The Genesee County Tax Assistance & Financial Services Coalition is a non-profit organization dedica
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The Genesee County Tax Assistance & Financial Services Coalition assists low-to-moderate income earners by providing free income tax return preparation. Through training, we provide dedicated volunteers with the skills required to assist and prepare taxes for the community at no cost.
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unitedwaygenesee.org/vita-program
Still need to get your taxes done? Michigan Works is open on Wednesdays (10:00am-2:00pm). An intake specialist will upload your documents for tax preparation by certified IRS tax preparers (no face to face tax preparation). If you have earned income under $57,000, this site is for you. Need to file for the Home Heating Credit, stop by. Details and what to bring are listed in the picture.
There are some changes to our DROP OFF - INTAKE ONLY sites, effective 2.28.2022. Please be sure to review the schedule.
Due to the weather, the drop off sites will be closed on Thursday, February 3.
Tax season is starting and our tax sites are getting ready to assist you. If you have earned income of $57,000 or less, have your taxes prepared and e-filed for free by an IRS certified volunteer. For more information on locations and what to bring to your appointment, go to https://www.unitedwaygenesee.org/vita-program.
Did you receive the Economic Impact Payments (stimulus payments)? Remember to bring the amounts received with you to your tax appointment.
Did you know: If you receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Congress has approved a new ‘lookback rule’ which means you can use either your 2019 or 2020 income on your taxes and get the largest refund possible this year. Be sure to bring your 2019 taxes to your VITA meeting so that our IRS Certified tax preparers can calculate your largest refund possible this year!
Tax season is starting soon and our tax sites are getting ready to assist you. If you have earned income of $56,000 or less, have your taxes prepared and e-filed for free by an IRS certified volunteer. For more information and details on how we can help, go to https://www.unitedwaygenesee.org/vita-program.
Due to COVID-19, be sure to note the changes on the schedule.
Due to COVID-19 all Genesee and Shiawassee County Face-to-Face filing locations are closed. Please visit http://michiganfreetaxhelp.org/ for alternatives.
Tax season is here and our tax sites are ready to assist you. If you have earned income of $55,000 or less, stop in at one of these sites to have your taxes prepared and e-filed by an IRS certified volunteer, for free. For more information and details on what to bring with you, go to https://www.unitedwaygenesee.org/tax-assistance-program.
Is your earned income $55,000 or less? Our tax sites are open and ready for you. Stop in and get your taxes done for free by IRS certified volunteers.
Tax Season is here. VITA sites are open. Check out our schedule.
5 good reasons to become a volunteer to prepare taxes in your community! Read IRS Summer Tax Tip 2016-22 http://go.usa.gov/xD72B
The IRS is looking for people to provide free tax help in 2017. Become a tax volunteer and make a difference in your community. The IRS sponsors the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs. These two programs offer free tax help across the country for...
Due to the weather, the tax site at MCC is closed today.
Tax sites are open in Genesee County!
3 of our tax sites are open today and ready to prepare your taxes with IRS certified and trained tax preparers.
Canaan Baptist Church, walk in
Flint Public Library, walk in
Carriage Town Ministries, by appointment only
For hours and locations, read more below.
Today there are a few sites open to prepare your taxes:
*Canaan Baptist Church, Walk In
*Flint Public Library, Walk in, until slots are full
*Carriage Town Ministries, by appointment only
See the schedule posted below for more details.
To be eligible to earn the Earned Income Tax Credit, earned income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than:
$46,997 ($52,427 married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying children
$43,756 ($49,186 married filing jointly) with two qualifying children
$38,511 ($43,941 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child
$14,590 ($20,020 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children
The Genesee County Tax Coalition is providing free tax prep for low to moderate income Genesee County residents . The Coalition, in cooperation with the IRS, will have 6 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites available in the county through April 11, 2015 to help residents. The VITA sites help low and moderate income families file their 2014 income taxes and to benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); all at no cost to the client.
B-95 and ELGA Credit Union are collecting teddy bears today to send to the children of Sandy Hook Elementary School. I dropped mine off this morning. Click on the link below for more information.
The unspeakable acts at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT have left us all shaken and in disbelief. Though we may never know why we do know a small thing we can do. On December 18th Flint's Hit Country will broadcast live through the day at ELGA Credit Union locations throughout Genesee ...
Volunteer Training Resources
Publication 4491-Xcontains new tax law training and other updates to the VITA/TCE training products.Volunteer tax preparers and course instructors must complete the supplemental training in this publication before assisting taxpayers. The publication is availableon this Web site in mid-Decemberof ea...
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For tax year 2011 our coalition recruited 71 volunteer tax preparers who staffed 8 free tax preparation sites in Flint. In 2011-2012, more than $600,000 in EITC refunds were returned to Genesee County taxpayers as a result of our local Tax Coalition’s work.
Genesee County Tax Coalition VITA Site Sponsorship Opportunities
Are you interested in becoming a Volunteer Tax Preparer? If you are interested in participating this tax season (and we hope you are!!), then here is the training and operating information.
Reminder: You must be certified by the IRS to participate. Certification occurs by passing (scoring 80% or better) the IRS Basic and Intermediate Level tests. You can take only the Basic Level test, but you will not be able to prepare “itemized” or more complicated tax returns. The tests are offered on-line as discussed below.
Training Opportunities:
I. Federal IRS Material – Must be certified on this material.
Fall Training Sessions – You can attend FREE tax training courses offered this fall on the following schedule:
• Christ Enrichment Center (CEC) – Beginning November 27th - December 20th – Tuesdays and Thursday 10:00AM to 1:00 PM for basic and intermediate preparers.
• Resource Genesee – Beginning November 27th - December 17th on Tuesdays from 6 – 8:30 PM for intermediate and advance preparers only.
Link & Learn – (Available in late November.) The study material and tests are presented online. For more information, click here: http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Volunteer-Training-Resources. Hardcopy materials are also used with the Link & Learn program, and you get these materials from Resource Genesee or your site coordinator.
UMF Class – Class will meet Saturday mornings from 9:30am-12:10pm in the Riverfront Building beginning January 5, 2013. The class will cover federal, state, and city taxes. Contact Dr. Miller via e-mail at [email protected] for more information.
II. State of Michigan Material
State of Michigan Session – You can attend a one-day, FREE, training session presented by a State of Michigan treasury representative in January. The exact date and time will be announced in the near future and will be held at ELGA Credit Union's Administration Building located at 2305 S. Center in Burton.
Volunteer Site Locations
Below is a list of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites for Tax Year 2012. If you need directions to a site, please contact Resource Genesee or your site coordinator.
Canaan Baptist Church
Christ Enrichment Church
ELGA Credit Union
Flint Public Library
Hispanic Tech Center
Resource Genesee
We really hope you can participate in this year’s program! We’d love to work with you! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Vondella Crawford or Sandy Zecchini at Resource Genesee 810-232-6355.
Publication 4491-Xcontains new tax law training and other updates to the VITA/TCE training products.Volunteer tax preparers and course instructors must complete the supplemental training in this publication before assisting taxpayers. The publication is availableon this Web site in mid-Decemberof ea...
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