Tax Preparation

The Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC) provides FREE tax preparation and filing services to Boston area residents earning $70,000 or less at a neighborhood tax site or completely online.

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Residents can file safely while maximizing their tax refunds and credits, including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC). To learn more about what credits you qualify for, visit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website.

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Virtual Tax Preparation

The Boston Tax Help Coalition has partnered with GetYourRefund.org to offer remote tax preparation services, assisted by certified VITA volunteers.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Access to a smartphone or computer
Photo ID
Tax documents (Find the list)
Email address and phone number

HOW IT WORKS

You will be asked a series of questions.
Upload tax documents.
Schedule a call with a certified IRS tax preparer to finalize.
Submit your return.

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What You Need

Identity and Banking Documents

Non-Expired Photo ID
Social Security Card or Individual Taxpayer ID Letter (ITIN for you and everyone else who will be in your tax return, including dependents and souse)
Legible bank account and routing numbers, if you want your refund deposited directly into your account

2025 Tax Documents

You may have received many of these documents by mail or by email.

All 1099 forms: 1099G (unemployment), 1099 R(pension payments), 1099INT (bank interest), 1099SSA (Social Security), 1099 or self-employment
W2 forms from all jobs in 2025
Proof of health insurance (Health insurance cards, HC-1099 and 1095-A. 1095-C if applicable) for the taxpayer, spouse, and all dependents*
If you received health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace or the Massachusetts Health Connector, you must bring in a 1095A
Total Child care expenses in 2025, and the childcare provider’s name, address, and Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Social Security Number (SSN)
All 1098T forms (tuition payments), college statements, receipts for school materials
Total student loan interest paid (1098E) or lender statement (1098E) or lender statement
Total rent paid in 2025
Proof of ANY deductible out-of-pocket expenses (mortgage payments, property taxes, homeowner expenses, charitable receipts)
Any mail from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and/or from the IRS
The IRS letter that says you received the Child Tax Credit, if you got this credit