Free Tax Help File Your Taxes for Free
April 15, 2024: Filing deadline for 2023 tax returns.
Our nonprofit partners make it easy to safely and securely file your taxes for free using online tools or in-person service options. Free tax services save you an average of $300 on tax preparation and help you claim tax credits for as much as:
- $250 from the San Francisco Working Families Credit (WFC)
- $9,600 from federal and state Earned Income Tax Credit
- $4,600 from state and federal child tax credits
NOTE: Tax credits do not count as income and they do not affect your eligibility for benefits like CalWORKs, CalFresh, or disability.
Where to get free tax help if you earn a maximum of $64,000
These free tax services partner with VITA, an IRS program that certifies tax experts to complete your taxes. Services are available in-person, via document drop-off, or conducted remotely using online tools.
- Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA): MEDA also helps obtain an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). For an appointment, call (415) 209-5143.
- SF CASA: For youth who have been in foster care or on probation. See details. Call (415) 398-8001
- Advocates for Youth: For youth who have been in foster care or homeless. See details. Call (415) 348-0011.
- Arriba Juntos: 1850 Mission St., walk-ins welcome. For an appointment, call (415) 487-3240.
- GetYourRefund: Submit tax information online. IRS-certified volunteers prepare your tax return and review it with you before filing.
- MyFreeTaxes: Get online or in-person tax help for free from a certified volunteer preparer.
- More free tax services:
- Tax preparation sites: View map of local sites and types of service, such as in-person, document drop off, and do-it-yourself (DIY) assistance.
- SF Tax-Aide: Get free, in-person tax help at three locations. This service is provided by the AARP Foundation, which focuses on taxpayers who are over 50 and have low to moderate income. Make an appointment.
Do-it-yourself, free tax filing
- If you earned under $73,000 in 2023: IRS Free File is a partnership between the IRS and commercial tax preparers that provides free online tax filing.
- For any 2023 income level: Direct File is a new, free IRS tax filing service for mobile and desktop devices in English or Spanish. Learn more about using Direct File (English | Español).