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NYC Free Tax Prep for Individuals and Families

If you earned $97,000 or less in 2025, file for FREE with an IRS-certified VITA/TCE volunteer preparer. See a checklist of what you need to prepare for your 2025 tax return.

Choose how you want to file:

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In-Person Tax Prep and Drop-off Service

In-Person Tax Prep: Knowledgeable IRS certified VITA/TCE volunteer preparers will sit down with you to complete an accurate tax return. Sessions take a minimum of 30 minutes.

Drop-off Service: You can drop off your tax documents and pick up the completed return later.

Open map to find your nearest NYC Free Tax Prep site.

Online Tax Prep Service: GetYourRefund.org

GetYourRefund.org is one virtual program that connects filers to NYC Free Tax Prep providers to have their returns completed for them.

Steps:

Visit getyourrefund.org/nyc
Sign into your account.
Submit tax documents using your smartphone, tablet, or computer equipped with a camera.
After all necessary documentation is submitted, an IRS certified VITA/TCE volunteer preparer will verify your tax information and contact you.
After speaking with a quality reviewer over the phone and signing the final version of your return, your quality reviewer will send your return to the IRS.

Online Tax Prep Service: Virtual Tax Prep

Virtual Tax Prep is a safe and reliable online tax prep service directly provided by NYC Free Tax Prep providers. You must have access to a computer, tablet, or smartphone; a stable internet connection; and the ability to download secure video conference software. An IRS certified Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)/Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) volunteer preparer will:

help you file your 2025 tax return during a 60-90 minute virtual call;
use a secure digital system to manage your tax documents;
answer your tax questions.

List of Virtual Tax Prep Providers

Ariva
Hours of Operation: Beginning February 1^st, 2026, Monday – Friday: 5 PM – 8 PM
Language(s): English and Spanish
Phone: 718-292-2983
Income Threshold: $68,000 or less without dependents or $97,000 or less with dependents

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration
Hours of Operation: Beginning January 20^th, 2026, Monday – Friday: 9:30 AM – 5 PM
Note: Closed on 2/16 for President’s day
Language(s): English
Phone: 718-636-6994
Website: restorationplaza.org
Income Threshold: $68,000 or less without dependents or $97,000 or less with dependents

BronxWorks
Hours of Operation: Beginning January 30^th, 2026, Fridays: 9 AM – 4 PM
Note: Closed on 3/3 for Purim
Language(s): English
Phone: 917-697-0185
Income Threshold: $68,000 or less without dependents or $97,000 or less with dependents

Online Tax Prep Service: Assisted Self-Prep

Assisted Self-Prep allows filers to complete their tax return online on their own and an IRS-certified VITA/TCE volunteer preparer will be available by phone or email to answer questions. Filers will need access to a computer, tablet, or smartphone; a stable internet connection; an email address, and their 2024 adjusted gross income (AGI) or self-select PIN.

List of Assisted Self-Prep Providers

COJO Flatbush
Hours of Operation: Beginning February 2^nd, 2026, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 AM – 3 PM
Language(s): English, Russian, and Yiddish
Phone: 718-377-2900 Ext. 331
Income Threshold: $68,000 or less without dependents or $97,000 or less with dependents

Grow Brooklyn
Hours of Operation: Beginning January 28^th, 2026, Monday – Friday: 6 PM – 9 PM
Language(s): English and Spanish
Phone: 347-682-5606
Website: growbrooklyn.org
Income Threshold: $68,000 or less without dependents or $97,000 or less with dependents

Minkwon
Hours of Operation: Beginning January 20^th, 2026, Monday – Friday: 10 AM – 6 PM
Note: Closed on 2/16 for President’s day and 2/17 for Lunar New Year
Language(s): English, Chinese – Mandarin and Korean
Phone: 718-460-5600
Website: minkwon.org
Income Threshold: $68,000 or less without dependents or $97,000 or less with dependents

NMIC
Hours of Operation: Beginning January 27^th, 2026, Tuesday – Friday: 11 AM – 7 PM; Saturdays: 9 AM – 5 PM
Language(s): English and Spanish
Website: taxact.com
Income Threshold: $68,000 or less without dependents or $97,000 or less with dependents

NYC Black Chamber of Commerce
Hours of Operation: Beginning January 24^th, 2026, Monday – Friday: 10:30 AM – 4 PM
Note: Closed on 2/16 for President’s day
Language(s): English, Spanish, and Bengali
Phone: 718-255-3322
Income Threshold: $75,000 or less without dependents or $95,000 or less with dependents

Fedcap/Single Stop
Hours of Operation: Beginning January 26^th, 2026, Monday – Friday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Note: Close on 2/16 for President’s day
Language(s): English Spanish, and Bengali
Website: singlestop.org
Income Threshold: $56,000 or less without dependents or $80,000 or less with dependents

LaGuardia Community College – Tax Assistance Program (TAP)
Hours of Operation: Beginning February 4^th, 2026, Wednesdays: 10 AM – 5 PM
Language(s): English, Spanish, and Bengali
Phone: 718-482-5135
Website: www.laguardia.edu/cares
Income Threshold: $89,000 or less without dependents or $89,000 or less with dependents

Medgers Evers College - Tax Assistance Program (TAP)
Hours of Operation: Beginning February 6^th, 2026, Fridays: 9 AM – 4 PM
Language(s): English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Bengali
Website: www.tax.ny.gov/tap
Income Threshold: $89,000 or less without dependents or $89,000 or less with dependents

Statewide Virtual Sessions - Tax Assistance Program (TAP)
Hours of Operation: Beginning February 2^nd, 2026, Mondays: 10 AM – 5 PM and Wednesdays: 9 AM – 4 PM
Language(s): English
Website: www.tax.ny.gov/tap
Income Threshold: $89,000 or less without dependents or $89,000 or less with dependents

Ariva – Tax Assistance Program (TAP)
Hours of Operation: Beginning February 6^th, 2026, Fridays: 10 AM – 5 PM
Website: www.tax.ny.gov/tap
Income Threshold: $89,000 or less without dependents or $89,000 or less with dependents