Empire Justice Center
1 West Main Street, Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14614
empirejustice.org/cash/tax-prep/
Free Tax Preparation Program
585-900-1004
Empire Justice Center
585-454-4060
Primary Services
Tax Preparation Assistance
Description
Free online tax preparation resource for income qualified individuals and families. Taxpayers complete intake and consent forms electronically and upload tax documents to a secure site. CASH then prepares the return and schedules a phone appointment to review the return before electronically transmitting it to the IRS. Also provides a self-preparation option.
Hours
Access to the online service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during tax season.
Eligibility
Income requirements:
- For families with dependents: Total household income is less than $67,000
- For families without dependents: Total household income is less than $37,000
Additional requirements:
- All your income must be from New York State and not New York City
- You don’t own any rental property
- You didn’t sell any digital assets, such as NFTs or Bitcoin
- If you are self-employed, you didn’t have a loss, have any employees or inventory, and your business expenses were less than $35,000
Your eligibility will be verified before your tax return is started. Filling out the necessary paperwork is not a guarantee that CASH can complete your return. If you are not eligible after being screened, you will be informed of other tax preparation options.
Service Area: New York State.
- For families with dependents: Total household income is less than $67,000
- For families without dependents: Total household income is less than $37,000
Additional requirements:
- All your income must be from New York State and not New York City
- You don’t own any rental property
- You didn’t sell any digital assets, such as NFTs or Bitcoin
- If you are self-employed, you didn’t have a loss, have any employees or inventory, and your business expenses were less than $35,000
Your eligibility will be verified before your tax return is started. Filling out the necessary paperwork is not a guarantee that CASH can complete your return. If you are not eligible after being screened, you will be informed of other tax preparation options.
Service Area: New York State.
Intake Process
1) Go to the following URL: https://empirejustice.org/cash/tax-prep/
2) Select the option for scheduling an appointment (www.tinyurl.com/cashvita2024) OR select the self-preparation option near the bottom of the page under "How it Works"
If you have received a letter from the IRS or New York State Department of Taxation and need to speak with a tax professional, please leave a voicemail at (585) 900-1004, and a CASH representative will return your call. You must leave a voicemail to receive a return call.
2) Select the option for scheduling an appointment (www.tinyurl.com/cashvita2024) OR select the self-preparation option near the bottom of the page under "How it Works"
If you have received a letter from the IRS or New York State Department of Taxation and need to speak with a tax professional, please leave a voicemail at (585) 900-1004, and a CASH representative will return your call. You must leave a voicemail to receive a return call.
Program Fees
Free.
Date of Official Change
Jan 24, 2025
Contacts
Jackie Segouin (Primary)
Program & Marketing Manager
jsegouin@empirejustice.org