Tax Benefits for Adoption

The adoption credit and employer-provided adoption benefits can reduce your income tax by claiming your qualified adoption expenses on your federal income tax return. read more

Tax Benefits for Education

Certain tax benefits may be available to you if you are saving for or paying educations costs for yourself or another student who is a member of your immediate family. Most benefits apply only to higher education. read more

Tax Counseling for the Elderly

The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program provides free tax assistance to individuals who are age 60 and older. Trained with IRS materials and certified by an IRS examination, a network of volunteers provides free tax counseling and...read more

Tax Help for People with Disabilities

The program provides tax relief for disabled individual taxpayers. read more

Tax Relief for Divorced or Separated Individuals

There are certain special Federal tax rules for divorced or separated individuals that can result in a lower tax liability than would otherwise apply. read more

Terrorist Attack-Disaster Relief Information for Individuals

For eligible individuals and families who were victims of terrorist attacks, special provisions were enacted under the Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001. Under this act, the federal income tax liability of those killed in the following...read more

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who cannot afford professional assistance. In addition to free tax return preparation assistance, many sites also offer free electronic filing (e-filing). Volunteers...read more