Neighborhood Tax Centers open across Houston

15 Neighborhood Tax Centers are open and ready for you. One more center, at the Chinese Community Center, will open January 30.

Come visit us at the location nearest you! The Google Map includes hours of operation and directions.

Ripley House Neighborhood Center
4410 Navigation Blvd Houston TX 77011

Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center
4014 Market St Houston, TX 77020

Lakewood Church
3700 Southwest Fwy Houston, TX 77027

Chinese Community Center (Opening January 30)
9800 Town Park Dr Houston, TX 77036

St. Cyril of Alexandria Catholic Church
10503 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77042

United Way Service Center of Fort Bend
10435 Greenbough Dr Stafford, TX 77477

Memorial Assistance Ministries
1625 Blalock Rd Houston, TX 77055

LINC Houston
161 West Rd (exit 59 on I-45) Houston, TX 77037

Oak Forest Library
Oak Forest Center, 1349 W 43rd St Houston, TX 77018

Wendel D. Ley YMCA
15055 Wallisville Rd Houston, TX 77049

Sunnyside Multi-Service Center
4605 Wilmington St Houston, TX 77051

Cleveland-Ripley Neighborhood Center
720 Fairmont Pkwy Pasadena, TX 77504

United Way Service Center of the Bay Area
1300 Bay Area Blvd Houston, TX 77058

West Orem YMCA
5801 West Orem Dr Houston TX 77085 Between S. Post Oak & Chimney Rock

Now Open!

Tax Centers around Greater Houston are sharpening their pencils and turning on the lights. Today two centers open in the east end and southwest. Call 2-1-1 for hours and more info, or learn what to bring here.

Neighborhood Tax Center (also home to the year-round center)
Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center
6500 Rookin, 77074

Ripley House Neighborhood Center
4410 Navigation, 77011

What Do I Bring?

Sometimes there’s lot of mystery around what to bring to a tax preparer. Other than your W-2, sometimes it’s hard to determine what’s important. For Neighborhood Tax Centers, we have a handy little checklist that you can bring in with you. If you stop at a center prior to getting your taxes done, you can even take an envelope with a checklist on the front. It’s a handy place to keep all the things as you collect them.

What to Bring/¿Qué debe traer?

• Social Security cards or ITIN letters for each family member
• Photo ID
  

  Don't forget to come prepared!

• Documentation of income:

1. W-2 and 1099 forms for all jobs worked
2. List of checks or cash received for work
3. Interest and Dividends
4. Social Security
5. Unemployment
6. Retirement

• Documentation of expenses paid:

1. Business expenses and mileage if you worked for yourself
2. Child care provider name, address, tax ID#
3. Tuition and books for college
4. Student loan interest

• If you own a home or are itemizing:

1. Mortgage interest
2. Property taxes
3. Donations to charities
4. Out-of-pocket medical payments

• Check with bank account and routing number
• Last year’s tax return

Today’s Center Openings

We’re getting into the thick of it now, having opened a handful of our 17 free tax prep centers around town. Today two more open, followed by six more this week!

Open for business beginning today, January 18th:

• St. Cyril of Alexandria Catholic Church in Westchase
• Sunnyside Mult-service Center – in southeast Houston

Open January 19th (Wednesday):

• Aldine-Greenspoint Wussow Park YMCA
• Acres Home Multi-service Center – in Independence Heights

Open January 20th (Thursday):

• Second Mile Mission Center – in Stafford (Fort Bend)

Open January 21st (Friday):

• Wendel D. Ley YMCA – near Northshore and Channelview

Tax Center Openings

Today the tax season is officially underway because our first set of Neighborhood Tax Center locations are now opened!

Today, Friday, 3 of our 17 centers are open for you to receive free tax preparation by IRS certified preparers.

View their hours of operation by clicking the links to Google Maps:

• Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center (this is also our year-round tax center) – Gulfton/Sharpstown
• Ripley House Neighborhood Center – East End/Third Ward
• Cleveland-Ripley Neighborhood Center – Pasadena/Deer Park

And tomorrow, Saturday January 15, even more will open:

• Shrine of the Black Madonna
• Memorial Assistance Ministries

8 more locations will open next week. View the Google Map to find all the the locations and their hours. You can also call the United Way Helpline at 2-1-1 for more info.

Happy filing!

Flyer Frenzy!

Do you work, play or worship with friends or family that may benefit from free tax prep? Families making up to $50,000 and individuals making up to $30,000 qualify for the service.

We will gladly ship our colorful bilingual flyers to you so that you may help spread the word. They include details on all the locations and the hours.

Just email us and let us know how many you need and where!

Or view and print a flyer right now! (PDF)