FREE help with your taxes!
In partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and the IRS, our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program provides FREE income tax preparation for community members with low to moderate income. The VITA program helps many households across our 14 county region.
Schedule your appointment today!
Please contact Joe Byrnes via e-mail at jbyrnes@goodwillscwi.org or call 608-852-8355 with any questions regarding scheduling to receive free income tax preparation assistance in 2024.
Schedule a 15-minute appointment at one of our nine locations:
Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin
Home Office
1302 Mendota Street
Madison, WI 53714
• Mondays 3:00 – 7:00 PM
February 5 – April 8
• Wednesdays 3:00 – 7:00 PM
February 7 – April 10
• Saturdays 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
February 3 – April 6
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
Latino Chamber of Commerce
5262 Anton Dr
Fitchburg, WI 53719
• Thursdays 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
February 8 – April 4
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
Goodwill Northside
2901 N. Sherman Ave
Madison, WI 53704
• Thursdays 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
February 8 & 22, and March 21
• Saturdays 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
February 10 & 24, and March 16
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
Montello Human Services Building
428 Underwood Ave
Montello, WI 53949
• Fridays 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
February 9 & 23 and March 15
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
Barneveld Library
107 Orbison St
Barneveld, WI 53507
• Mondays 10:00 AM – 2:00PM
February 26 & March 11
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
Portage Library
253 W. Edgewater St
Portage, WI 53901
• Tuesdays 10:00 AM – 4:00PM
February 13 & 27, and March 19
• Saturdays 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
February 17 and March 2 & 23
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
Richland Center Goodwill
2946 Highway 14 East
Richland Center, WI 53581
• Fridays 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
March 8 & 22
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
Fort Atkinson Goodwill
1530 Madison Ave
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
• Mondays 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
February 19 and March 4 & 25
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
NEW – Lussier Community Education Center
55 S. Gammon Road
Madison, WI 53717
• Tuesday, March 12th 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
Prefer to complete your own return?
We offer a free secure link to tax preparation software for individuals who are interested in completing their own returns. Support is provided by qualified VITA volunteers. For more information, email: mytaxprepbenefit@goodwillscwi.org
Volunteers Needed – join our team!
Join our volunteer team this winter and be a VITAL part of our community!
Thanks to our VITA volunteers, we are able to offer FREE income tax preparation for community members with low to moderate income. Over $1 million in tax refunds are returned into our community every year through the VITA program – these refunds make a huge difference for our program participants, allowing them to pay for rent, utilities, medication and other essentials. The more volunteers we have, the more community members the VITA program can serve!
FREE TRAINING is provided so that volunteers can confidently prepare income tax returns, answer tax-related questions, and refer taxpayers to other resources as needed.
Many ways to help
INTAKE HELPER
Assist with general administrative tasks on-site
TAX PREPARER
Partner with the taxpayer to complete their federal and state tax returns
Flexible options
WEEKDAYS OR WEEKENDS
Availability from the end of January through April
REMOTE OR IN-PERSON
In-person opportunities at our home office
For questions regarding volunteer opportunities with the VITA program, please contact Joe Byrnes via e-mail at jbyrnes@goodwillscwi.org
Learn more about how the VITA program helps community members in need in South Central Wisconsin and meet Sue, one of our amazing volunteers in the video below.