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Fast, Free, Safe Tax Preparation

The Taxes Filed Free Campaign provides free, confidential, and secure preparation and e-filing of tax returns to qualified taxpayers. To qualify, taxpayer’s income must have been $76,000 or less in 2024. Taxpayer’s may be eligible for up to $7,830 in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC).

Taxes Filed Free gives you two options to choose from to e-file your tax return. All options are supported by IRS-Certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteers.  All VITA sites accommodate individuals with a disability. The VITA sites are grouped by region of the county and listed alphabetically by city.

Filed For You – Face-to-face tax preparation provided at several county VITA sites, no appointment required. For more information and/or to find a nearest location visit www.TaxesFiledFree.org or call 211.

Filed Yourself – Visit www.MyFreeTaxes.com and file your own tax return. It’s simple, fast, and secure. If you have a tax or software related question, you can submit a question by email, webchat, or call the helpline for support.

What to Bring With You

Please bring the following items to the VITA sites to make it easier to prepare your return:

  • Social Security Cards for you, your spouse (if married), and all dependents listed on the return
  • Last year’s Federal Income Tax Return (2023 income tax returns)
  • Correct birth dates for all names listed on the return
  • All W-2’s for 2024, including spouses
  • Form 1098 – Mortgage interest, property taxes
  • Form 1099 – DIV, G, INT, MISC, NEC, K, Q, R, RRB, SSA for 2024
  • Bank account and routing numbers for direct deposit of your refund (This is optional, but it gets your cash to you fast)
  • A Photo ID card (driver’s license, etc.), including spouse’s, if married and filing joint return
  • For Dependent Care Credit, bring care provider’s name, address, SSN/EIN, and amount you paid
  • For Education Credit, bring 1098T or 1098E and amount paid for qualified expenses
  • Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace Statement

If married and filing a joint return, both spouses must come to the VITA site.

VITA volunteers will NOT prepare Schedule D (Complex), Schedule E, Employee Business Expenses, Moving Expenses and Nondeductible IRA.

Summer Days for Tax Preperation

Summer tax preparation will be available on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from May to October from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM, except for July.

Where: Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach

411 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

When:

  • May 21
  • June 18
  • August 20
  • September 17
  • October 15

Strengthening Local Families Since 2003

Our VITA program has helped thousands of local families with their taxes, returning $277 million in refunds since 2003.

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United Way of Palm Beach County

477 S Rosemary Ave, Suite 230
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

(561) 375-6600

A copy of the official registration and information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling 1-800-435-7352 within the state, or at WWW.FRESHFROMFLORIDA.COM/DIVISIONS-OFFICES/CONSUMER-SERVICES. Our registration number is CH802. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. One hundred percent of contributions benefit United Way of Palm Beach County, a not-for-profit tax-exempt organization.