Are Your Students and Families Looking for a Free Tax Preparation Site?

Are Your Students and Families Looking for a Free Tax Preparation Site?

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program Site Locator Friday, January 27, 2012 www.IRS.gov

It’s here! 

The new Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program Site Locator is scheduled to launch late evening on Friday, January 27, 2012. 

How can the VITA site locator be found?

Go to http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=107626,00.html

The locator will be accessible from the "Free Tax Return Preparation for You by Volunteers" page on IRS.gov.  Taxpayers can find this page by searching IRS.gov using keyword "VITA" or “Free Tax Preparation.”  All sites that are active and open to the public will appear in the VITA site locator, except AARP and FSA sites.

How does it work?

Here’s how it works: A taxpayer will enter their zip code and choose a search radius of 5 to 100 miles.  The available sites within the selected radius will appear, providing the following information:

•    Site Name
•    Address
•    Phone Number (if available)
•    Dates and Hours of Operation
•    Languages Supported
•    Appointment Requirements (Required or Not Required)

Taxpayers can then select a specific location and enter their full address to get a map providing directions from the address to the selected VITA site. 

A note about updates:

Please note that in this initial launch of the VITA Site Locator, only site information from early December 2011 is available.  The first update of this listing is planned for the week of January 30.  You will receive a notification once the first update is posted.  We will update the locator on a weekly basis thereafter.  I ask that you please be patient as we continue to refine and update the locator's data to include all of our active sites.