Tax Preparation for Palm Beach Residents at $0 Cost

Getting your taxes filed free, fast, and safe has never been easier!

United Way of Palm Beach County’s Taxes Filed Free program partners with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide free, confidential, and secure preparation and e-filing of tax returns to qualified taxpayers. To qualify, taxpayer’s income must have been $78,000 or less in 2025. You may be eligible for up to $6,935 in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC).

The Taxes Filed Free Campaign gives you two options to choose from to e-file your tax return. All options are supported by IRS-Certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteers.

Filed Yourself – Visit www.MyFreeTaxes.com and file your own tax return. It’s simple, fast and secure. Support is available via toll-free helpline or web chat.

Filed For You – Face-to-face tax preparation provided at several county VITA sites, no appointment required. For more information and/or to find a nearest location visit www.TaxesFiledFree.org or call 211.

Please bring the following items to the VITA sites to make it easier to prepare your return:

• Please bring the following items to the VITA sites to make it easier to prepare your return:
  • Social Security Cards for you, your spouse (if married), and all dependents listed on the return
  • Last year’s Federal Income Tax Return (2024 income tax returns)
  • Correct birth dates for all names listed on the return
  • All W-2’s for 2025, including spouses
  • Payroll statement or last paystub from employer that shows overtime amount paid during 2025
  • Form 1098 – Mortgage interest, property taxes
  • Form 1099 – DIV, G, INT, MISC, NEC, K, Q, R, RRB, SSA for 2025
  • Bank account and routing numbers for direct deposit of your refund (This is optional, but it gets your cash to you fast)
  • A Photo ID card (driver’s license, etc.), including spouse’s, if married and filing a joint return
  • For Dependent Care Credit, bring the care provider’s name, address, SSN/EIN, and the amount you paid
  • For Education Credit, bring 1098T or 1098E and the amount paid for qualified expenses
  • Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace Statement

  If married and filing a joint return, both spouses must come to the VITA site.

  VITA volunteers will NOT prepare Schedule D (Complex), Schedule E, Employee Business Expenses, Moving Expenses, and Nondeductible IRA.

          Even if you meet the income level, complex returns may be considered out of the guidelines for the VITA Program.

For a complete list of VITA sites visit: Microsoft Word – 2026 VITA Program Information and Site List