Tax Help 2025

Eligibility:

Trained volunteers will assist in preparing basic Federal and Oregon personal income tax returns. Assistance with the new Washington Working Family Tax Credit will also be available.

However, volunteers cannot help you if you:

• sold/exchanged any digital assets in 2024 (OK if you just bought and held)
• have a business with employees, inventory, net loss, total expenses over $35,000 or have income from a hobby
• want to file Married Filing Separately
• have any rental income other than from undeveloped land with no structures
• are filing a Part-Year Oregon Return (we file Non-resident and Full Year Resident Oregon returns only; no other states)
• are a student on an F1, J, M, or Q visa or a teacher or trainee on a J visa
• have a bankruptcy or home foreclosure in 2024

Other complex situations exist which we may not be able to assist you with as well. Volunteers will review your materials for these situations at the site.

Tax returns are electronically filed as a free service by Tax-Aide.

Locations and Service Hours:

Camas Public Library

625 NE 4th Ave, Camas, WA, 98607
Mondays 11 am–3 pm & Fridays 1–5 pm (Exceptions: February 7 & 17; March 7; April 4)

Cascade Park Community Library

600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, 98664
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays 11 am–4 pm

Marshall/Luepke Center

1009 E McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA, 98663
Thursdays & Fridays 11 am–4 pm (Exceptions: February 14; March 7, 14 & 27; & April 11) 

Vancouver Community Library (Walk-ins only)

901 C St, Vancouver, WA, 98660
Mondays & Saturdays 11 am–4 pm (Exception: February 17)

Vancouver Heights United Methodist Church 

5701 MacArthur Blvd, Vancouver, WA, 98661
Tuesdays & Wednesdays 11 am–4 pm 

 

Eligibility:

The IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free basic tax return preparation to qualified individuals. The VITA program has operated for over 50 years. Ren Locus—VITA offers free tax help to people who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns, including:

• People who generally make $67,000 annually, or less
• Persons with disabilities
• Limited English-speaking taxpayers 

Ren Locus - VITA provides Certified Accepted Agent (CAA) service to help apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).

Language assistance available upon request. Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, or American Sign Language interpreters can be arranged for in-person service. Additional language assistance will be provided through a phone service.”

Ren Locus—VITA service ensures you receive the maximum tax refund and helps determine if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Washington Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC).

Find out more information about VITA service.

Locations and Service Hours: 

Clark County Food Bank

6502 NE 47th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98661
Mondays & Tuesdays: 1 pm - 9 pm

Fourth Plain Community Commons

3101 E Fourth Plain Blvd, Ste. 101, Vancouver, WA 98661
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 10 am – 6 pm 

Three Creeks Community Library

800-C NE Tenney Rd, Vancouver, WA 98685
Fridays & Saturdays: 10 am – 6 pm 

The AARP Tax-Aide program, administered by the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the IRS, provides free income tax assistance to ALL eligible taxpayers, regardless of age or income.

Eligibility:

Trained volunteers will assist in preparing basic Federal and Oregon personal income tax returns.

However, volunteers cannot help you if you:

• sold/exchanged any digital assets in 2024 (OK if you just bought and held)
• have a business with employees, inventory, net loss, total expenses over $35,000 or have income from a hobby
• want to file Married Filing Separately
• have any rental income other than from undeveloped land with no structures
• are filing a Part-Year Oregon Return (we file Non-resident and Full Year Resident Oregon returns only; no other states)
• are a student on an F1, J, M, or Q visa or a teacher or trainee on a J visa
• have a bankruptcy or home foreclosure in 2024

Other complex situations exist which we may not be able to assist you with as well. Volunteers will review your materials for these situations at the site.

Tax returns are electronically filed as a free service by Tax-Aide.

Locations and Service Hours: 

Stevenson Community Library

120 NW Vancouver Ave, Stevenson, WA, 98648
Saturdays 11 am–4 pm

The Columbia Gorge AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program provides free tax return preparation services and counseling for taxpayers in the Columbia Gorge. They operate under the guidance and direction of their sponsor, the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program, which provides in-person and virtual tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, with a focus on taxpayers who are over 50 and have low to moderate income.

Service is available from February 3 through April 14, 2024. See below for site-specific dates and times. 

Locations and Service Hours in Hood River County, Oregon:

Columbia Gorge Community College, Hood River campus*

1730 College Way, Hood River, OR 97031, Room 303
Mondays, February 3–April 14, 1–5 pm

Schedule in-person appointments here. 

*Facilitated Self-Assistance (FSA) also available: FSA provides free self-preparation services for taxpayers with good computer skills who feel they can prepare their own returns, but who might have a few questions. Adjusted gross annual income must be less than $84,000. Please note: the FSA software is available in Spanish, but onsite volunteers are only able to provide assistance in English. 

Hood River Valley Adult Center

2010 Sterling Pl, Hood River, OR 97031
Thursdays, February 6–April 10, 2–5 pm

Schedule appointments here. In-person appointments only. Spanish-language assistance available. 

The Columbia Gorge AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program provides free tax return preparation services and counseling for taxpayers in the Columbia Gorge. They operate under the guidance and direction of their sponsor, the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program, which provides in-person and virtual tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, with a focus on taxpayers who are over 50 and have low to moderate income.

Service is available from February 3 through April 14, 2024. See below for site-specific dates and times. 

Locations and Service Hours:

Klickitat County, Washington

Pioneer Center
501 NE Washington St, White Salmon, WA 98672
Tuesdays, February 4–April 8, 9 am–12 pm
Appointments will be in-person only; call 509-493-3068.

Wasco County, Oregon

Mid-Columbia Senior Center*
1112 W 9th, The Dalles, OR 97058
Fridays, February 7–April 11, 3–6 pm; Saturdays, February 8–April 12, 9 am–12 pm
Appointments for in-person and drop-off available here. Spanish-language assistance available. 

*Facilitated Self-Assistance (FSA) also available: FSA provides free self-preparation services for taxpayers with good computer skills who feel they can prepare their own returns, but who might have a few questions. Adjusted gross annual income must be less than $84,000. Please note: the FSA software is available in Spanish, but onsite volunteers are only able to provide assistance in English.

Tygh Valley Community Center
57594 Tygh Valley Rd, Tygh Valley, OR 97063
Thursdays, February 6–April 10, 9 am–12 pm
Call 541-395-2598 for a drop-off appointment.