Free income tax preparation available to eligible Valley residents
Who? TEAM’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program prepared more than 1,000 income tax returns last year.
TEAM is a private, non-profit human services agency serving Milford and the Greater Valley region whose mission is to strengthen our communities by educating, supporting, and empowering individuals and families.
What? TEAM is pleased to announce it will offer free tax preparation and filing services to eligible Valley households needing to file their 2018 returns.
VITA is a financial literacy initiative providing free tax preparation services for individual or family incomes less than $55,000/year.
TEAM’s IRS-trained volunteers not only prepare/file basic tax returns - they also educate participants on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), child tax credits, and many other tax-related issues and opportunities.
When? Available by appointment on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays beginning Jan. 27 and continuing through April 15, 2019.
Scheduling: www.211ct.org/taxhelp or call TEAM 203-736-5420 ext.1206 for more assistance and information.
Where? TEAM, 30 Elizabeth St., Derby (Monday - Wednesday - Saturday) Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave., Derby (Sunday)
Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive, Milford (Sunday - Monday)
Why? VITA plays a key role to help keep and put money in the pockets of hard-working people who really need it. In the last year alone, TEAM’s VITA program filed 1,130 returns in the Greater Valley region at no cost - results of these returns included $1.5 million in refunds, more than $480,000 in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC), and more than $110,000 in Child Tax Credits and Education Tax Credits.
