Need help filing your income tax return? Free assistance is available
Tax filers, you are not alone. Volunteers in the Kansas City area are helping people file their 2023 tax forms, and for many the service is free.
Anyone earning less than $64,000 or who is 60 or older can get the help for free. And the service can help people with disabilities or who speak limited English.
A VITA volunteer helps a file a tax return. Photo from the KC Metropolitan Tax Coalition website.
Here’s how to get in touch with a volunteer tax filing assistant:
You can call 2-1-1 or 816-474-5112 and ask for free tax help,
Or you can go online to myfreetaxes.com.
By making the phone call or by going to the website, you will be able to make an appointment to meet with a volunteer tax filing assistant, or follow instructions to file for free yourself.
Filing a tax return online on your own is free for anyone who earned less than $79,000.
The help is part of the IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program. Several organizations with the Kansas City Metropolitan Tax Coalition are providing the local services.
The deadline for filing personal income tax returns is Monday, April 15.