{"id":115283,"date":"2021-03-04T16:34:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T16:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/?p=115283"},"modified":"2025-03-13T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:36:00","slug":"nyc-free-tax-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/nyc-free-tax-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Free Tax Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>The city can help you file your taxes for free online or in person. The deadline to file your taxes is April 15.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To qualify, your income must meet income guidelines. Find out if you qualify at <a href=\"https:\/\/access.nyc.gov\/programs\/nyc-free-tax-prep\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">access.nyc.gov\/programs\/nyc-free-tax-prep<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Sign up for free tax preparation at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourrefund.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">getyourrefund.org\/nyc<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Submit tax documents using your smartphone, tablet, or computer equipped with a camera.<\/li>\n<li>An IRS-certified VITA\/TCE preparer will verify your tax information and contact you. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<h6>Tax Preparation Options:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Drop-Off Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before visiting an NYC Free Tax Prep Site, make sure you gather all of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/dca\/consumers\/file-your-taxes-documents.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">required tax documents<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Drop off your tax documents and pick up the completed return later.<\/li>\n<li>The map of Tax Prep sites is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/a866-dcwpwb.nyc.gov\/ftps_map\/#\/?search=%7B%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/a866-dcwpwb.nyc.gov\/ftps_map\/#\/?search=%7B%7D<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>In-Person Tax Prep<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make an appointment with certified volunteers.<\/li>\n<li>Map available at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/a866-dcwpwb.nyc.gov\/ftps_map\/#\/?search=%7B%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/a866-dcwpwb.nyc.gov\/ftps_map\/#\/?search=%7B%7D<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledgeable IRS-certified VITA\/TCE volunteer preparers help you complete an accurate tax return. Sessions take a minimum of 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nTo learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/dca\/consumers\/file-your-taxes.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nyc.gov\/taxprep<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>Updated on March 13, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The city can help you file your taxes for free online or in person. The deadline to file your taxes is April 15. &nbsp; To qualify, your income must meet income guidelines. Find out if you qualify at access.nyc.gov\/programs\/nyc-free-tax-prep. Sign up for free tax preparation at getyourrefund.org\/nyc. Submit tax documents using your smartphone, tablet, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183,245,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-benefits","category-help-for-tax-issues","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115283"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119626,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115283\/revisions\/119626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}