Tax Help Colorado
At Tax Help Colorado you can get FREE tax help from a trustworthy, IRS-certified tax preparer through Morgan Community College. If you make less than $64,000 a year, you are eligible for free tax help and may qualify for a refund that puts money directly back into your pocket.
Tax Help Colorado can help you access valuable tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit (worth up to $7,430)
Tax Help Colorado 2024 Schedule
Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Dates: February 6th – March 7th.
Appointments: 2pm-6pm
Location: MCC Fort Morgan Campus, Cedar Hall (see campus map)
Prepare Your Own Taxes Online for Free!
If you prefer to file on your own, made less than $79,000, have access to a computer and about an hour of time, visit MyFreeTaxes.com to file online for free.
Appointments for the 2024 season are now closed.
What Tax Help Colorado cannot help you with…
Due to IRS regulations, IRS-Certified volunteers cannot prepare returns with the following characteristics:
Income From:
- Rental properties
- Farming
- Royalties (unless reported on Schedule K-1 or 1099-Misc Box 2)
- Ministers and members of the clergy
- Other gains/losses
Certain Credits & Deductions
- Mortgage interest credits
- Qualified adoption expenses
- Health coverage tax credit
- Federal tax paid on fuels
- Casualty losses
Other
- Income over $64,000
- Household employees
- Kiddie Tax
- Digital assets
- Adjustments needed for amounts reported on Form 1099-OID
Certain Self-Employment
- Business income with a net loss
- Expenses over $35,000
- Vehicle expenses reported as actual expenses (Can do standard mileage)
- Expenses for employees
- Contract labor
- Business use of home
- Casualty losses
- Costs of goods sold (inventory)
- Return and allowances
- Rental properties, including AirBNB
- Income from controlled substances, such as marijuana
Non Resident Alien Tax Form
- F, J, M or Q Visas; dual status
Required Documents to Bring
For regular tax returns (not self-employed) please download the Tax Document Checklist before coming to your appointment and bring all required information. Also, download and fill out the Intake form below to save time at your appointment.
For self-employed returns, download the Self-Employment Tax Document Checklist before coming to your appointment and bring all required information. Also, download and fill out the Intake form below to save time at your appointment.
For joint returns, both individuals must be present to sign the required forms!
Useful Tools
Save time at your appointment by downloading these documents for your appointment beforehand!
FAQ: What is Tax Help Colorado?
A partnership between Mile High United Way and the Colorado Community College System, Tax Help Colorado offers free tax preparation assistance to the individuals who earn less than $60,000 a year, helping to ease the burden of commercial tax preparation on low-wage earners. The program was launched in 2007 to help link even more Colorado families to valuable tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
FAQ: Are the preparers certified?
The volunteer preparers are MCC students and community volunteers who completed the Tax Preparation courses at MCC and have become IRS-Certified Tax Preparers.
