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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) |  | | | VITA volunteer Danielle Dupont, right, helps Hazel D. Hallums file her tax return |
Springfield Partners for Community Action's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program provides FREE income tax filing assistance to low-to-moderate income taxpayers, and to taxpayers who are disabled or speak limited English.
VITA helps working families take advantage of all of the tax credits available to them, including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit (CTC), and education credits.
Volunteers from the community help prepare basic, current year tax returns for eligible taxpayers free of charge. To learn more about volunteering, click here.
Jan. 27: VITA Program Kickoff & EITC Awareness Day
Join us on Friday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. and help us kick off our 10th Anniversary season of offering VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.
We will have the company of local and state politicians and dignitaries; IRS representatives; and volunteer tax filers and VITA program managers.
Radio station WSPR Power 1270 AM will be broadcasting LIVE from our office at 721 State St.
To download an invitation, click on the link below.
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VITA services are FREE. We provide:
- IRS-trained volunteers, who will prepare your basic Massachusetts or Connecticut state and federal tax returns
- Assurance that all tax credits available to you will be claimed, including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child Tax Credit (CTC), and education credits
- Secure, fast filing by mail or electronically (e-File)
- Assistance for limited English speakers
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VITA sites for the 2012 tax season include seven locations, most in Springfield; for a full list, please download the flyer below.
You must have an appointment for VITA. No walk-in services are available.
Staff are taking appointments through the first week of April. To make an appointment, please call 413-263-6500 or the phone number of the location nearest you, during regular business hours.
VITA services are available to low-income; disabled; elderly; and non-English speaking residents of Hampden County.
For faster service, download and print the "Intake Form" below; fill it out and bring it with you to your tax appointment.
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Please Bring These Items to Your Appointment:
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- Driver's license or Photo ID
- All W-2 forms
- Your spouse, if filing jointly
- Social Security Card or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) for all household members
- Copy of the prior year's tax return
- 1099 HC: Health Insurance Information form
- All 1099 Forms
- 1099-G: Unemployment Benefits
- 1099-INT: Bank Interest
- 1099-R Pensions, Annuities, Retirement Plans
- Bank Account Number and/or checkbook, for direct deposit of refunds
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We will prepare basic state (MA & CT) and federal income tax returns, including these forms & schedules:
- 1040EZ
- 1040A with Schedules 1, 2, 3, and EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit)
- 1040 with Schedules A, B, C-EZ, EITC, and R
- Form 1040V (Payment Voucher)
- Form 1040ES (Individual Estimated Tax Payment)
- Form 2441 (Child and Dependent Care Credit)
- Form 8863 (Educational Credits)
- Form 8812 (Additional Child Tax Credit)
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Sorry, we cannot prepare the following forms or schedules:
- Schedule C (Profit or Loss From a Business)
- Schedule D (Complicated and Advanced Schedule D's)
- Schedule E (Rental Income)
- Form SS-5 (Request for a Social Security Number)
- Form 2106 (Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses)
- Form 3903 (Moving Expenses)
- Form 8606 (Nondeductible IRA)
- Form 8615 (Tax for Children Under 14 with Investment Income)
For more information about VITA, please contact:
Martin O'Connor, Income Tax Advocate
Email
413-263-6500 ext. 6566
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