Free Income Tax Preparation Assistance

2007 Tax Year

Arranged by Borough

Bronx

Organization Name, Address, Phone Dates and Times Sponsor
ACORN
Soundview Community in Action

1217 Stratford Ave, 2nd floor
(718) 246-7900
Tuesdays-Fridays 2-8
Saturdays and Sundays 12-5
Assistance available in Spanish, French
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000

VITA

A.G.E.D. (Aging in America)
1500 Pelham Pkwy South
(718) 409-7971

Tuesdays, 9-1
By appointment only.

AARP

ARIVA
Tax Assistance Center

69 E 167th St
(718) 292-2983

Mondays-Thursdays, 4-7:30; Saturdays, 10-4
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $40,000
This site will accept self-employed workers filing either Schedule C or Schedule C-EZ forms.
VITA
Bethex Federal Credit Union
20 E 179th St, Lower Level
(646) 491-3303
Thursdays-Fridays, 6-9;
Saturdays, 10-7
Walk-in only; Sundays by appointment only.
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
VITA
Bethex Federal Credit Union
Mott Haven Branch
613 E. 138th St
(646) 492-2417
By appointment only.
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
VITA
Bronx House
758 Pelham Pkwy North
February 28, March 20, April 10
Thursdays 9-1
AARP

Community Tax Aid
South Bronx
South Bronx Action Group Inc.

384 East 149th St, 2nd floor
(212) 613-3101

Feb. 16, 23; March 1, 8, 22, 29; April 5, 12
Saturdays 10-1
Walk-in only, no appointments.
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $25,000; families with children: $40,000; less than $2,800 in interest, dividends, and capital gains.
VITA

Community Tax Aid
West Bronx
Citizens Advice Bureau

2070 Grand Concourse
(718) 731-0720

February 16, 23; March 1, 8, 22, 29; April 5, 12
Saturdays 10-1
By appointment only.
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $25,000; families with children: $40,000; less than $2,900 in interest, dividends, and capital gains.
VITA
FoodChange
Fordham
Morris Senior Center

80 East 181st St (basement)
(212) 894-8094
Monday-Thursday 12-7 (closed February 18 and all Mondays in March)
Fridays 12-5 (January 25-February 29 and April 4 and 11)
Saturdays 9-5
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
Families first, singles in March, back year and amended returns after March 1.

VITA

FoodChange
South Bronx

555 Bergen Ave
(212) 894-8094
Monday-Thursday 12-7 (closed February 18 and all Mondays in March)
Fridays 12-5 (January 25-February 29 and April 4 and 11)
Saturdays 9-5
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
Families first, singles in March, back year and amended returns after March 1.
VITA

JASA Senior Center
2049 Bartow Ave
(718) 320-2066

Mondays, 9-1
By appointment only.

AARP

JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center
3880 Sedgwick Ave
(718) 549-4700

Tuesdays, 9-12
By appointment only.

AARP

Kittay House
2550 Webb Ave
(718) 410-1360
Two days per tax year, by appointment only.

AARP

Phipps Community Development Corporation
1071A East Tremont Ave
(718) 620-1900 x25

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 9-5
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-8
Saturdays 10-2
Assistance available in Spanish, French, Ewe, Tem (Kotokoli)
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000

VITA
RAIN Entitlement
2368 Westchester Ave
(718) 994-0132
Wednesdays, 9:30-2
By appointment only.

AARP

SEEDCO
SOBRO

555 Bergen Ave
(718) 292-3113
Mondays-Thursdays 12-8
Fridays 8:30-4:30
By appointment only.
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
VITA

Manhattan

92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Ave
(212) 415-5688

Wednesdays, 1:30-5:30
By appointment only.

AARP
Baruch College
151 E. 25th St, 1st fl. lobby

Tuesday-Friday 10-8 (closed February 12)
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000

VITA
Center on the Square
20 Washington Square North
(212) 777-3555

Fridays, 10-2

AARP
Community Tax Aid
Chelsea
Hudson Guild
Fulton Center
119 Ninth Ave
(212) 613-3101
February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 20, 27; April 3, 10
Thursdays 6-8
Walk-in only, no appointments.
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $25,000; families with children: $40,000; less than $2,900 in interest, dividends, and capital gains.
VITA
Community Tax Aid
Mid-West Side
Housing Conservation Coordinators
777 10th Ave
(212) 613-3101
February 13, 20, 27; March 5, 19, 26; April 2, 9
Wednesdays 6-8:30
Walk-in only, no appointments.
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $25,000; families with children: $40,000; less than $2,900 in interest, dividends, and capital gains.
VITA
Community Tax Aid
Upper East Side
Union Settlement Association
237 E. 104th St
(212) 613-3101
February 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 29; April 5, 12
Saturdays 10-4
Walk-in only, no appointments.
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $25,000; families with children: $40,000; less than $2,900 in interest, dividends, and capital gains.
VITA
Community Tax Aid
Upper West Side
Goddard Riverside Community Center
647 Columbus Ave
(212) 799-9400
February 13, 20, 27; March 5, 19, 26; April 2, 9
Wednesdays 6-8:30
Walk-in only, no appointments.
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $25,000; families with children: $40,000; less than $2,900 in interest, dividends, and capital gains.
VITA
FoodChange
Harlem
Food & Finance Center

284 St. Nicholas Ave
(212) 894-8094
Mondays-Thursdays 12-7 (closed February and all Mondays in March)
Fridays 12-5
Saturdays 9-5
Assistance available in Spanish, Chinese
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
Families first, singles in March, back year and amended returns after March 1.
Filers must have an email account.
VITA
FoodChange
Washington Heights
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corp.

