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If you need help with your taxes, consider a Community Action VITA site.
If you can file on your own, click here for options.
Get your stimulus check from the IRS.
- If you have not filed your taxes for 2018 or 2019, you need to take action in order to receive a stimulus check. Click here for more info.
- Help is available at your VITA site or at Boston Tax Help Coalition.
IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATE
- Federal and MA State tax deadlines have been extended to July 15, 2020.
- Agency VITA sites are operating remotely. Please call the VITA site or visit their website for more information.
If you need help preparing and filing your taxes, please consider working with us at a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site. We help thousands of people living with low incomes each year access tax credits that can add up to over $7,500.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $56,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.
VITA volunteers are trained to access the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and other tax credits to allow taxpayers to pay bills, cover essential needs (rent, utilities, food, etc.), save and plan for the future. Community Action Agency VITA sites also are able to link taxpayers to other critical services that strengthen families.
Learn more about how VITA changes lives.
Find my Community Action Agency VITA Site
Use the agency lookup directory to find VITA services in your area.
Am I eligible?
Eligibility is based mostly on income. The eligibility for the EITC is as follows:
| If your family has: | and You earned less than: | MA maximum credit: | Federal maximum credit: |
| No Qualifying Children | $15,570 | $159 | $529 |
| One Qualifying Child | $41,094 | $1,058 | $3,526 |
| Two Qualifying Children | $46,70 | $1,748 | $5,828 |
| Three or more Qualifying Children | $50,162 | $1,967 | $6,557 |
Save Your Refund
Ask your VITA Site Tax Preparer about ways to set up to save all or part of your refund.
Check out SAVEYOURREFUND and enter for a chance to win cash reward for saving.
More Resources
Healthy Families EITC Coalition VITA Statewide Fact Sheet
MASSCAP VITA Network Business Fact Sheet
What to Bring to Your VITA Appointment
Healthy Families EITC Coalition
IRS Information & Tools
Boston Tax Help Coalition
List of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) Agencies
Filter by Service Area
| Name | City | Phone | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD) | Boston, Brookline, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, North Reading, Reading, West Roxbury, Winchester, Woburn, | (617) 357-6000 | http://www.bostonabcd.org/ |
| Berkshire Community Action Council, Inc. (BCAC) | Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Ashford, New Marlborough, North Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown, Windsor, | (413) 445-4503 | https://bcacinc.org/ |
| Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc. (CEOC) | Cambridge, | (617) 868-2900 | http://www.ceoccambridge.org/ |
| Citizens for Citizens, Inc. (CFC) | Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Fall River, Freetown, Lakeville, Rehoboth, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton, Westport, | (508) 679-0041 | http://cfcinc.org/ |
| Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc. (CAAS) | Cambridge, Somerville, | (617) 623-7370 | http://www.caasomerville.org/ |
| Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands (CACCI) | Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Charlton, Dennis, Edgartown, Falmouth, Gay Head, Gosnold, Harwich, Hyannis, Mashpee, Nantucket, Oak Bluffs, Provincetown, Sandwich, Tisbury, Truro, Vineyard Haven, Wareham, Yarmouth, | (508) 771-1727 | http://www.cacci.cc/ |
| Community Action Pioneer Valley (CAPV) | Agawam, Amherst, Ashfield, Athol, Belchertown, Bernardston, Blandford, Buckland, Chester, Chesterfield, Colrain, Conway, Cummington, Easthampton, Erving, Gill, Goshen, Granby, Granville, Greenfield, Hadley, Heath, Huntington, Leverett, Leyden, Ludow, Middlefield, Monroe, Montague, Montgomery, Northampton, Northfield, Orange, Petersham, Phillipston, Plainfield, Rowe, Royalston, Russell, Shelburne, South Hadley, Southampton, Southwick, Sunderland, Tolland, Ware, Wendell, West Springfield, Westfield, Westhampton, Whately, Williamsburg, | (413) 774-2318 | http://www.communityaction.us/ |
| Community Action Programs Inter-City, Inc. (CAPIC) | Chelsea, Melrose, Revere, Wakefield, Winthrop, | (617) 884-6130 | http://www.capicinc.org/ |
