
How does VITA Work?
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) is nationwide, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sponsored volunteer program that provides free tax preparation services to qualifying taxpayers. To qualify, there should be a household income less than $57,000, OR the taxpayer is an elder (over age 65) OR has a disability. The IRS requires that all VITA volunteers complete training and pass a certification test to provide taxpayers with tax preparation services.
Contact our office to schedule an appointment to prepare your federal and state taxes for free by Certified Tax Preparers.
What do you need to Bring?
- Married taxpayers will need to sign the intake/consent forms, even if they are filing separately.
- Photo identification card/s (each taxpayer must provide an ID)
- Social Security or ITIN cards for each person listed on the return
- Completed, if possible, intake and consent forms. These will be mailed or emailed to you when you make your appointment.
- Tax documents; a list of possible documents will be included in the email or mailed forms.
LRUW VITA: Tax Clinics
February 1 thru April 1, 2023
Please call Lumber River United Way for an appointment: 910-739-4244
*Note: 1st appointment will be to complete intake forms and upload all documentation. A second appointment, either in-person or over the phone, will be necessary to review and sign the return before we can e-file it.
CLINIC DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS: All appointments are scheduled for 30 minutes.
BLADEN: Bladen County Public Library, 111 N. Cypress St., Elizabethtown
Thursday February 9 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 2:30pm
Monday February 13 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 2:30pm
Wednesday February 22 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 2:30pm
Wednesday March 8 1st appt: 3pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday March 21 1st appt: 3pm - 5:30pm
HOKE: Hoke County Public Library, 334 N. Main St., Raeford
Thursday February 23 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 1:30pm
Monday February 27 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 1:30pm
Thursday March 2 1st appt: 3pm, last appt: 5:30pm
Tuesday March 14 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 1:30pm
ROBESON: Lumber River United Way office, 301 N. Water St., Lumberton (NEW ADDRESS)
Wednesday February 8 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 1:30pm
Thursday February 16 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 1:30pm
Saturday February 18 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 1:30pm
Monday February 20 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 1:30pm
Tuesday February 28 1st appt: 3pm, last appt: 5:30pm
Tuesday March 7 1st appt: 10am last appt: 1:30pm
Thursday March 16 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 1:30pm
Wednesday March 22 1st appt: 3pm, last appt: 5:30pm
Tuesday March 28 1st appt: 10am, last appt: 1:30pm
We will not take new tax returns after April 1, 2023, so we have sufficient time to contact all taxpayers.
Margaret Crites, Community Engagement Manager
Lumber River United Way
301 N. Water Street
Lumberton, NC 28358
(910) 739-4244
vita@lumberriveruw.org