Tax Preparation Assistance 2025
Do you need help with your 2025 Taxes?
The Library offers links to local free assistance programs, official forms, and state and federal resources.
Tax forms
Library staff can help you locate federal and state tax forms by number or name. Forms can be printed or requested on the IRS website, from the Oregon Department of Revenue, and the Washington State Department of Revenue. Federal tax forms in print typically arrive in libraries sometime in January. IRS offices—the nearest are in Vancouver, Portland, and Yakima—also have select printed tax forms available. To ask the IRS a question, call 800-829-1040 (English & Spanish) or 833-553-9895 (other languages). IRS offices also have a selection of print forms available:
IRS - Vancouver
500 W 12th St
Vancouver WA 98660
Monday–Friday: 8:30 am–4:30 pm (closed for lunch 12:45–1:45 pm)
360-905-1181
IRS - Yakima/Union Gap
2600 Business Pkwy, Suite 200
Union Gap WA 98903
Monday–Friday: 8:30 am–4:30 pm
509-426-6636 (for appointments call 844-545-5640)
IRS - Portland
1220 SW Third Ave
Portland OR 97204
Monday–Friday: 8:30 am–4:30 pm
503-265-3501
Clark County
- Services are available February 1–April 15, 2024 (for site-specific information, see Locations and Service Hours below).
- Services at Vancouver Community Library are walk-in only.
- Both appointments and walk-ins are accepted at the following locations: Camas Public Library; Cascade Park Community Library; Marshall/Luepke Center; and Vancouver Heights United Methodist Church. Appointments may be booked online beginning in mid-January. Sign up for text (SMS) notification when appointments open.
- Starting February 14, AARP will offer facilitated self-assistance (FSA) tax service at Vancouver Community Library on Fridays from 11 am–3 pm. This service is intended for taxpayers with good computer skills who feel they can prepare their own returns, but who might have a few questions. Use TaxSlayer software on Tax-Aide computers to e-file state returns for free in addition to federal. Adjusted gross annual income must be less than $84,000. Available by walk-in or appointment. The FSA software is also available in Spanish.
The AARP Tax-Aide program, administered by the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the IRS, provides free income tax assistance to ALL eligible taxpayers, regardless of age or income.
Eligibility:
Trained volunteers will assist in preparing basic Federal and Oregon personal income tax returns. Assistance with the new Washington Working Family Tax Credit will also be available.
However, volunteers cannot help you if you:
- sold/exchanged any digital assets in 2024 (OK if you just bought and held)
- have a business with employees, inventory, net loss, total expenses over $35,000 or have income from a hobby
- want to file Married Filing Separately
- have any rental income other than from undeveloped land with no structures
- are filing a Part-Year Oregon Return (we file Non-resident and Full Year Resident Oregon returns only; no other states)
- are a student on an F1, J, M, or Q visa or a teacher or trainee on a J visa
- have a bankruptcy or home foreclosure in 2024
Other complex situations exist which we may not be able to assist you with as well. Volunteers will review your materials for these situations at the site.
Tax returns are electronically filed as a free service by Tax-Aide.
Locations and Service Hours:
Camas Public Library
625 NE 4th Ave, Camas, WA, 98607
Mondays 11 am–3 pm & Fridays 1–5 pm (Exceptions: February 7 & 17; March 7; April 4)
Cascade Park Community Library
600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver, WA, 98664
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays 11 am–4 pm
Marshall/Luepke Center
1009 E McLoughlin Blvd, Vancouver, WA, 98663
Thursdays & Fridays 11 am–4 pm (Exceptions: February 14; March 7, 14 & 27; & April 11)
Vancouver Community Library (Walk-ins only)
901 C St, Vancouver, WA, 98660
Mondays & Saturdays 11 am–4 pm (Exception: February 17)
Vancouver Heights United Methodist Church
5701 MacArthur Blvd, Vancouver, WA, 98661
Tuesdays & Wednesdays 11 am–4 pm
Appointments are strongly recommended to avoid the wait-time. Appointments can be made online, or call 360-230-8030.
Eligibility:
The IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free basic tax return preparation to qualified individuals. The VITA program has operated for over 50 years. Ren Locus—VITA offers free tax help to people who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns, including:
- People who generally make $67,000 annually, or less
- Persons with disabilities
- Limited English-speaking taxpayers
Ren Locus - VITA provides Certified Accepted Agent (CAA) service to help apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).
Language assistance available upon request. Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, or American Sign Language interpreters can be arranged for in-person service. Additional language assistance will be provided through a phone service.”
Ren Locus—VITA service ensures you receive the maximum tax refund and helps determine if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Washington Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC).
Find out more information about VITA service.
