by Kelly Rogge
Kansas City Kansas Community College is working with NextStep Kc and the United Way of Greater Kansas City to provide free federal and state income tax preparation.
The service, which started Feb. 3, is available to taxpayers with incomes of less than $54,000. The free preparation is offered in Room 3632 in the upper level of the Flint Building on the KCKCC main campus, 7250 State Ave. at the following times:
· 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays (with the exception of March 16)
· 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays (with the exception of March 19)
· 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays (ending March 12)
The preparation is a joint venture between students in KCKCC’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and NextStep KC., a community-based non-profit that works to provide affordable financial services to low and moderate income families.
Tax assistance is on a first-come, first-served basis. Lines form in advance, so please arrive early as spots will likely be full as soon as the assistance time opens. Please do not email or call the location. Walk-in clients only.
Taxpayers need to bring:
· Photo identification for themselves and their spouse
· Social Security cards or Taxpayer Identification Numbers for everyone in the home, including dependents
· Last year’s income tax return
· All income documentation such as W-2s and 1099s
· Daycare federal ID number
· College tuition documentation
· Student loan interest documentation
· Mortgage interest
· Property taxes
· Charitable contributions
· If health insurance was purchased through the Marketplace, please provide form 1095-A
· If elderly or disabled, please bring paid property tax or rent documentation as well
· Bank account and routing number for direct deposit. Refunds are available faster if clients use direct deposit.
The free tax preparation service is only available for federal returns as well as Kansas and Missouri state returns. It is not available for Schedule E (rental or royalty income), Schedule F (farm income) or estate and trust returns. Only 2015 returns will be prepared in February. Any returns 2012 through 2014 will be prepared in March and April.
For more information, call 913-288-7555. Information on additional sites where the service is being offered is available by calling the United Way’s 2-1-1 line.
Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor at KCKCC.