The United Way of Racine County VITA program serves Wisconsin taxpayers with a household income of $69,000 or less. We are unable to prepare or file returns for taxpayers who file as Married Filing Separate, have rental income (landlords), or businesses with inventory or employees. If your return is out of scope for in-person services, please visit our DIY options for free software to file your own return using our free TaxSlayer software or MyFreeTaxes.
Out of Scope returns:
We cannot file returns with the following items due to it being out of scope for the VITA program:
- Married Filing Separate returns (filing separately from your spouse)
- Returns with landlord/rental income
- Returns with buying or selling of cyber currency
- Business returns (with employees, use of home as an office, inventory/stock). We can prepare simple self-employment returns.
- State returns other than Wisconsin and non-resident Illinois returns
Items that are out of scope are not limited to the list above. These are just the most common items we see. We will interview you and discuss your tax situation to determine if you are within the scope of our program.
United Way of Racine County VITA services have ended for the 2026 tax season. We look forward to serving you in January 2027.
If you would like a reminder in January to schedule your tax appointment, sign up on our contact list.
UWRC Virtual VITA services have ended HOWEVER; you can still receive assistance through GetYourRefund.
Send your tax information to an active VITA program and their team of VITA volunteers will do the work for you.
Virtual VITA utilizes GetYourRefund to collect and securely store taxpayer information and documents. Taxpayers will create an account and answer a series of questions. The information will be reviewed, and the taxpayer will be contacted by a member of a local virtual VITA team to review the information before the volunteer prepares the tax return.
- 100% virtual for your convenience
- Safe and secure platform to send personal information and tax documents to your tax team
- Returns prepared by our local team of certified VITA volunteers
- Easy to submit from a smart phone, tablet or computer
- For taxpayers with an income of $69,000 or less
- VITA cannot prepare returns that are Married Filing Separate or contain rental or farm income
- Preparation available for current tax year and three previous years
- You will be required to interview by phone with a volunteer tax preparer
- Return will be reviewed over the phone and electronically signed before filing
Want to support VITA? Your tax-deductible donation provides training, resources and support so VITA volunteers can support as many local taxpayers as possible.