Locations and Service Hours:
- Clark County Food Bank
- 6502 NE 47th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98661
Mondays & Tuesdays: 1 pm - 9 pm - Fourth Plain Community Commons
- 3101 E Fourth Plain Blvd, Ste. 101, Vancouver, WA 98661
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 10 am – 6 pm - Three Creeks Community Library
- 800-C NE Tenney Rd, Vancouver, WA 98685
Fridays & Saturdays: 10 am – 6 pm
Skamania County
- Services are available February 1–April 15, 2024 (for site-specific information, see Locations and Service Hours below)
- Contact Stevenson Community Library for appointments. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Clark/Skamania AARP Tax-Aide (regardless of age or income)
- Services are available February 1–April 15, 2024 (for site-specific information, see Locations and Service Hours below)
- Contact Stevenson Community Library for appointments. Walk-ins are also welcome.
The AARP Tax-Aide program, administered by the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the IRS, provides free income tax assistance to ALL eligible taxpayers, regardless of age or income.
Eligibility:
Trained volunteers will assist in preparing basic Federal and Oregon personal income tax returns.
However, volunteers cannot help you if you:
- sold/exchanged any digital assets in 2024 (OK if you just bought and held)
- have a business with employees, inventory, net loss, total expenses over $35,000 or have income from a hobby
- want to file Married Filing Separately
- have any rental income other than from undeveloped land with no structures
- are filing a Part-Year Oregon Return (we file Non-resident and Full Year Resident Oregon returns only; no other states)
- are a student on an F1, J, M, or Q visa or a teacher or trainee on a J visa
- have a bankruptcy or home foreclosure in 2024
Other complex situations exist which we may not be able to assist you with as well. Volunteers will review your materials for these situations at the site.
Tax returns are electronically filed as a free service by Tax-Aide.
Locations and Service Hours:
- Stevenson Community Library
- 120 NW Vancouver Ave, Stevenson, WA, 98648
Saturdays 11 am–4 pm
The Columbia Gorge AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program provides free tax return preparation services and counseling for taxpayers in the Columbia Gorge. They operate under the guidance and direction of their sponsor, the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program, which provides in-person and virtual tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, with a focus on taxpayers who are over 50 and have low to moderate income.
Service is available from February 3 through April 14, 2024. See below for site-specific dates and times.
Locations and Service Hours in Hood River County, Oregon:
- Columbia Gorge Community College, Hood River campus*
- 1730 College Way, Hood River, OR 97031, Room 303
Mondays, February 3–April 14, 1–5 pm - Schedule in-person appointments here.
- *Facilitated Self-Assistance (FSA) also available: FSA provides free self-preparation services for taxpayers with good computer skills who feel they can prepare their own returns, but who might have a few questions. Adjusted gross annual income must be less than $84,000. Please note: the FSA software is available in Spanish, but onsite volunteers are only able to provide assistance in English.
- Hood River Valley Adult Center
- 2010 Sterling Pl, Hood River, OR 97031
Thursdays, February 6–April 10, 2–5 pm - Schedule appointments here. In-person appointments only. Spanish-language assistance available.
Klickitat County
The Columbia Gorge AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program provides free tax return preparation services and counseling for taxpayers in the Columbia Gorge. They operate under the guidance and direction of their sponsor, the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program, which provides in-person and virtual tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, with a focus on taxpayers who are over 50 and have low to moderate income.
Service is available from February 3 through April 14, 2024. See below for site-specific dates and times.
Locations and Service Hours:
- Klickitat County, Washington
- Pioneer Center
501 NE Washington St, White Salmon, WA 98672
Tuesdays, February 4–April 8, 9 am–12 pm
Appointments will be in-person only; call 509-493-3068. - Wasco County, Oregon
- Mid-Columbia Senior Center*
1112 W 9th, The Dalles, OR 97058
Fridays, February 7–April 11, 3–6 pm; Saturdays, February 8–April 12, 9 am–12 pm
Appointments for in-person and drop-off are available. Spanish-language assistance available.*Facilitated Self-Assistance (FSA) also available: FSA provides free self-preparation services for taxpayers with good computer skills who feel they can prepare their own returns, but who might have a few questions. Adjusted gross annual income must be less than $84,000. Please note: the FSA software is available in Spanish, but onsite volunteers are only able to provide assistance in English.
Tygh Valley Community Center
57594 Tygh Valley Rd, Tygh Valley, OR 97063
Thursdays, February 6–April 10, 9 am–12 pm
Call 541-395-2598 for a drop-off appointment.
Printable Flyers
- 2025 AARP Tax-Aide Clark/Skamania flyer (PDF)
- 2025 AARP Gorge Tax-Aide flyer (PDF)
- 2025 VITA Intake Booklet (PDF)
- 2025 AARP Intake Booklet (PDF)
- 2025 Hoja de Admisión AARP (PDF)
- Clark County AARP Tax-Aide Facilitated Self-Assistance flyer (PDF)
- Washington Working Families Tax Credit (PDF)
- Crédito Tributario Para Familias Trabajadoras (PDF)
- 2025 Ren Locus VITA (PDF)