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Free Tax Preparation and E-Filing Offered at Edmonds Community College
The college helped more than 400 people last year.
Every year offers free income tax return preparation and e-filing to US citizens and residents with incomes of less than $49,000. This service is sponsored by an IRS program, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).
Volunteers are taught using IRS training guidelines and are IRS certified to provide confidential tax preparation to qualified taxpayers. Last year, the college helped more than 400 campus and community members file their tax returns.
Confidential tax return preparation will be offered on a drop-in basis from Feb. 7 to March 16 and again from April 3-13 in Mountlake Terrace Hall room 212, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood.
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Assistance in several languages will be available, including Spanish, Albanian, Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Russian and Ukrainian.
No tax preparation will be done during spring break, March 17-April 2.
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For more information, go to www.edcc.edu/acct/vita or call 425-640-1874 if you have any questions.
Here’s what to bring to get help with a tax return:
- a copy of last year's tax return (if available)
- picture ID (required)
- social security cards for all persons claimed on the tax return
- W-2 forms, 1099 and 1098 forms
- unemployment compensation statements
- retirement income forms
- child care expenses (including provider name, address and employer number)
- If you are a student, bring tuition and expense receipts and any loan interest paid
Tax forms will be provided.