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This tax season, Otero Junior College will be one of 13 Colorado colleges with sites to help prepare tax returns for free for lower-income families in Colorado as part of a growing program known as Tax Help Colorado. Families with annual household income less than $49,000 qualify for the free tax assistance.
Tax Help Colorado is a partnership between The Piton Foundation and Colorado’s colleges to provide free income-tax return preparation to lower- and moderate-income families in Colorado.
The Otero Junior College free tax site will open on Saturday, February 11 and Saturday, February 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in McBride Hall, rooms 113 and 122.
The sites specialize in understanding the tax credits lower-income taxpayers are eligible for, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit.
People using the service are asked to bring the following documents:
• All W-2, 1099s and other income-related documents.
• Proof of mortgage interest, property taxes, daycare payments, college education expenses, charitable contributions and all other tax-deductible expenses.
• Social Security Cards for all family members.
• A copy of last year’s tax return, if available.
• Bank account number and routing number to direct deposit your refund. With direct deposits, refunds are received in 7–10 days.
The Otero Junior College free tax site will open on Saturday, February 11 and Saturday, February 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in McBride Hall, rooms 113 and 122. For more information contact Deb Engler at 719-384-6811.
A list of all the Tax Help Colorado locations, as well as the locations of other free tax assistance sites in Colorado, is available by calling 2-1-1 in Colorado (a free call) or going to www.piton.org
This tax season, Otero Junior College will be one of 13 Colorado colleges with sites to help prepare tax returns for free for lower-income families in Colorado as part of a growing program known as Tax Help Colorado. Families with annual household income less than $49,000 qualify for the free tax assistance.
Tax Help Colorado is a partnership between The Piton Foundation and Colorado’s colleges to provide free income-tax return preparation to lower- and moderate-income families in Colorado.
The Otero Junior College free tax site will open on Saturday, February 11 and Saturday, February 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in McBride Hall, rooms 113 and 122.
The sites specialize in understanding the tax credits lower-income taxpayers are eligible for, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit.
People using the service are asked to bring the following documents:
• All W-2, 1099s and other income-related documents.
• Proof of mortgage interest, property taxes, daycare payments, college education expenses, charitable contributions and all other tax-deductible expenses.
• Social Security Cards for all family members.
• A copy of last year’s tax return, if available.
• Bank account number and routing number to direct deposit your refund. With direct deposits, refunds are received in 7–10 days.
The Otero Junior College free tax site will open on Saturday, February 11 and Saturday, February 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in McBride Hall, rooms 113 and 122. For more information contact Deb Engler at 719-384-6811.
A list of all the Tax Help Colorado locations, as well as the locations of other free tax assistance sites in Colorado, is available by calling 2-1-1 in Colorado (a free call) or going to www.piton.org
