Selecteer een taal▼ Newsletter Sign Up Contact Us Services Get Involved About Us Tax Assistance Tax Assistance Eligibility guidelines What to bring Tax Preparation Assistance VITA, our tax preparation program, offers free tax help to low-to-moderate income taxpayers, elderly taxpayers and military personnel and their families. Our tax preparers are volunteers. Are you eligible for these services? Review the eligibility guidelines. How to be ready for your appointment? Review this document. For information on how to volunteer in Chittenden county, contact Mike McClintock at mmcclintock@cvoeo.org or 802-863-6248. Rent Rebate or Homestead Property Declaration If you only need to file a Rent Rebate or Homestead Property Declaration, you may be able to file on-line at https://www.myvtax.vermont.gov/. If you are interested in waiting to file these forms and have Travis Poulin assist you, call for an appointment: 863-6248 ext. 736. What to bring for renter rebate: Signed Landlord Certificate(s), income verification documents, Social security card and photo id. Rent Rebate basic information: https://tax.vermont.gov/individuals/renter-rebate Homestead Declaration basic information: https://tax.vermont.gov/property-owners/homestead-declaration If you want to check on the status of your Vermont state tax refund, visit https://www.myvtax.vermont.gov/ About the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) Community Action runs an extraordinarily successful VITA program, working closely with the IRS, United Way, AARP, Age Well, Champlain College, St. Michael’s College, UVM, local translators and the VT State Tax Department. VITA is a federally funded program that offers free tax help for low-to-moderate income taxpayers, elderly taxpayers and military personnel and their families. Students from Champlain College, UVM, and St. Michael’s College are granted college credits for participation in the program. Last year, more than $2.1 million in federal and state refunds and credits was returned to the Vermont community as a result of volunteer tax preparers working with individuals and families at Chittenden, Addison and Franklin/Grand Isle Community Action. CVOEO would like to particularly thank CEDO for their ongoing support of our tax preparation services for Burlington residents. Back to Top CVOEO addresses fundamental issues of economic, social, environmental, and racial justice and works with people to achieve economic independence. Serving more than 10,000 households annually, impacting the lives of over 23,000 individuals TOP Legal Site Map Copyright © 2013 - 2021 Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity. All Rights Reserved. Web Development by IES, Inc.