MoTax: Missouri Taxpayer Education Initiative

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It’s often said that money talks — but sometimes it can be difficult to have that conversation. The Missouri Taxpayer Education Initiative is here to help.

Through this hands-on financial education program, IRS-certified student volunteers discuss and prepare tax returns for free at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites. VITA program volunteers provide free tax help to people with low to moderate incomes, disabilities, the elderly and English-as-a-second-language taxpayers. VITA sites, set up at community and neighborhood centers throughout the nation, offer electronic tax filing with direct deposit refunds.

Service is provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Free federal and state tax preparation sites

Learn more about filing taxes online for free with support from the IRS.

Use this IRS tax site locator to find assistance near you, for taxpayers who qualify.

For taxpayers who are 50 or older with low to moderate incomes, locate AARP assistance.

Tax filing assistance in Missouri

Tax preparation services are provided during the tax season (late January - April 15). Information about services in Missouri will be posted here in January 2026.

VITA survey

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