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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Offering FREE tax preparation and financial counseling services, with the highest accuracy rate of any tax preparation service.

Filing your annual federal and state income tax returns each year is about more than just paying your taxes.

Often, accessing programs and resources designed to help working parents, students, people with disabilities, and those with a variety of other needs, depends directly on your ability to file timely tax returns. Other programs, like federal student loans, require copies of your completed tax forms to qualify.

That’s why we’ve partnered with tax professionals to offer the VITA program, where last year more than 440 IRS-certified VITA volunteers helped more than 34,482 low-and moderate-income taxpayers accurately prepare and file their taxes.

GET STARTED NOW. Sign up through the Campaign For Working Families website.

VITA Blog Series

Financial Empowerment

Calling All Current and Future Tax-Experts!

December 14, 2021

When I joined United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey in the Fall, I was ecstatic to be able to support our local Volunteer Income Tax Assistance...

Financial Empowerment

Families with Children: Help is Here with the Child Tax Credit

January 27, 2022

This tax season, we have a huge opportunity to help families with the expansion of the Child Tax Credit through the American Rescue Plan Act...

Financial Empowerment

Earned Income Tax Credit – No Dollar Left Behind

February 28, 2022

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the most cost-effective and impactful anti-poverty programs implemented over the past few decades. Each year it...

As a parent, you need every penny to support your family. Building financial stability allows me to be a good example for my kids. VITA is convenient, quick, and the volunteers are so knowledgeable.

I know I’m getting my maximum refund.

- Donna, VITA Participant

Impact in Action

VITA helps ensure working individuals and families keep more of what they earn – helping pay for reliable transportation, groceries, childcare and other basic needs.

42,540

returns filed to ensure working individuals and families keep more of what they earn

441

VITA volunteers helped low- and moderate-income-income taxpayers prepare their tax filings

34,482

individuals received VITA tax services last year in our region

465,996

lifetime number of returns filed to ensure working individuals and families keep more of what they earn

FY2023

You Can Make a Difference

Since the start of United Way’s VITA program, over 465,000 returns have been filed, ensuring working individuals and families received the full refund they were entitled to, helping pay bills, cover childcare expenses, and save for the future.

Thanks to VITA volunteers, more than $526 million has been returned to the taxpayers in the region since the program’s start, helping build more sustainable futures for not just for these families themselves, but also for the communities where they live.

Campaign for Working Families now offers Virtual VITA Tax Training for volunteers to become certified through online training courses.

TAX PREP CHECKLIST

Ready to start working on your taxes?

Be prepared and have these documents ready when you sign up for VIRTUAL TAX PREP with Campaign for Working Families:

State-issued photo ID
Social Security card or ITIN for each person on your tax return
W-2s from all jobs held in tax year
All 1099s, 1098s and any other tax forms
Voided check for direct deposit
Child care provider information, including SSN (or EIN)
Your household’s health coverage information (1095-A, 1095-B, 1095-C)