Need help filing your income tax return? Once again this year, volunteers will be available for those who need help preparing their taxes. Thanks, to many caring volunteers, FREE tax assistance with electronic filing will be available to low to moderate-income tax payers (making under $58,000) and for Senior Citizens. The tax services will be available on Thursday and Friday afternoons, and Saturday mornings starting February 3rd and continue through April 15th.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will be held at the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry each Saturday and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) will take place at the Oshkosh Seniors Center Thursdays and Fridays.
To make an appointment, please call the Tax Assistance Appointment Line at 651-3060 or 235-8560. Beginning January 3rd, the Tax Assistance Appointment Line, a service of the Oshkosh Area United Way, will be staffed Monday – Friday from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM. Afterhours, individuals may leave a message and a tax scheduler will return your call.
Last year, more than 1,530 appointments were handled between the two sites. Does this program make a difference? Definitely! For example, volunteers at the Oshkosh VITA project processed 282 returns. In dollars, total refunds processed by VITA volunteers were $366,650 of which $71,535 (20%) were Earned Income Tax Credits. This is significant as some tax payers do not realize they qualified for EITC and therefore do not claim this credit. Because of this tax service, volunteers helped clients claim all the credits they were entitled to, including the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Homestead Credit, and Education Credit. Also, this FREE service saved tax payers more than $56,000 in tax filing fees!
Remember to make an appointment contact the Oshkosh Area United Way Tax Assistance Appointment Line at 651-3060 or 235-8560 to make an appointment. Volunteers are also needed so to volunteer, contact Sue Panek at 235-8560.
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