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    • Fast, Free, Safe Tax Preparation

    The Taxes Filed Free Initiative provides free, confidential, and secure preparation and e-filing of tax returns to qualified taxpayers. To qualify, the taxpayer’s income must have been $78,000 or less in 2025. Taxpayers may be eligible for up to $8,046 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 (2024 income tax returns)
    • Correct birth dates for all names listed on the return
    • All W-2’s for 2025, including spouses
    • Payroll statement or last paystub from employer that shows overtime amount paid during 2025
    • Form 1098 – Mortgage interest, property taxes
    • Form 1099 – DIV, G, INT, MISC, NEC, K, Q, R, RRB, SSA for 2025
    • 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 a joint return
    • For Dependent Care Credit, bring the care provider’s name, address, SSN/EIN, and the amount you paid
    • For Education Credit, bring 1098T or 1098E and the 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.

    Even if you meet the income level, complex returns may be considered out of the guidelines for the VITA Program.

    VITA Summer Schedule

    Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach: 411 Clematis St, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

    Tuesday, May 19 from 10:00am – 2:30pm

    Wednesday, June 17 10:00am  – 2:30pm

    Wednesday July 15 10:00am – 2:30pm

    Wednesday, August 19 10:00am – 2:30pm

    Wednesday, September 16 10:00am – 2:30pm

    Wednesday, October 14 10:00am – 2:30pm

    Strengthening Local Families Since 2003

    Our VITA program has helped thousands of local families with their taxes, returning $297 million in refunds since 2003.

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