City Offers Free Help With Tax Prep

Tax day is less than three weeks away.

Rockville residents earning less than $50,000 a year are eligible for free help preparing their state and federal tax returns.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offers tax preparation appointments from 3 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays at the City of Rockville's Community Services Division office, at 30 Courthouse Square.

Walk-ins will be welcome from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 7 at the Twinbrook Community Recreation Center, 12920 Twinbrook Parkway.

To receive free preparation assistance, you must live in Montgomery County and present a W-2 and/or 1099 form showing that you earned less than $50,000 in 2011.

For more information, call the city's Community Services Division at 240-314-8310.

Taxpayers searching for answers about the filing process can at noon on Monday. Residents can also submit questions ahead of time.

This year's tax filing deadline is April 17.