The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Tax Counseling for the Elderly (VITA/TCE) program(s) and IRS e-file joined forces several years ago to bring electronic tax filing to VITA/TCE sites. Since then, volunteers prepare tax return information on computers and ultimately transmit them electronically to the IRS. And it's free.

IRS trained volunteers to prepare basic income tax returns free of charge at VITA sites for individuals of low to moderate income, individuals with disabilities, non-English speaking taxpayers and the elderly. Such volunteers can also assist with Earned Income Tax Credit and prepare basic income tax returns free of charge at TCE sites for individuals 60 years of age or older. Many of these VITA/TCE sites offer IRS e-file free of charge to the taxpayer.

More details on the VITA/TCE site program can be found online at www.irs.gov.  To find a VITA site near you, please call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040. You can also contact the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) to find the nearest TCE/Tax-Aide site by calling 1-888-227-7669 or online at www.AARP.org.