Local Tax Help
NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs Office of Financial Empowerment Tax Assistance:
Prepare your taxes online at the library with help from a tax assistant.
To use this FREE program, you must:
- earn less than $49,000 (per tax return)
- have a valid e-mail address and basic computer skills
- bring all your relevant tax documents to the site
View a list of relevant tax documents to bring to the sites.
Central Library at Grand Army Plaza, Room 216
January 30-April 15, 2013
Mondays: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM (except 2/18 and 3/25)
Wednesdays: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM (except 2/13, 3/13, 3/27 and 4/10)
Fridays: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (except 3/29)
Sundays: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (except 2/17 and 3/31)
Business and Career Library – January 30-April 13, 2013
Tuesdays: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesdays: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursdays: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturdays: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (except 2/16)
New Lots Library – January 30-April 15, 2013
Mondays: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (except 2/18)
Tuesdays: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesdays: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Fridays: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (except 3/29)
BPL branches offering AARP tax assistance:
All AARP assistance sites operate on a first come, first served basis. Runs February 1, 2013 - April 15, 2013. For a list of documents you may need to bring, visit the AARP website.
Central Library at Grand Army Plaza
Mondays, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, February 4 - April 15 (except 2/18)
Arlington Library
Mondays, 10:30 AM-2:30 PM, February 4 - March 11 (except 2/18)
Bedford Library
Wednesdays, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, February 6 - April 10
Business and Career Library
Fridays, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, February 1 - April 12 (except 3/29)
Greenpoint Library
Tuesdays, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM, February 5 - April 9
Kings Bay Library
Mondays, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, February 4 - April 15 (except 2/18)
BPL Tax Information and Planning:
Brooklyn Public Library's Business Library's guide to tax planning
any branches of the Brooklyn Public Library own:
J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax (Call# 336 L34 Y7) and
J.K. Lasser's 1001 deductions and tax breaks: the complete guide to everything deductible (Call# 343.75052 W).
Help around New York City:
For a list of Tax assistance sites by borough, click here.
Free Tax Preparation and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Sites
Local IRS offices in New York (help with federal taxes only).
New York City Office of Financial Empowerment online and in person sites
NYC OFE H&R Block sites- You must earn less than $41,000 (with children) or $18,000 (no children) to visit a participating H&R Block site where a tax professional will prepare your taxes for only $49 starting February 1, 2013.
New York City Financial Network Action Consortium (NYCfNAC)
Call the Tax Program Appointment Hotline (212) 505-EITC (3482) for locations through New York City.
Small Business Owners:
See the Business Library's guide to filing taxes and information on upcoming workshops and events!
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