United Way of Central Georgia is excited to announce the return of three local locations providing free tax filing services to those with moderate to low incomes: Centenary United Methodist Church and the Family Investment Center in Macon and the GA VECTR Center in Warner Robins.

Openings and hours:

Centenary United Methodist Church (appt only)- Feb 8^th-April 15^th                        M W F: 10 am – 4 pm

Family Investment Center (appt only)- Feb 8^th-April 15^th                                T & Th: 8 am-Noon and 1 pm- 5 pm

GA VECTR Center (appt only- military [active-duty, veteran, reserves])  Feb 8^th-April 15^th    M-F: 8:30 am-4 pm                                                                 

Every year in Central Georgia, hardworking, moderate-to low-income families lack access to certified and IRS trained tax preparers and fail to claim important tax credits. In partnership with the IRS, United Way of Central Georgia leads a coalition to provide free tax preparation by IRS-trained and certified volunteers. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) coalition provides free tax preparation services and asset building resources to working families with moderate to low incomes.

There is no age requirement for the free service and no income requirement for those over the age of 65. Individuals MUST HAVE an appointment for service. There will be no walk-in service for 2021 as an extra safety precaution due to the pandemic and to meet social distancing guidelines. To make an appointment, taxpayers can call (478)254-1483 for Centenary, (478)752-5185 for the Family Investment Center, and (478)218-3900 for the VECTR Center.

The United Way’s online tax preparation initiative, MyFreeTaxes, is also available now to individuals or households by visitingwww.MyFreeTaxes.com. MyFreeTaxes is the ONLY FREE ONLINE tax filing system offered by a nonprofit. For a second year, there is no income cap to utilize the MyFreeTaxes.com free tax prep service.