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Let’s Build Your Financial Future Together

 

CASH is here to help!

VITA, our free income tax prep program, will reopen in January for the 2023 Tax Season

 

We are taking tax prep appointments for the 2023 taxes starting January 8, 2024.

You may also schedule your appointment at [check back in January for this link.] 

Or you can call and leave us a voicemail at (585) 900-1004. Starting January 8, 2024 a staff member will return your call to schedule your appointment. You must leave a voicemail to receive a callback.

Starting in January, CASH will also offer FSA – free self-assisted tax filing – where you can visit our site, use our computers and software, and file your own taxes for free! There will be an employee or volunteer present to answer questions. There is no appointment needed for FSA, but you must:

-Have an income of $73,000 or less
-Have basic computer skills
-Have a simple return, with W-2 and/or retirement income
-Have your 2022 AGI from your 2022 tax return
-Note: this is not suited for self-employed filers or complicated returns

If you are interested in FSA, please come to our site in the Central Library, starting February 5, 2024 and check-in at the CASH desk on the 4th floor. We will set you up at a computer. FSA is offered daily. Please come no later than 3pm so you have enough time to complete your return.

If you have received a letter from the IRS, please call us at (585) 900-1004 to schedule an appointment to meet with one of our trained tax professionals. You must leave a voicemail in order to receive a return call.

Additional Resource: you can free-file your own taxes on the IRS website: www.irs.gov/freefile

 

CASH NEWS

 

Notch is one of our longest-serving volunteers with 16 years of service under his belt. Notch has a seemingly quiet demeanor but that’s what makes our clients trust him. They know his face, and they can feel his patience. Read more on our sit-down with Notch and how volunteering with CASH has changed his life in more ways than one.

 

We Need You!

Are you interested in gaining new skills, giving back to your community, or connecting with new people? Volunteering with CASH allows you to confidently provide tax prep support or you can put other skills to work including administrative, customer service, and more. Visit our volunteer page to sign up and learn more!

Here’s the Latest In IRS News

Here is the link for information on how to file your taxes using IRS Free File https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free

For information on the status of your Federal refund, please go to https://www.irs.gov/refundsFor information about your NYS refund, please go to https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/file/refund.htm

For information on the new stimulus payments, please go to https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments

If you filed a return with CASH that had unemployment, we will be reaching out to you about amending your return as soon as we have more information from the IRS.

 

Our Programs

All of our programs are free and delivered through our team of highly-trained volunteers. Income eligibility requirements apply, so please check each program to see if you qualify.

 

Free Tax Prep (VITA)

Get help with filing your taxes from IRS Certified Volunteers

Financial Coaching

Get help with filing your taxes from IRS Certified Volunteers

ROC Your Family’s Future (RYFF)

Learn if you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit

Volunteer with CASH

Learn how to build your skills and network with CASH


About Us

Creating Assets Savings and Hope (CASH)

As a pioneer and national leader in the effort to provide financial services to low-income families, we help people in our community focus on planning for the future by offering free, high-quality tax prep that makes tax filing easy to do and understand. We also provide year round financial advice and access to education and other resources that fulfill basic needs to help people plan for their future.

Before CASH, more than a dozen organizations acted independently to produce approximately 1,000 tax returns in the Greater Rochester area. In 2002, the United Way of Greater Rochester brought these organizations together and CASH (Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope) was created. Since June 2007, CASH has been led by the Empire Justice Center.

 

Learn more about us


Our Impact

191,000+

Families received help filing tax returns

$303M

Total tax refunds

$146M+

Total EITC benefits to working families


“The Department of Social Services told me I owed $42,000 when I sold my home. After getting help from CASH, we decreased the amount to $20,000. The volunteers at CASH were a huge help.”

—Laurie, mother and homeowner

Read more about our impact

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