Free Tax Preparation -
EASY MONEY back in your pocket!
Get Your Federal and State Taxes e-filed for FREE (if income was $57,000 or less) - You may also be eligible for over $6,000 in refunds in Earned Income Tax Credits.
We will be offering our FREE tax preparation service VIRTUALLY this year, but with the requirement of visiting one of our "Drop-Off" sites for a brief initial appointment where you will complete intake and consent forms, and provide us with your necessary tax documents and photo identification. Your tax return will then be assigned to a volunteer tax preparer where the return will be completed remotely within 1 week. We will then ask that you to return to the Drop-Off site location the following week to finalize the filing of your return, obtain signatures to e-file the return, and obtain a paper copy.
CALL 712-2060 for available Dates/Times to drop off your documents. For your planning purposes, your intake appointment may take approximately 20-30 minutes.
For COVID-19 safety protocols, we ask that you wear a protective facial covering to your intake appointment and ensure that you can answer "have not" to the CDC screening questions "Have you experienced: (1) COVID-19 symptoms in the past 14 days, (2) positive COVID-19 test in past 14 days, and/or (3) close or proximate contact with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 case in past 14 days."
When and Where?
Lockport Public Library
23 East Avenue, Lockport, NY 14094 | MAP IT
Pinnacle Community Services
1522 Main Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14305 | MAP IT
CALL 712-2060 for Appointments and available Dates/Times
What to Bring:
- Proof of identification (photo ID)
- Social Security cards for you, your spouse and dependents
- An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) assignment
letter may be substituted for you, your spouse and your dependents
if you do not have a Social Security number
- Proof of foreign status, if applying for an ITIN
- Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents on the tax return
- Wage and earning statements (Form W-2, W-2G, 1099-R,1099-
Misc) from all employers
- Form 1099-G for New York State Unemployment Payments (New York State does not mail these statements. You must request this form from New York either:
- Online at : www.labor.ny.gov/signin
- Or by calling: 1-888-209-8124
- Interest and dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099)
- Health Insurance Exemption Certificate, if received
- A copy of last year's federal and state returns, if available
- Proof of bank account routing and account numbers for direct deposit
such as a blank check
- To file taxes electronically on a married-filing-joint tax return, both
spouses must be present to sign the required forms
- Total paid for daycare provider and the daycare provider's tax identifying
number such as their Social Security number or business
Employer Identification Number
- All forms 1095-A, B or C, Affordable Health Care Statements
- Copies of income transcripts from IRS and state, if applicable
Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) - 2021 Tax Year
Earned Income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than:
- $51,464 ($57,414 if Married Filing Jointly) with three or more qualifying children
- $47,915 ($53,865 if Married Filing Jointly) with two qualifying children
- $42,158 ($48,108 if Married Filing Jointly) with one qualifying child
- $21,430 ($27,380 if Married Filing Jointly) with no qualifying child
Tax Year 2021 maximum credit:
- $6,728 with three or more qualifying children
- $5,980 with two qualifying children
- $3,618 with one qualifying child
- $1,502 with no qualifying child
You can also visit "MYFREETAXES.COM" to do your taxes on your own for free!
QUESTIONS? - CALL 712-2060
