Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteers provide one-on-one tax consultations from February-April.
Free community tax preparation. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $56,000 or less, persons with disabilities and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.
Don’t pay to file early, refunds held until Feb. 15. Beginning in 2017, if taxpayers claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit on their tax return, the IRS must hold their refund until at least Feb. 15.
Before going to a VITA or TCE site- check out the What to Bring page at www.irs.gov/vita to ensure you have all the required documents and information our volunteers will need to help you. Required for all- Photo ID for primary taxpayers and proof of Social Security cards or ITIN letters for primary taxpayer and all dependents.
To locate the nearest VITA site near you, call the United Way of Pierce County at 2-1-1 or use the VITA Locator Tool at www.irs.gov/vita Sound Outreach sponsors this VITA site location, to check out all our services go to www.soundoutreach.org.
Free Online Self Preparation: If your household earned less than $66,000 in 2017, you can file both your federal and state returns online for free using www.MyFreeTaxes.com.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Education |