During tax preparation season from January through April, Goodwill holds free VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) tax clinics for low-income individuals and families on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island.
Community volunteers, including Goodwill employees, donate their time to help tax clinic participants prepare and file their taxes at no cost. Only certified VITA Tax Preparer volunteers may assist taxpayers in preparing and e-filing their taxes. On-line/Self Study Training can be located on the IRS website. If you are interested in being a tax clinic volunteer or would like additional information on receiving tax preparation services, please call (808) 836-WORK (9675).
Goodwill’s Tax Clinic is closed for the remainder of 2012, and will re-open in January 2013. If you require tax assistance, please call the Aloha United Way info line at 211 for a listing of year-round VITA sites.
2012 VITA Tax Clinics
Get FREE Tax Help at Goodwill!
You qualify to get free tax help if you:
- Earned $49,000 or less
- Do not own your own business
- Do not own your own home
You can qualify to receive a SPECIAL TAX CREDIT – EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit). It can reduce the amount of tax you owe or even give you a refund.
Last year in 2011 Goodwill Industries of Hawaii operated six volunteer VITA sites on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and East and West Hawaii; assisting over 800 individuals claiming over $1 million in federal tax refunds and Earned Income Tax Credits. See below for information and locations.
If you are capable of filing your own taxes but do not have the means of acquiring the software, file your taxes online for free at The Beehive click here. A computer station will be available at each location for individuals to access The Beehive.