RealSense provides free tax preparation services to families and individuals with a household income of $66,000 or less. 

Tax season has ended, however, we are still offering free tax services on a limited basis at the following locations:

St. Matthew Christian Care Center

3720 Myrtle Avenue

Jacksonville, FL  32208

Saturdays only

July 13 - October 12, 2019

9:00am - 2:00pm

Appointments are required.  To make an appointment, please select St. Matthew from the drop down menu on the left, and follow the prompts. 

Heart of Putnam

2600 Peters Street

Palatka, FL  32177

Call (386) 328-0984 to make an appointment.

To be able to assist you, please bring the following documents with you and plan to arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment time:

• Photo identification (you and spouse, if married).
• Social Security Cards for all persons on the return including dependents.
• All income forms (W-2, 1099-MISC, 1099-R, Social Security, etc.).
• All expenses (Mortgage Interest, Property Taxes, Charitable Contributions, etc.).
• Last year's tax return.
• A check or printed statement with bank routing and account number if direct deposit is desired.  We do not accept handwritten account information due to risk of error.
• If filing married filing jointly (MFJ), both parties must be present or you must have a valid Power of Attorney (POA).
• Please fill out, print and bring to your appointment the VITA intake form: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f13614c.pdf.

IMPORTANT

1. Rental Income (Schedule E) returns are out of scope for us.  We will not be able to prepare your return if you have rental income. 

2. Schedule C (Self-Employed) clients cannot have employees, inventory or total expenses exceeding $25,000.  Please bring your receipts, expenses and mileage logs already tallied for the year.

If you are having scheduling difficulties, please call United Way's Helpine at 211 (904-632-0600).