WINSTON-SALEM, NC – United Way of Forsyth County supported Forsyth Free Tax (FFT) is offering free tax preparation to low and moderate income families and seniors in Forsyth County from Feb. 1 to April 15.
FFT in collaboration with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, provides U.S. Internal Revenue Service-certified volunteers to prepare basic income tax returns free for individuals earning $54,000 a year or less. Individuals earning $64,000 or less, are able to file self-prepared returns online free at myfreetaxes.com (http://www.unitedway.org/myfreetaxes/)
The volunteer tax preparers will also assist with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) initiative, the largest anti-poverty program in the US, lifting 9 million people out of poverty. The EITC provides low-income working adults with a tax credit based on their income. On average, a qualified Forsyth County taxpayer receives $1,700 in EITC credit, and the credit can sometimes total more than the amount earned during the year. In addition to benefiting working families, the credit brings money directly into the Forsyth County community.
The free tax services will be provided from 13 locations throughout Forsyth County:
Experiment in Self-Reliance (3480 Dominion Street, 336-722-9400) – Open Feb. 1 – April 18, Mondays-Thursdays 10 am — 3 pm, Saturdays 9 am- 1 pm, closed April 15.
Goodwill Industries (2760 Peters Creek Parkway, 336-201-0800) – Feb. 7 – April 13, Tuesdays, Thursdays 4 pm-7: 30 pm.
Goodwill Industries (2701 University Parkway, 336-724-3625) – Feb. 1 — April 13, Wednesdays, Thursdays 4 pm-8 pm
King Public Library (101 Pilot View Drive, King, NC, 336-983-3868) – Feb. 9 – April 13, Thursdays 4-8 pm, appointments only
Malloy-Jordan Center (1110 East 7th Street, 336-703-2950) – Feb. 11 – April 15, Saturdays 10 am-2 pm, closed April 8.
Mi Casa Servicios Hispano-Latino (1705 Link Road, 336-722-7040) – Feb. 1- April 18, Monday-Friday 9 am – 5 pm, closed April 14.
Prosperity Center South (508 Waughtown Street, 336-788-4965) – Feb. 1- April 17, Mondays 9 am -12 pm, Wednesdays 4 pm-8 pm, Fridays 11 am-3 pm, Saturdays 9 am-1 pm, closed April 14-15.
Winston-Salem Transit Authority (100 W. 5th Street, 336-727-2000) – Feb. 6- April 18, Mondays and Tuesdays 4 pm – 8 pm, Fridays 1 pm-5 pm, closed April 11.
Walnut Cove Senior Center (308 Brooke Street, Walnut Cove, NC, 336-591-5442) – Feb. 6 – April 17, Mondays 1 pm-5 pm, appointments only.
Winston-Salem Federal Credit Union (711 E Salem Ave., 336-727-2663) – Feb. 1 – April 13, Monday-Thursday 9 am – 4 pm, appointments only.
Rural Hall Library (7125 Broad Street, Rural Hall, NC, 336-703-2970) – Feb. 8 – April 12, Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., appointments only.
Participants are asked to bring a picture ID, Social Security card for themselves and each dependent they are claiming, all W-2s and 1099s, employer ID number or SS number of childcare providers, and last year’s tax returns if itemizing. Individuals desiring direct deposit of any refund are required to bring a check or savings account information.