{"id":1902,"date":"2016-04-18T13:27:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T13:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hfuw.org\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2016-04-21T18:01:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T18:01:03","slug":"free-tax-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/free-tax-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Several Tax Sites STILL Open in the Orlando Area for FREE Tax Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Several Tax Sites are Still Open in the Orlando Area for FREE Tax Preparation after April 18!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\">The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is a free tax preparation service run by volunteers offered to families throughout Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\">VITA offers free tax help to those who make $54,000 or less and need assistance in preparing their tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers will provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing. We also provide other essential information, like special tax credits you may qualify for to maximize your tax refund. If you qualify for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hfuw.org\/eitc\/\">Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)<\/a>, you can get over $6,000 back.<\/p>\n<p>United Way can help by connecting you to\u00a0free tax preparation sites.<\/p>\n<p>See one of the three\u00a0locations below for\u00a0a site near you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Goodwill Job Connections on West Colonial<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>3200 W. Colonial Drive\u00a0\u00a0 Orlando\u00a0 32808<\/li>\n<li>April 29.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(if needed May 6, 13, 20, and 27)<\/li>\n<li>Noon \u2013 4:00\u00a0 appointments only<\/li>\n<li>(407) 745-5550<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Goodwill Job Connections in Kissimmee<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>1356 W. Vine Street \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kissimmee\u00a0 34744<\/li>\n<li>April 27.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0May 4, 11, 18, and 25<\/li>\n<li>10:00 \u2013 2:00\u00a0 walk-in only.\u00a0 No appointments<\/li>\n<li>(407) 847-0696<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Legal Aid Society \u2013 Orange County<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>100 E. Robinson Street\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Orlando\u00a0 32801<\/li>\n<li>June 1 \u2013 October 31<\/li>\n<li>Appointments only\u00a0 (407) 841-8310\u00a0 \u00a0press 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>VITA Sites and MyFreeTaxes.com<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">For many families throughout Central Florida, annual tax refunds can provide a much needed financial boost. But for those that need it most, many end up losing large portions of their refund<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>because of high filing costs\u00a0and additional fees for quick access to their refunds. Heart of Florida United Way believes that you should hold on to your money \u2013 all of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">Besides our VITA sites, if you prefer filing online, we\u2019ve got that covered too. Visit<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: blue;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedway.org\/myfreetaxes\/hfuw\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\">MyFreeTaxes<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">to file for free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition to the convenience of filing at a time that works for you,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: blue;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedway.org\/myfreetaxes\/hfuw\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\">MyFreeTaxes<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">utilizes secured software, so you have the peace of mind that your information is safe.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedway.org\/myfreetaxes\/hfuw\">MyFreeTaxes<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">also offers\u00a0help with filing questions through phone, chat or email.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Tax Sites are Still Open in the Orlando Area for FREE Tax Preparation after April 18!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is a free tax preparation service run by volunteers offered to families throughout Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. VITA offers free tax help to those who make $54,000 or less and need assistance in preparing their tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers will provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing. We also provide other essential<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/free-tax-preparation\/\">Continue Reading &#8250;&#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":2304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1902"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2330,"href":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902\/revisions\/2330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}