Tri-C Offers Free Tax Preparation Services

Assistance available at four College locations beginning in February

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) will again offer free personal income tax filing services to qualified taxpayers filing simple returns for 2016. The services will be offered at four locations this year.

Assistance is available as follows by site:

• Metropolitan Campus, 2900 Community College Ave. in Cleveland. The free tax clinics will be held by appointment only on Saturdays from Feb. 4 through March 25 (closed March 18).
  To schedule a time, call the United Way of Greater Cleveland’s helpline by dialing 2-1-1.
• Western Campus, 11000 Pleasant Valley Road in Parma. The free tax clinics will be held by appointment only on Saturdays from Feb. 4 through March 25 (closed March 18).
  To schedule a time, call the United Way of Greater Cleveland’s helpline by dialing 2-1-1.
• Eastern Campus, 4250 Richmond Road in Highland Hills. The free tax clinics will be held by appointment only on four Thursdays (Feb. 9 and 23; March 9 and 23) and four Saturdays (Feb. 4 and 18; March 4; and April 1).
  To schedule a time, call the United Way of Greater Cleveland’s helpline by dialing 2-1-1.
• Corporate College® West, 25425 Center Ridge Road in Westlake. The free tax clinics will run 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays from Feb. 1 through April 5. Walk-in assistance will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis in room 214.

Capacity limits at each site are dictated by the number of volunteers offering their services.

Returns will be prepared and filed by IRS-certified tax preparers and completed while the taxpayer waits. All returns will be screened for eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit.

To be eligible for the free service, taxpayers must have a qualifying income that ranges based on household size. A one-person household must have earned less than $29,700 to be eligible. The amount rises $10,350 with each additional person in the household.

Participants must bring a current photo ID; Social Security cards for each adult and child listed on the return; all 2016 tax documents, including sources of income; support for any deductions and credits being sought; health care verification; prior year tax returns; and bank account and routing numbers to arrange direct deposit of any refund. Those filing jointly must both be present if e-filing.

Call 216-987-5288 to hear information on the College’s free tax preparation service or view more information. 

Check out other free tax preparation sites 

January 27, 2017

John Horton, 216-987-4281 john.horton@tri-c.edu