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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
VITA is a free IRS sponsored program to help low- and medium-income workers to have their taxes prepared and electronically filed at no cost and it ensures that workers receive all the tax credits to which they are entitled.
Many workers eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or Child Tax Credit (CTC) don't feel comfortable filling out tax forms themselves. However, commercial tax preparers charge significant fees to prepare a return and offer services that can otherwise be provided at no cost at a VITA site. People eligible for EITC and CTC have a no-cost option, they can have their returns prepared and filed at a VITA site.
Every county in the State has at least one VITA site. View list of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Sites for tax year 2007.
After April 15, 2008 many of the VITA site locations close. However, some sites may remain open in order to file the Economic Stimulus Package returns. Please call the sites directly to confirm that they have remained open.