Legal Aid of North Carolina

Free Tax Return Preparation!

Have your tax return prepared for free at selected locations in North Carolina.  Don't forget to ask if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or the Child Tax Credit.  

Tax return preparation is available in person or using a new TAP-RC virtual preparation service.

Here are the locations for free tax return preparation in person:

• Legal Aid of North Carolina (Durham County

• Town Hall, Dobbins Heights, NC (Richmond County)

• Tyrrell County CDC, Columbia, NC (Tyrrell & Hyde counties)

• Senior Center, Belhaven, NC (Beaufort County)

• New Life CDC, Plymouth, NC (Washington County)

• Roxboro Housing Authority, Roxboro, NC (Person County)

Here are the locations for the TAP-RC virtual tax return preparation service:

• D.F.Walker HS Alumni Assoc., Edenton, NC (Chowan County)

• Northeastern CDC, Camden, NC (Camden County)

• Roxboro Housing Authority, Roxboro, NC (Person County)

• Tyrrell County CDC, Columbia, NC (Tyrrell & Hyde counties)

Click here to find out how TAP-RC works.

Call 1-800-331-7594 for more information, or call one of the locations listed above.

If these locations are not near you, call the IRS at 1-800-906-9887 for the VITA site nearest you.

If you owe state taxes in North Carolina, click here for information that may help you.

	Want to File Your Own Taxes? You may be eligible to file your federal and state tax returns online FREE if your income is less than $57,000.  Follow the instructions below to access this service:
Step One:  Go to www.myfreetaxes.com/legalaidnc and create a user   account.
Step Two:  Follow the prompts on the screen to complete your return in the    software.  You will learn if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax   Credit (EITC) and other credits.  If this is your first time to file online, use the   tips in the Get Organized section.
Step Three:  Find out about other resources that will help you manage your   finances and build a better future for your family.
This is a service of the Tax Assistance Project of Legal Aid of North     Carolina in partnership with One Economy Corporation and Wal-Mart.