| Community Teamwork, Inc. (CTI) | Acton, Amesbury, Andover, Arlington, Ashby, Ayer, Bedford, Belmont, Beverly, Billerica, Boxford, Burlington, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Danvers, Dracut, Dunstable, Essex, Everett, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groton, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lexington, Littleton, Lowell, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester, Marblehead, Medford, Melrose, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody, Pepperell, Reading, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Stoneham, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Wenham, West Newbury, Westford, Wilmington, | (978) 459-0551 | http://www.commteam.org/ |
| Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. (GLCAC) | Andover, Lawrence, Methuen, North Andover, North Reading, Reading, | (978) 681-4900 | https://www.glcac.org/ |
| LEO, Inc. (LEO) | Lynn, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Saugus, Swampscott, Wakefield, | (781) 581-7220 | http://www.leoinc.org/ |
| Making Opportunity Count (MOC) | Ashburnham, Ashby, Athol, Ayer, Barre, Berlin, Bolton, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Groton, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, New Braintree, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Shirley, Sterling, Templeton, Townsend, Westminster, Winchendon, | 978-345-7040 | http://www.mocinc.org/ |
| North Shore Community Action Program, Inc. (NSCAP) | Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Middleton, Peabody, Salem, Topsfield, | (978) 531-0767 | http://www.nscap.org/ |
| People Acting in Community Endeavors, Inc. (PACE) | Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Rochester, | (508) 999-9920 | http://www.paceinfo.org |
| Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc. (QCAP) | Braintree, Hull, Milton, Quincy, Weymouth, | (617) 479-8181 | http://www.qcap.org |
| Self-Help, Inc. (SHI) | Abington, Attleboro, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Canton, Dedham, Easton, Foxborough, Franklin, Hanson, Holbrook, Middleborough, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Randolph, Raynham, Stoughton, West Bridgewater, Westwood, Whitman, Wrentham, | (508) 588-0447 | http://SelfHelpInc.org |
| South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. (SMOC) | Acton, Ashland, Bellingham, Blackstone, Boxborough, Concord, Dover, Framingham, Georgetown, Grafton, Haverhill, Holliston, Hopedale, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Marlborough, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millis, Natick, Northborough, Northbridge, Sherborn, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Stoneham, Stow, Sudbury, Upton, Uxbridge, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, | 508-872-4853 | http://www.smoc.org/ |
| South Shore Community Action Council, Inc. (SSCAC) | Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Carver, Chatham, Chilmark, Cohasset, Dennis, Duxbury, Eastham, Falmouth, Gay Head, Gosnold, HaliFax, Hanover, Harwich, Hingham, Hull, Hyannis, Kingston, Marshfield, Mashpee, Middleborough, Nantucket, Norwell, Oak Bluffs, Orleans, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Provincetown, Sandwich, Scituate, Truro, Wareham, Wellfleet, West Tisbury, Yarmouth, | (508) 747-7575 | http://www.sscac.org/ |
| Springfield Partners for Community Action, Inc. (SPCA) | Springfield, | (413) 263-6500 | http://www.springfieldpartnersinc.com/ |
| Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. (VOC) | Agawam, Ashby, Blandford, Brimfield, Chester, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Granby, Granville, Hampden, Holland, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludow, Monson, Montgomery, Palmer, Russell, South Hadley, Southwick, Springfield, Tolland, Wales, West Springfield, Westfield, Wilbraham, | (413) 552-1554 | http://www.valleyopp.com/ |
| Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. (WCAC) | Auburn, Blackstone, Boylston, Brimfield, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Grafton, Granville, Hardwick, Holden, Holland, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Monson, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Northborough, Northbridge, Oakham, Oxford, Palmer, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Wales, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Westborough, Worcester, | (508) 754-1176 | http://www.wcac.net/ |