WE DO TAXES
The Cooperative Ministry provides free, high-quality tax preparation by IRS-certified volunteers to families and individuals earning under $67,000 a year.
Free tax services open on Monday, January 27, 2025, at locations around the Midlands. Click here to find a site close to home or work. Operating hours vary, and no appointments are necessary at most of our sites. The Cooperative Ministry will close each day once capacity is reached; capacity depends on volunteers' availability.
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File your federal and state tax return one of three ways using our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program:
OPTION 1: IN-PERSON DROPOFF AND PICKUP
Arrive at one of our sites, complete the intake process, and provide needed tax documents. You will be scheduled to return to pick up your completed return on another day. Your tax return is prepared and checked for errors by IRS-certified volunteers between your two visits.
Please click here for what tax documents to bring.
OPTION 2: VIRTUAL DROP-OFF (ONLINE)
The Cooperative Ministry has teamed up with GetYourRefund.org to help you file your taxes online with the help of our certified VITA volunteers. You will answer a series of questions, upload your tax documents to a secure site, and schedule a call with a certified IRS tax preparer to finalize and submit your return.
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OPTION 3: DO IT YOURSELF THROUGH MY FREE TAXES
MyFreeTaxes allows taxpayers to prepare their returns using a step-by-step process that includes free telephone, email, and online chat support from IRS-certified volunteers.
Go to MyFreeTaxes.com
TAX VOLUNTEERISM
GET INVOLVED
You can make a real difference in the lives of low- and middle-income families in the Midlands.
Become an IRS-Certified Volunteer. Prepare taxes or take on other important roles. No experience is necessary.
MISSION FOR THE MIDLANDS
To increase the economic self-sufficiency of people experiencing poverty in the Midlands through crisis assistance and sustainability programs.