Consumer Resources

• San José Better Business Bureau (Check business ratings)
• Yelp (User reviews of local businesses)
• Consumer Action (Empowers underrepresented consumers)
• Get Credit for Your Hard Work (the Federal EITC)
• Federal Trade Commission - Consumer Information (Scam alerts, Blogs, Money, Homes, Health, Jobs, and Privacy)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (Recalls and product safety)
• Consumer Reports WebWatch (list of organizations and Web sites with a stake in credibility and other related issues on the Web)
• Federal Citizen Information Center (Brochures on scams, recalls, and more)
• Office of the CA Attorney General (Consumer information and File a Complaint)

Income Tax Resources

San José Public Libraries do not carry tax forms.

Please visit the sites listed below to download and print your tax forms.

• Internal Revenue Service
• IRS - Federal Tax Forms and information
• IRS - EITC Central
• California Franchise Tax Board - State Tax Forms and information
• VITA Tax Assitance
• AARP Tax Assistance Locator

Personal Finance Resources

• Kipling Magazine - Budgeting Worksheet
• Mint.com (Free online budget / money management tool)
• Buxfer (Free online money management tool)
• Morningstar (Basic Stock and Fund Information)
• Investopedia (Basic Education on Investing)
• Big Charts - Historic Stock Prices
• Yahoo Finance - Financial News and Advice
• City of San José Housing Department - Foreclosure Prevention and Intervention
• Neighborhood Housing Services Silicon Valley (Foreclosure Help and Homebuyer Education)
• Annual Credit Report - Official free credit reports
• Bankrate (Interest rates on Credit Cards, Savings Accounts, Mortgages, and more)
• US Social Security Administration (Benefits information)