San Antonio residents who earn up to $55,000 per year have one month left to take advantage of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA), a free tax preparation service, until April 18. Almost 2,000 more people filed their taxes with VITA this year compared to the same time in 2022!
VITA connects residents with IRS-trained and certified tax preparers to file their taxes at no cost. In 2022, VITA helped more than 24,000 individuals save $5.5 million in tax-preparation fees and connected filers to $39 million in tax refunds.
“I volunteer with VITA because no matter the scenario, I am always helping the individual,” said a VITA tax preparer who has volunteered during tax season for the past seven years. “Whether they owe, whether they’re getting a refund, it is 100% helpful no matter what.”
This free tax preparation service is brought to the community through a partnership between United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, the City of San Antonio and Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc. Additional support is provided by H-E-B, Broadway Bank, Frost Bank, River City Federal Credit Union and the Internal Revenue Service.
Residents can visit Vitasa.org for locations, hours, documents required and more information. VITA will run until April 18.
Here is a list of locations:
| Thousand Oaks Library
4618 Thousand Oaks Dr. |
John Igo Library
13330 Kyle Seale Parkway |
| Claude Black Community Center
2805 E. Commerce St. |
St. Philip’s College
1801 Martin Luther King Blvd. |
| Palo Alto College
1400 W. Villaret |
Presa Community Center
3721 S. Presa St. |
| Guadalupe Community Center
1801 W. Cesar Chavez Blvd. |
Henry Guerra Library
7978 W. Military Dr. |
| St. Mary’s University
2507 N.W. 36th St. |
The Neighborhood Place
3014 Rivas St. |
| Wille C. Velasquez Center
1302 N. Zarzamora St. |
Hill Country Community Needs Council
1904 N. Llano St., Fredericksburg, Texas |
Services are available both in-person and curbside.
