Low-to-moderate income Montgomery County residents may be eligible for free tax income tax preparation assistance from the Community Action Agency’s (CAA) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) partnership. VITA hosts tax preparation assistance for households earning $60,000 or less.
Residents could qualify for valuable tax credits, including the State and Federal Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credits and County’s Working Families Income Supplement.
VITA sites offer in-person appointments in Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Rockville and Wheaton. Virtual appointments also are available.
Free tax help is available at sites hosted by AARP, CASA, the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center and the Equity Center. All VITA programs serve tax filers who already have an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN). The CAA and CASA programs also help taxpayers filing with new or renewal ITIN applications.
“Recent historic expansions of the Maryland EITC and County's matching Working Families Income Supplement have resulted in larger credits helping more people, including ITIN and single filers,” said Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. “Those larger refunds are so important to our neighbors and have been a lifeline as they face rising rents and grocery prices.”
Information about VITA sites, tax credits and appointments is available on the County’s CASHBACK website or by calling 311. The Community Action Agency is the County’s Federally designated anti-poverty agency and is a program of the County’s Department of Health and Human Services.
