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Get FREE tax help in Hillsborough County

Contributor: Kerry Kavanaugh
Email: kkavanaugh@abcactionnews.com
Last Update: 1/18 4:13 pm
(Aldo Gonzalez, Creative Commons 2.0)
(Aldo Gonzalez, Creative Commons 2.0)
TAMPA, FL---You don’t have to go through the tax season alone. Help is available and in many cases it’s free. The Internal Revenue Service teams up with local community organizations, like the United Way, to create VITA sites, or volunteer income tax assistance.

The volunteers are trained and certified by the IRS. There are some income guidelines. At the VITA sites, no individual return can exceed $42,000.

You'll need to bring a photo identification, your actual social security card or a photo copy of it, all of your W2's , 1099's and 1098s. Also, don't forget your daycare provider identification number, and any additional income information.

Below you’ll find a list of VITA sites in your area. You can always call 211.

Hillsborough County Locations:

North Tampa And University Area

University Community Resource Center
13605 North 22nd Street
Tampa, FL 33613

813-975-2153

Monday–Thursday 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p,m.
Opening Date: January 17, 2009

North Tampa FSRC
1401-A East Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33612
813-558-1877

Tuesday 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Appointment only

Opening Date: February 23, 2009

Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance
9215 North Florida Avenue, #101
Tampa, FL 33612
813-930-7400

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Opening Date: January 28, 2009

Genesis Financial Management
12640 Telecom Drive Tampa, FL 33637
813-864-3990

Monday 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday 12:00 noon -7:00 p.m.
(Appointment only)
Opening Date: January 19, 2009

Jimmie B. Keel Library
2902 West Bearss Avenue
Tampa, FL 33618

813-273-3652

Thursday & Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Opening Date:  January 29, 2009

Sulphur Springs Elementary School
8412 North 12th Street
|Sulphur Springs, FL 33604

Hours of Operation – TBD |
Opening Date: February 2, 2009

East Tampa And Ybor City

Children’s Board
1002 East Palm Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605

813-204-1741

Closed Saturday, April 11, 2009
Wednesday 1:00–  p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Walk-in and by appointment
Opening Date: February 4, 2009

Lee Davis NSC
3402 North 22nd Street
Tampa, FL 33605

813-272-5220

Monday-Thursday 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Opening Date: January 17, 2009

Metropolitan Ministries
2301 North Tampa Street
Tampa, FL 33602

813-209-1200

Hours of operation: TBD
Opening Date: February 2, 2009

Thirty-Fourth Street Church of God
3000 North 34th Street
Tampa, FL 33605
813-241-2840

Thursday & Friday 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.
Opening Date: January 15, 2009

West Tampa And Town ‘N Country

West Tampa Neighborhood Service Center
2103 North Rome Avenue
Tampa, FL 33607

813-272-5074

Monday-Thursday 5:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Opening Date: January 24, 2009 

Town & Country FSRC
7520 West Waters, #8
Tampa, FL 33615
813-356-1703

Tuesday 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 11:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.
Opening Date: February 3, 2009 

HCC – Dale Mabry Campus
4001 West Tampa Bay Blvd.
Social Sciences Building,
Room 204
Tampa, FL 33614
813-253-7497

Closed 3/20-3/21
Friday & Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Opening Date: February 6, 2009

American Legion Post 152
11211 Sheldon Road

Tampa, FL 33626

Monday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Opening Date: January 26, 2009 

Beula Baptist Institutional Church
1006 Cypress Street
Tampa, FL 33606

813-251-3382

Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Opening Date: February 3, 2009

 West Tampa Library
2312 W. Union Street
Tampa, FL 33607

813-273-3674

Monday 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Opening Date: January 26, 2009 

South Tampa, Brandon, Ruskin And Plant City

Jan Kaminis Platt Library
3910 S. Manhattan Avenue
Tampa, FL 33611

813-272-6000

Monday 10:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m.
Opening Date: January 26, 2009 

SouthShore Community Resource Center
201 14th Avenue SE
Ruskin, FL 33570

813-671-7647

Saturday 9:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Spanish speakers available  
Opening Date: February 7, 2009 

King’s Point Clubhouse
1904 Clubhouse Drive
Sun City, FL 33573

Monday & Friday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 
Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Opening Date: February 1, 2009

SunTrust Bank
502 North US Highway 41
Ruskin, FL 33570
813-641-0334

Wednesday 10:00 a.m.– 2:30 p.m. (By Appointment Only)
Opening Date: February 4, 2009

United Community Church
1501 La Jolla Avenue
Sun City Center, FL 33573

813-633-2375

Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Walk-in and By Appointment)
Opening Date: February 2, 2009

Plant City Neighborhood Service Center
307 N. Michigan
Plant City, FL 33563
813-757-3871

Monday–Thursday 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
Opening Date: January 24, 2009 

Bruton Memorial Library
302 McLendon Street
Plant City, FL 33563

Tuesday & Thursday 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.
Opening Date: February 3, 2009 

Brandon FSRC 
1277 Kingsway Road
Brandon, FL 33510
813-740-4634

Monday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.
Opening Date: February 2, 2009 

Bloomingdale Library
1906 Bloomingdale Avenue
Valrico, FL 33594-6204

813-273-3652

Monday & Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Opening Date: February 2, 2009

Seffner-Mango Library
410 Kingsway Avenue
Seffner, FL 33584

Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.
Opening Date: February 3, 2009

AARP also provides free tax assistance to anyone filing a simple return. There are no income guidelines nor age limits. The AARP sites will be open beginning in February. To find an AARP site near click here.

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