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Free Tax Preparation and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Free Tax Preparation and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
February 17, 2010
VITA is a free, IRS-sponsored program to help low- and middle-income workers have their taxes prepared and filed electronically at no cost. VITA also 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 2009 <http://www.otda.state.ny.us/main/reform/VITAsites.pdf> .
