2025 - Free Income Tax Preparation offered by AARP in Tri-Cities & Burbank
2025 - Free Income Tax Preparation offered by AARP in Tri-Cities & Burbank
Provides free electronic income tax preparation assistance for seniors, disabled adults, and low- to moderate-income individuals in Tri-Cites and Burbank (Walla Walla County). Each return requires a separate appointment. SPANISH assistance only available at Pasco or Burbank locations. KENNEWICK SITES Keewaydin Park Public Library 405 S Dayton St, Kennewick, WA 99336 Tu Sa, noon-4pm. NO WALK-INS Kennewick Public Library 1620 S Union St, Kennewick, WA 99338 Th, noon – 8pm. NO WALK-INS BURBANK SITE (Walla Walla County) Burbank Public Library 875 Lake Rd, Burbank, WA 99323 W, 12:30-4pm. Walk-ins accepted, based on availability. RICHLAND SITE Richland Community Center 500 Amon Park Dr, Richland, WA 99352 M, 8am-8pm (closed Feb 17); Tu, 8am-noon; Sa, 9am-1pm. NO WALK-INS PASCO SITES Pasco City Hall – Recreation Classroom 525 N 3rd Ave, Pasco, WA 99301 Tu F, 9am-2pm (closed Feb 28 & March 28). Walk-ins accepted based on availability Pasco Public Library 1320 W Hopkins St, Pasco, WA 99301 W, noon-4pm. Walk-ins accepted based on availability
Physical Address
Hours
Tax Appointments Available: Feb1 - April 15, 2025. Hours vary by site—see program details.
Voice
Application process
Call or visit website to schedule tax appointment. Taxpayers should plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to their appointment time to complete the Intake/Interview questionnaire. Initial appointment will include completing questionnaire, meeting with tax counselor, and scanning of all tax documents. Actual tax preparation will be conducted after the initial appointment. Taxpayers will be given a 2nd appointment date/time to return to site to review and sign tax return.
Fee
None.
Eligibility
2025 Earned Income Credit Eligibility Information # of Children Earned Income (and adjusted gross income) must be less than: Maximum Credit will be: 0 $19,104 ($26,214 if married and filing a joint return) $649 1 $50,434 ($57,554 if married and filing a joint return) $4,328 2 $57,310 ($64,430 if married and filing a joint return) $7,152 3 $61,555 ($68,675 if married and filing a joint return) $8,046 Investment Income Limit: $11,950 or less Does my child qualify? To qualify, the child has to be: - Your son, daughter, stepchild, adopted child or a descendant. - Your foster child, placed with you by an authorized agency or court order. - Your brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister or a descendant of one of these. - Age 18 or younger as of the end of the year (unless the child is a full-time student, in which case the student has to be 23 or younger). Exception: A person who is permanently and totally disabled at any time during the year qualifies, no matter how old. - A resident with you in the United States for more than half of the year. Example: You and your sister live together. You are 30 and your sister is 15. When your parents died two years ago, you took over the care of your sister, but you did not adopt her. She is considered a qualifying child because she lived with you more than half of the year. Who is an eligible foster child? For the Earned Income Credit, a foster child is defined as an individual who is placed with you by an authorized placement agency or court order. The child is required to have lived with you for more than half of the year. What about my welfare benefits? The Earned Income Credit has no effect on certain welfare benefits. Any refund you receive because of the EIC generally will not be considered income when determining whether you are eligible for, or how much you can receive from, the following benefit programs: - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) - Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Food stamps - Low-income housing Earned income does not include: - Pay you got for work when you were an inmate in a penal institution - Interest and dividends - Pensions or annuities - Social Security - Unemployment benefits - Alimony - Child support
Service area
Walla Walla, WA
Franklin, WA
Benton, WA
Agency info
EITC/VITA Sites
Provides free tax preparation assistance for low-income individuals.