Free Tax Preparation Services

If you earned money in 2014, you could get a refund of up to $10,000 for you and your family, just by qualifying for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Care Tax Credit. One  out of five, or about 250,000, New Yorkers who qualify for the EITC don’t claim it, leaving thousands of dollars on the table. Many New Yorkers use these tax refunds each year to save for   an emergency or pay off debt.

And, the City of New York offers free and confidential tax preparation so you don’t have to spend extra money. To file safely and for free, visit one of the more than 200 tax preparation sites around the city (visit www.opportunitynycha.org for eligibility criteria and hours of operation) or file online.

NYCHA, in collaboration with the Food Bank for NYC, is offering free tax preparation services at select NYCHA Community Centers, including:

1.NYCHA Ingersoll Community Center

2. NYCHA Bushwick/Hylan Community Center

3. NYCHA Penn-Wortman Community Center

4. NYCHA O’Dwyer Community Center

5. NYCHA Ocean Bay Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) – 2 sites

6. Jobs Plus Henry Street Settlement

7. Jobs Plus FEGS

8. Jobs Plus BronxWorks

9. Jobs Plus Goodwill

10. Jobs Plus Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation

11. Jobs Plus DB Grant Associates

12. Jobs Plus Hostos Community College

13. Jobs Plus ResCare Workforce Services

To learn more, visit the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs website at www.nyc.gov/taxprep.