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VITA provides free income tax help to those who qualify

VITA provides income tax help
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — If you haven’t filed your taxes yet, you have until April 15 and the VITA program can help you get it done.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is a partnership among many groups, including the United Way of the Coastal Bend and Del Mar College.

The program gives accounting students a chance to use their skills.

They prepare the taxes under supervision from their instructors.

Those who earned $56,000 or less in 2019 are eligible for the program free of charge.

WHAT TO BRING:

  • Your government-issued photo ID
  • Social Security card or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) letter for all individuals listed on the return
  • W-2s, 1099s and all other tax-related documents for 2019
  • Form 1095-A, B or C Health Insurance Coverage Statement
  • All 1098 E&T forms for educational expenses
  • Proof of daycare expenses, along with childcare provider name, address, phone number and tax ID number
  • Voided check if using direct deposit for refund
  • Copy of your 2018 return, if applicable

NOTE: For joint returns, both spouses must be present to sign required forms.

The site locations include:

United Way of the Coastal Bend
4659 Everhart Rd., Corpus Christi
M-Th 9 AM-1 PM

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
O'Connor (Business) Building, Rm. 135
6300 Ocean Dr., Corpus Christi
F 2-6 PM, Sat 1-6 PM, Sun 1-6 PM

Coastal Bend College
Alice
704 Coyote Trail, Rm. 206A, Alice, TX
M-Th 11 AM-4 PM

Beeville
Frank Jostes Visual Arts Building, Rm. 101
3800 Charco Rd., Beeville, TX
M-Th 1-4 PM

Pleasanton
1411 Bensdale., Rm. 130, Pleasanton, TX
M & T 1-4 PM

Goodwill Industries of South Texas
Port Avenue
2961 S. Port Ave., Corpus Christi
T-Th 5-8 PM, Sat 9 AM-noon & 1-4 PM

Flour Bluff
10209 S. Padre Island Dr., Corpus Christi
Sat 9 AM-noon & 1-4 PM, Sun 1-6 PM

Del Mar College, East Campus
Venters Building, 2nd floor
101 Baldwin Blvd., Corpus Christi
T & Th 2-6 PM

Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend
Sunrise Career Center - Sunrise Mall
5858 S. Padre Island Dr., Ste. 1, Corpus Christi
M-Th 2-5 PM

West Oso High School
754 Flato Rd., Corpus Christi
T & Th 5-7 PM
Opens February 25, 2020
Closed March 9-13
Open through April 14, 2020