Milwaukee residents who need help filing their taxes can get it done for free through the IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, program.
Certified VITA volunteers can file state and federal tax returns for households with an income of about $69,000 or less, people who have disabilities or limited English-speaking abilities.
Appointments can fill up quickly and may require a few weeks of processing time, so check out your options before the April 15 tax filing deadline.
View VITA sites by location at the IRS Free Tax Prep Help website. Here’s a list of documents to bring as well.
AARP Tax-Aide sites
For adults age 50 and older or those who have low to moderate income, the IRS’ Tax Counseling for the Elderly, or TCE, program is another option for free tax help.
Many TCE sites are operated by the AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide program at local senior centers and libraries. Find a site using the Tax-Aide site locator.
Here’s where you can find free AARP tax prep locations around Milwaukee.
Riverworks Development Corp.
Riverworks Development Corp., 526 E. Concordia Ave., is offering multiple VITA options.
Riverworks Mobile will host virtual VITA services through Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Services are available in English and Spanish. Appointments are not required.
You can call 414-906-9650 to receive a password for virtual services.
La Casa de Esperanza
La Casa de Esperanza will offer VITA appointments at the YWCA, 1915 N. Martin Luther King Drive, through April 15. Tax help will be available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays beginning at 8:30 a.m. The last walk-in will be accepted at 2:00 p.m.
Appointments are required on all days except Fridays, when walk-ins are welcome.
Schedule appointments online or call (262) 832-1534.
Prime Financial Credit Union
Prime Financial Credit Union is providing in-person VITA appointments at two locations.
The Walker’s Point branch, 225 W. Greenfield Ave., will host appointments from Feb. 12 through April 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays. Services are available in English and Spanish, and appointments are required.
The Northwest branch, 4878 N. Swan Road, will offer appointments from Feb. 10 through April 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays. Appointments are required.
You can schedule appointments here or call 414-486-4500.
St. Francis of Assisi
The St. Francis VITA Tax Program will offer appointments at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 1937 N. Vel R. Phillips Ave., through April. 11.
Services are available Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in English and Spanish. Appointments are required.
Call 414-376-8124 to schedule an appointment or find out more information.
Greater Mt. Sinai COGIC
The VITA site at Greater Mt. Sinai Church of God in Christ, 5384 N. 60th St., will be open from Feb. 7 through April 11. Services in English are offered Saturdays from 9 to 2 p.m.
No appointment is required.
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Residents can upload tax documents online or drop them off in person at MATC’s South Campus in Oak Creek, 6665 S. Howell Ave., through March 31. Drop-off hours are noon to 2 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.
No appointments are required, but clients will need to return later to pick up documents.
Call 414-297-6282 for more information.
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