2025 Tax Year Information

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)

The Library is a host site for 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)
  • No farm or rental income
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Active duty military
  • Self-employed, cash only income, such as baby sitting, Uber/Lyft drivers, etc.
  • State returns can be filed along with Federal returns (other states besides Kansas can be prepared)
  • Returns from 2025 only – no prior year returns
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.
Appointments for the Library’s VITA site are now open. Our VITA site will operate
on the following days and times:
  • Drop off appointments; patrons will be notified when returns are ready to be picked up:
    Every Monday* in February & March 2026 from 5-8 p.m.
    *Library closed on Feb. 16 – alternate date: Thursday, Feb. 19 | 5-8 p.m. | Jahn Room
  • 1-hour in-person appointments:
    Every Saturday in February & March 2026: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. & 1:30-4:30 p.m.
In case of Library closure due to inclement weather, appointments will be rescheduled.
Schedule an appointment
All taxpayers using VITA services must complete an intake form in order for their tax returns to be
processed. Printed forms are be available at the Library. The intake form is also available to
download (see link below). Taxpayers must bring their completed intake form to their appointment in
order for the volunteers to proceed with tax preparation.
Download Intake Form
What to Bring to Your Appointment

If you schedule a VITA appointment and do not meet the eligibility requirements, the volunteers will not be able to prepare your tax return. 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
Other area 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 Extension – Johnson County

Filing Your Own Taxes

The IRS has announced that Jan. 26, 2026 is the first day people can file their 2025 tax returns. Tax
returns need to be filed by April 15, 2026.
The IRS offers Free File, guided software provided through IRS partners for those earning $89,000 or
less.
Access IRS forms and instructions
The State of Kansas no longer provides paper tax forms to the Library. The Kansas Department of
Revenue encourages people to file their state taxes online. 

 

Kansas Department of Revenue filing options