2024 Income Tax Information

Filing Your Own Taxes

The IRS now offers Direct File, a way to file your federal taxes online – for free – directly to the IRS. Direct File is an option if you lived and worked in a participating state, which includes Kansas, for all of 2024.

Learn more about Direct File

Access IRS forms and instructions

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)

All appointments for 2024 tax returns at the Library are now full.

Other organizations participating in VITA:

Leavenworth County Council on Aging
(must be age 60 and older and a Leavenworth County resident)

Kansas City Kansas Community College

K-State Research & Extension – Johnson County

Download Intake Form

VITA Qualifications & What to Bring to Your Appointment

VITA services are not only free, they are also a reliable and trusted source for preparing tax returns. All VITA volunteer tax preparers must take and pass tax law training that meets or exceeds IRS standards. This training includes maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of all taxpayer information. In addition to requiring volunteers to certify their knowledge of the tax laws, the IRS requires a quality review check for every return prepared at a VITA site prior to filing.

Free federal and state tax preparation for:

People who generally earn $67,000 or less (either single filers or total combined for married filing jointly), with no farm or rental income
Persons with disabilities
Active duty military
State returns can be filed along with Federal returns (other states besides Kansas can be prepared)
Returns from 2024 only – no prior year returns

Those with the criteria below DO NOT QUALIFY for VITA and will need to see a professional tax preparer:

Rental or farm income
Sale of a home less than 2 years after purchase
Business taxes
Complicated capital gains/losses
Returns with casualty/disaster losses
Complex itemization
Non-deductible IRA

If you schedule an appointment and do not meet the eligibility requirements, the volunteers will not be able to prepare your tax return.

The Library’s 2025 VITA site will operate on the following days and times:

Every Monday in February and March from 5-8 p.m.: drop offs only; patrons will be notified when returns are ready to be picked up
Every Tuesday in February and March from 5-8 p.m.: 1 hour appointments
Every Saturday in February and March: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m.: 1 hour appointments

In case of Library closure due to inclement weather, appointments will be rescheduled.

All taxpayers using VITA services must complete an intake form in order for their tax returns to be processed. The intake form is available to download (see link below) and printed forms are available at the Library. Taxpayers must bring their completed intake form to their appointment in order for the volunteers to proceed with tax preparation.