76 Wadsworth Ave, 2nd floor
(212) 894-8094

Mondays-Thursdays 12-7; Fridays 12-5
Closed February 18 and all Mondays in March
Saturdays 9-5
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $20,000; families with kids: $40,000
Families first, singles in March, back year and amended returns after March 1.

VITA
Frederick Samuel Community Center
669 Malcolm X Blvd
(212) 491-1092

Saturdays, 10-2

AARP
Fulton Senior Center
119 Ninth Ave
(212) 924-6710

Thursdays, 1-4
By appointment only.

AARP
Henry Street Settlement
99 Essex St, 3rd Floor
(212) 478-5400
Mondays-Fridays 11-7
By appointment only.
Assistance available in Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian
Income limit: $25,000; families with children: $40,000
VITA
Hunter College Accounting Society
695 Park Ave, Hunter West 1535
(212) 772 - 4219
February 2-April 14
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 6-9
Saturdays 10-12, 2-5
Closed February 12, 18 and March 22, 24
Assistance available in Spanish and Russian
Income limit: $45,000, less than $2,900 in interest and dividends, no capital gains
This site will not prepare form 1040NR and schedules C, D, E, F, SE, and does not file extensions or amendments.
VITA
JASA West Side Senior Center
120 W. 76th St, 2nd fl
Thursdays, 10-2 AARP
Lenox Hill Senior Center
St. Peter's Church

619 Lexington Ave
Saturdays 9:30-1:30 AARP
Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union
37 Avenue B
(212) 529-8197 x 25
Wednesdays and Fridays 5-8
Saturdays 4-8 (Closed March 22)
Tuesday, April 15: 5-8
Assistance available in Spanish and French
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
Self-employed filers by appointment only.
VITA
Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union
Chinatown Manpower Project

70 Mulberry St
(212) 529-8197 x 19 (English)
(212) 571-1690 x 216, 229, 230 (Chinese)
Thursdays 5-8
Saturdays 10-2
Closed March 22
Assistance available in Chinese
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
Self-employed filers by appointment only.
VITA
Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union
Grand Street Settlement

80 Pitt St
(212) 529-8197 x 25
Tuesdays 10:30-2:30
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
Self-employed filers by appointment only.
VITA
New York Chinese Community Center
62 Mott St, 2nd fl.
(212) 226-6280
Friday-Sunday 10-5, closed February 8-10
By appointment only
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
VITA
Marble Collegiate Church
3 W 29th St
(212) 686-2770
Wednesdays, 9:30-2 AARP
Penn South Program for Seniors
290 Ninth Ave
(212) 243-3670
Mondays, 9:30-2
By appointment only, call (212) 799-7205 x17
AARP
Roosevelt Island Senior Center
546 Main St
(212) 980-1888

Tuesdays, 9-1

AARP
Saint Margaret's House
49 Fulton St
(212) 766-8122
Thursdays, 10-1:30
AARP
SEEDCO
Gay Men's Health Crisis

119 W 24th St, 11th fl.
(212) 367-1015

Monday-Friday 9-6
By appointment only.
limited assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000

VITA
Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center
415 E. 93rd St
Fridays, 12:30-4:30
AARP
Stein Senior Center
340 E. 24th St, 2nd fl.
Thursdays, 9:30-3
AARP
UBA Manhattanville Senior Center
3333 Broadway East Tower (Basement)
(212) 862-5562

Mondays, 10-1
Second and fourth Monday of the month only

AARP
Union Settlement Federal Credit Union
Carber Child Care Center, Harlem
1565 Madison Ave
(917) 671-1000
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 12-8
Saturdays 10-3
By appointment only.
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
After February 15, assistance is available for filers with ITINs, filers who are self-employed, and filers with amended returns.
VITA
Union Settlement Federal Credit Union
SCAN LaGuardia Memorial House, East Harlem

307 East 116th St
(917) 671-1000
Monday-Thursday 10-6
Fridays 10-2
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
After February 15, assistance is available for filers with ITINs, filers who are self-employed, and filers filing amended returns.
VITA
West Side Campaign Against Hunger
263 W. 86th St (use steps to basement)
(212) 362-3662

Tuesdays, 10-4

AARP

Staten Island

Foodchange
Staten Island

Independence Bank
15 Hyatt St
(212) 894-8094
Monday-Thursday 12-7 (closed February 18 and all Mondays in March)
Fridays 12-5 (January 25-February 29, April 4 and 11)
Saturdays 9-5
Assistance available in Spanish
Income limit: $20,000; families with children: $40,000
Families first, singles in March, back year and amended returns after March 1.
VITA
Northfield Savings Bank
2706 Hylan Blvd
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10-2 AARP
Oakwood Heights Community Church
Falcon Ave and Guyon Ave
(718) 448-1755
Tuesdays, 11:30-2:30 AARP
Richmond County Savings Bank
3879 Amboy Rd
(888) 227-7669
Wednesdays, 10-2 AARP

Information provided by VITA/TCE, RSVP/SERVE, and the AARP Foundation.

Updated: 2/7/08
Community Information Service
The New York Public Library