Free tax return assistance offered
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) will be providing free assistance for preparing tax returns Feb. 6 through April 6 at the Bible Chapel, 300 Gallery Drive, McMurray.
Assistance will be available from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday No returns are started after 1 p.m.
No appointments are necessary. Those who come will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
Typically, there will be 10 tax preparers available each day. All tax preparers have been trained, tested and certified by the Internal Revenue Service.
Documents that must be brought include:
- 2021 tax return
- ID for the taxpayer and that person’s spouse
- Social Security numbers for the taxpayer, spouse and dependents
- All W-2 & 1099 documents (including Social Security 1099), 1095 health care statements and property tax receipt.
Both spouses must sign joint returns.
Federal, state and local tax and property tax/rent rebate reforms will be prepared.
For more information, call the IRS at 800-829-1040 or search “VITA” at www.irs.gov.