 S. Ramona Ave.
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Read more in English and Chinese. - Friday, March 9: Whittier
Los Angeles County
Community Resource Center
10750 Laurel Ave.
(Corner of Carmenita Road and Florence Avenue)
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Read more in English and Spanish - Saturday, April 7: Hawaiian Gardens
City of Hawaiian Gardens
Public Safety Center, 2nd Floor
11940 Carson Street
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Read more in English and Spanish.
Upcoming Business Seminars:
- Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012: Keeping Your Business in Government Compliance and Financial Order, Los Angeles
Controller John Chiang is co-hosting a free business seminar on government compliance at the Chicana Action Service Center, located at 3601 E. 1st St. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., while the program runs from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Read more here. Sign up here. - Wednesday, March 7, 2012: Keep Your Business Thriving!, Los Angeles
Controller John Chiang is co-hosting a free seminar on ways to identify new financial opportunities at the Chicana Action Service Center, located at 3601 E. 1st St. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., while the program runs from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Read more here. Sign up here. - Saturday, March 24, 2012: The Social Media Craze, Los Angeles
Controller John Chiang is co-hosting a free seminar on business marketing at the Chicana Action Service Center, located at 3601 E. 1st St. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., while the program runs from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Read more here. Sign up here.