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Offers tax e-filing and preparation software that is specific to military life. Consultants are also available to assist clients with the following issues: - Reporting deployment and combat pay - Tax forgiveness and refunds for survivors - Extensions and deadlines
Ladder Up offers free legal advice and representation to eligible Illinois taxpayers who have a tax controversy with the Internal Revenue Service or the Illinois Department of Revenue. The Tax Clinic also educates taxpayers on their rights and responsibilities under U. S. tax law.

Services

Community Legal Clinics
Tax Audit Preparation Assistance
LITC Programs
Bloom Township offers a variety of financial and legal services to the community such as living will preparation, legal aid, and AARP tax assistance.
IRS Volunteer Tax Assistance Program (VITA) volunteers assist eligible residents with filling out tax documents.
Searchable database of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) sites that offer free tax filing assistance.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program for Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) individuals. Helps individuals to prepare and file taxes through e-file.
Free help on state & federal tax returns for low-income households.
Tax Assistance Program (TAP): Free help with electronically filing Federal and Illinois income tax returns.

Appointment website opens January 20, 2025

Tax preparation for low and moderate income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to people 60 and older during tax season (Feb 1-April 15, 2025).

Tax preparation offered free to low and moderate income individuals throughout the Cedar, Jones and Linn County areas. Available during tax season beginning mid-Jan, 2025. 211 is NOT scheduling appointments - you must call the number listed in the program or visit the website to schedule an appointment.

**Website scheduling - Clients can use a link on the UWECI website to schedule appointments starting the week of January 14, use this link: https://book.appointment-plus.com/ct72lmjk/#/

**Phone call scheduling - call Tue 9 am-12 pm or Thu 12 pm-3 pm, (319) 569-6995 to set up an appointment starting January 14. There are very limited calling hours and will not be able to call people back to schedule appointments.

Offers free income tax filing assistance to those that are moderate to low income. Appointment scheduling will start in late-January, 2025.

Provides in-person and virtual tax assistance to anyone free of charge with a special focus on taxpayers who are over 50 or have low-to-moderate income for the 2025 tax season. Free, year-round tax assistance is also available on the Internet. Taxpayers can post tax questions to online tax assistors by visiting the website.

Appointment website opens January 20, 2025

Tax preparation for low and moderate income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to people 60 and older during tax season (Feb 1-April 15, 2025).

Tax preparation for low and moderate income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to people 60 and older, for the 2025 tax season.

Services

Tax Preparation Assistance

Provides free income tax return preparation for taxpayers earning up to $67,000 annually. Helps working families take advantage of all eligible tax credits, 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.

Starting January 2025, tax preparation is offered primarily in-person by appointment, with an option for walk-in services at the Martin Luther King Community Center (Rock Island).

**Appointments for in-person filing are made online only, beginning January 21, 2025.**

To schedule an appointment (online only), visit the website. (www.unitedwayqc.org/programs/tax-assistance)

Appointments are available from February 3rd through April 9th. (Hours vary by location)

Walk-in services at the MLK Center are available from February 3rd through April 9th (appointments cannot be made for this location). Hours are Tue-Thu 5 pm-8 pm, Sat 9 am-12 pm.

VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance: IRS trained volunteers assist persons of all ages each year to prepare income tax forms at no cost.

Tax preparation services during specific dates and times during tax season.

For the 2025 tax season:

Starting Feb 3 and continuing through Apr 5, students will offer five in-person, walk-in only clinics on Saturdays, from 9 am-4 pm, in the Mike and Josie Harper Center on the Creighton campus.

-- February 1: Harper Center Ballroom

-- February 8: Harper Center Ballroom

-- February 15: Harper Center Ballroom

-- February 22: Harper Center Ballroom

-- March 1: Harper Center Ballroom

-- April 5: Harper Center Ballroom

VITA free tax preparation for seniors and low to moderate income individuals.

Starting February 1, 2024, those looking to file must call (712) 252-1861 (ext. 101) and leave a name and phone number (leave only one message). Caller will get a call back as soon as possible to schedule their appointment.

Center for Siouxland is a year-round VITA site subject to volunteer availability. The site will remain open through June with regular hours and after June on an as-needed basis.

VITA can help file the previous 3 years' returns; however, filer must have ALL tax forms for the previous years. There is no way for VITA to find this information.

If filer is married and filing a joint tax return, both spouses must be present.

LIMITATIONS:

A return cannot be filed by VITA if any of the following are true:

- Filer owns rental property (i.e., filer is the landlord)

- K-1 income unless it is interest, dividends and royalties (these types are approved)

- Filer gains from the sale of assets other than stocks and mutual funds (e.g. sale of land, options or virtual currency are out of scope)

- Non-cash charitable contribution of over $500

- Farm income (or loss)

- Self-employed SEP, SIMPLE and qualified plans

- Cancelation of debt income other than personal credit card debt or qualified principal residence indebtedness

- Nondeductible IRAs

- Nonresident aliens who do not meet the green card or substantial presence test and are not married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien

- Students on an F, J, M, or Q Visa or Teachers or Trainees on a J Visa

- Small business income if that business has any of the following: Employees; Payments to independent contractors; A loss for the year; Business maintains inventory; Total expenses over $35,000; Hobby or "not-for-profit" income; Business use of home; Depreciation

The above is a partial list of areas VITA is not trained in. If a filer has an unusual item, the filer should please note the item when scheduling an appointment.

For more information, visit the website https://centerforsiouxland.org/vita-income-taxes

Appointment website opens January 20, 2025

Tax preparation for low and moderate income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to people 60 and older during tax season (Feb 1-April 15, 2025).

Appointment website opens January 20, 2025

Tax preparation for low and moderate income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to people 60 and older during tax season (Feb 1-April 15, 2025).

Appointment website opens January 20, 2025

Tax preparation for low and moderate income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to people 60 and older during tax season (Feb 1-April 15, 2025).

Offers free, individualized tax preparation for low-to moderate-income taxpayers.

Provides tax preparation assistance to low to moderate taxpayers, with a focus on older adults.

Provides free income tax return preparation for taxpayers earning up to $67,000 annually. Helps working families take advantage of all eligible tax credits, 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.

Starting January 2025, tax preparation is offered primarily in-person by appointment, with an option for walk-in services at the Martin Luther King Community Center (Rock Island).

**Appointments for in-person filing are made online only, beginning January 21, 2025.**

To schedule an appointment (online only), visit the website. (www.unitedwayqc.org/programs/tax-assistance)

Appointments are available from February 3rd through April 9th. (Hours vary by location)

Walk-in services at the MLK Center are available from February 3rd through April 9th (appointments cannot be made for this location). Hours are Tue-Thu 5 pm-8 pm, Sat 9 am-12 pm.

Provides free income tax return preparation for taxpayers earning up to $67,000 annually. Helps working families take advantage of all eligible tax credits, 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.

Starting January 2025, tax preparation is offered primarily in-person by appointment, with an option for walk-in services at the Martin Luther King Community Center (Rock Island).

**Appointments for in-person filing are made online only, beginning January 21, 2025.**

To schedule an appointment (online only), visit the website. (www.unitedwayqc.org/programs/tax-assistance)

Appointments are available from February 3rd through April 9th. (Hours vary by location)

Walk-in services at the MLK Center are available from February 3rd through April 9th (appointments cannot be made for this location). Hours are Tue-Thu 5 pm-8 pm, Sat 9 am-12 pm.