Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
This page is part of the LOVE Columbia information library website. To contact the organization listed below, please follow links or phone numbers given within the article.
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University of Missouri students in the department of Personal Financial Planning are trained and IRS-certified to provide this free service to individuals in the Columbia community, primarily for people with low to moderate incomes, those with disabilities, the elderly and English-as-a-second-language taxpayers.
Starting Jan. 22, 2025, VITA services will be provided at the MU Family Impact Center on a walk-in/first come first served basis at the following dates and times:
Mondays 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Wednesdays 4 p.m.–8 p.m.
No services March 22-30 due to Spring Break
Family Impact Center
105 East Ash St Suite 200
Columbia, MO 65203
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Be sure to bring:
Photo Identification for you and your spouse (if applicable)
Social Security cards for every person listed on the return
W-2s for every job worked
Routing and account number for direct deposit (if desired)
The amount of any stimulus received or not received
Last year's tax return (optional, but helpful)
If you have these forms, please bring them:
1099-Interest
1099-Dividends
1099-R Retirement income
1098 Mortgage interest
1099-NEC Nonemployee compensation
1099-MISC Other income
1098-E Student loan interest
1098-T Tuition and your account statement
1099-G Unemployment
1099-G State refund
1099-B Broker exchange
SSA 1099 Social Security income
1095-A Marketplace Statement
W-2G Gambling income
Form 5674 Verification of Rent Paid, signed by your landlord
Real estate and personal property tax receipt
Childcare expenses and the name, address, and tax ID of the provider
Identity Protection PIN from the IRS for everyone who has one in your family
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Free Income Tax Help 2025 at the Columbia Public Library (for in-state returns only)
The library will begin to take appointments for the VITA tax help service on Friday, January 17, and the program will run January 31 – April 12, 2025. Call (573) 443-3161 to make an appointment. Appointments will be scheduled during open hours at the Columbia Public Library.
If you have an appointment with VITA tax help, please bring the following items with you to your appointment.
Copy of the most recently filed tax return
Identification
A photo ID for the taxpayer
Social Security cards and/or ITIN notices and birth dates for every individual on your return.
Income
W-2, each employer and other income-related documents
Social Security, railroad retirement or veteran’s benefits
All 1099 forms (1099-G, 1099-R, 1099-INT, 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC, etc.)
Personal business income and expenses
Deductions
Dependent care provider info
Education 1098-T and student loan payments
1098 form showing home mortgage interest
Health insurance and out-of-pocket medical costs
Long-term care insurance receipts
Property tax receipts and tax receipts for new car purchase
Charity receipts
Health Insurance
Marketplace health insurance form 1095A
Income documents for all household members whether claimed as dependent or not, including students living at college, even if they had no coverage for all or part of 2024.
Property Tax Credit or Rent Credit
Real Estate tax receipt or rent verification letter with landlord’s name, address and phone number (MO Form 5674)
For mobile homes, property tax receipt and rent verification letter with landlord’s name, address and phone number (MO Form 5674)
For Direct Deposit Tax Refunds
Checkbook, blank check or account statement showing account number and routing number (not deposit slips or credit/debit card)
The free income tax service is through the VITA program, an IRS affiliate. Tax counselors are unpaid volunteers that are IRS certified.
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AARP Tax Help at Salvation Army, 2025
Provided by AARP Foundation volunteers
Salvation Army on Ash Street
1108 W Ash St
Columbia, MO 65203
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Tax help starts February 3 and continues through April 15 by appointment only. Call (573) 227-3325 to make an appointment.
File Your Federal Taxes Online for Free
www.unitedway.org/myfreetaxes/motax - Information about filing online for free using free tax software. This is for people with an annual gross income under $66,000
Free Tax Return Preparation for Qualifying Taxpayers
TaxpayersMissouri tax assistance
www.unitedway.org/myfreetaxes/motaxAARP Foundation Tax-Aide Locator