We offer free income tax return assistance to qualified individuals in Southwest Washington through the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

Qualified individuals are:

• People who generally make $70,000 or less

• Persons with disabilities; and

• Limited English-speaking taxpayers

• If you do not qualify, see Other Ways to File.

As a part of the VITA program we prepare basic returns.

• Will Prepare: wages; interest and dividend income; unemployment; pension and social security income; child tax credit; earned income credit; Washington’s Working Families Tax Credit; Oregon Individual Income Tax Return; etc.

• Will Not Prepare: sale of virtual currency; schedule C with a loss, depreciation, or over $35,000 in expenses; rental or farm income; casualty/disaster losses; filing status married filing separate in a community property state (Washington); etc.

  • There are other complicated tax situations that may be beyond the scope of the VITA volunteers. You may want to seek tax advice from a paid tax professional.

For details of what a basic tax return is, see IRS publication 3676-B: IRS Certified Volunteers Providing Free Tax Preparation (English and Spanish).

This service is offered in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service. To find out more visit the IRS website: Free Tax Return Preparation for Qualifying Taxpayers.