Free Tax Preparation Help Available
January 30, 2025 by Staff Report

Free tax preparation help is available to low-income families and individuals in Geauga and Lake counties for the 16th consecutive year...

Free tax preparation help is available to low-income families and individuals in Geauga and Lake counties for the 16th consecutive year. Lifeline will help families and individuals meet their filing obligations, find credits they may not know about and protect them from unnecessary costs.

Lifeline uses volunteers trained and certified by the IRS through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA volunteers provide free income tax assistance to low-income, elderly and disabled people.

Free tax preparation is available to residents who meet Lifeline’s federal income guidelines. Clinics are available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, by appointment only, through April 18.

Clinics are held at Lifeline’s Painesville office at 8 North State St., Suite 300; Painesville United Methodist Church, 71 N. Park Place; the Perry Senior Center in Perry; the Wickliffe Family Resource Center; and at Lifeline’s Geauga office at 12375 Kinsman Road Building H in Newbury Township. Call 440-639-4420 to schedule an appointment.

For more information, contact VITA site coordinator Heather Martucci at 440-354-2148, ext. 231 or vita@lclifeline.org.