Free Tax Preparation
Don't pay a commercial tax preparer when you can get your tax refund for free! VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) is an IRS-sponsored program that provides free, expert tax filing for low and moderate-income families. We e-file both federal and state taxes, so all you need is one visit. With six sites throughout New Haven, there's a location convenient to you. Call (203) 946-8482 to make an appointment today and skip the lines!
Locations and Times | Who Can File? | What Should I Bring?
VITA tax sites
schedule
Sites begin operations 2-2-08 thru 4-12-08
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TAX
FILING SITE |
MON |
TUE |
WED |
THURS |
FRI |
SAT |
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Dixwell-Yale
University Community Learning Center
101 Ashmun
Street |
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6 9 |
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2 5 |
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JUNTA for Progressive
Action
169 Grand
Avenue |
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5 8 |
5 8 |
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Main (Ives) Branch
New Haven
Free Public Library
133 Elm
Street |
5
8 |
5 8 |
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10 2 |
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Spanish American
Merchants Association SAMA
235 Grand
Avenue |
5 8 |
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10 1 |
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Wilson Branch
New Haven
Free Public Library
303
Washington Avenue |
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5 8 |
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1 4 |
Appointments are recommended. Please call 946-VITA (8482)
to schedule beginning 1-20-08
Check with INFOLINE 211 for other VITA programs in Connecticut
Let us know
which of the training sessions you will be attending from the list below:
#1
Saturday, 1-12-08 & Saturday, 1-26-08*, 9:30 4:00 @ SAMA 235 Grand
Ave., NH
#2
Tuesday, 1-8-08, 1-5:00 @ City Hall & Tuesday*, 1-22-08, 10 5:00 @
SAMA
#3 Sunday, 1-20-08*, 1 5:00
@ Dixwell-Yale Community Learning Center, 101 Ashmun Street
(intended for university students and
self-studied)
Do we have
your complete contact information? Please make sure you tell us: your
mailing address; your phone #s; and your email address. Alex Goetz, (917)
349-5352,
alexanderdgoetz@hotmail.com
AARP Tax-Aide Need help with
your taxes
Who Can File?
Most low and moderate-income families and individuals can use VITA.
All our VITA sites can help with basic tax returns, including the following:
- Federal and state income tax
- Unemployment and Social Security benefits
- Families with dependents
- Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit
- Foreign nationals with a valid ITIN
- Claiming education credits
- Itemized exemptions, including home mortgage payments
- Direct deposit of your refund into your bank account
If any of the following conditions applies to you, call us at (203) 946-8482 to learn your options for tax filing. You may not be able to file if:
- You earn more than $40,000 annually.
- You do not have a social security number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents.
- You wish to report profit or loss from a business you own.
- You wish to receive a deduction for business expenses, and do not qualify for the 2106-EZ.
- You need to amend a tax return which you have already filed.
VITA reserves the right to decline tax assistance on the basis of complex or difficult returns.
What Should I Bring?
In order to file taxes through VITA, you must have the following with you:
- Proof of identification (driver license, state picture ID, etc.)
- Social Security Cards for you, your spouse and dependents, and/or a Social Security Number verification letter issued by the Social Security Administration
- Your spouse, if you are married filing jointly
- Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents on the tax return
- The current years tax package if you received one
- Wage and earning statements (Form W-2, W-2G, 1099-R) from all employers
- Interest and dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099)
- A copy of last years Federal and State returns (if available)
- Bank routing numbers and account numbers, if you want to use Direct Deposit for your refund
- Total paid for day care provider and the day care provider's tax identifying number (the provider's Social Security Number or the provider's business Employer Identification Number)
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