Is your 2022 household income $60,000 or less?
Are you a taxpayer that is 60 years or older?
If so, you may be eligible for FREE tax preparation and e-filing of federal and state income tax returns by IRS certified and trained volunteers.
The IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs offer free basic tax return preparation to qualified individuals.
Call 2-1-1 (888.421.1266) or 251.219.0606 for a tax preparation site near you or click here to schedule an appointment online!
VITA/TCE services are not only free, they are also a reliable and trusted source for preparing tax returns.
All of the VITA tax preparation sites are provided to the United Way of Southwest Alabama free of charge. We thank them for their donation and support of this very important program. We also thank the other organizations that provide office supplies and other program materials.
Where’s My Refund?
“Where’s My Refund?” is updated once daily, usually overnight, so there’s no reason to check more than once per day or call the IRS to get information about a refund. Taxpayers can easily find the most up-to-date information about their tax refund using the “Where’s My Refund?” tool on IRS.gov and on the official IRS mobile app, IRS2Go. Taxpayers can start checking on the status of their refund within 24 hours after the IRS acknowledges receipt of an e-filed return, or four weeks after a paper return is mailed. Where’s My Refund? tool has a tracker that displays progress through three stages:
IRS2Go
IRS2Go is the official mobile app of the IRS allowing users to check their refund status, make a payment, find free tax preparation assistance, access and use Free File, plus more! The app is free on Google Play, the Apple store and Amazon. It is available in both English and Spanish.
Use IRS2Go first for information and self-service resources to:
Online Account
Online Account allows individual taxpayers to access certain account information and tools via self-service online at IRS.gov/account, including:
From Online Account you can also:
Access your tax records via Get Transcript Make note that your balance will update no more than once every 24 hours, usually overnight. Check or money order payments may take up to 3 weeks to appear in your account.