Once again this year, Lowcountry Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will offer free tax help to persons generally earning $66,000 annually or less, differently-abled persons, persons 60 and older, and limited English-speaking persons. In collaboration with the Beaufort County Human Services Alliance, United Way of the Lowcountry, Inc., free tax preparation is available to those who qualify through a combination of a secure teleconferencing web portal and by telephone.

Due to current social distancing guidelines, health and safety precautions are in place at all locations.

Curbside service is available to offer clients Covid-safe tax preparation. Clients will sign in at the site and return to their car. Once they are called, they will meet briefly with a volunteer through a plexiglass partition who will upload documents to a secure IRS portal.

A local VITA volunteer tax preparer will be in contact within 24-48 hours to review and finalize the returns.

Locations are listed below:

• Lobeco Library, 1862 Trask Parkway, Lobeco
  Saturday's (opens February 13)
  11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  
  
• St. Helena Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena
  Tuesday's (opens February 16)
  12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  
  
• Deep Well Project, 80 Capital Drive, Hilton Head Island
  Tuesday's & Thursday's (opens February 16)
  4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
  
  
• Beaufort Library
  311 Scott Street, Beaufort
  Monday’s & Thursday's (opens February 18)
  11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  
  
• Bluffton Library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton
  Monday's (opens February 22)
  11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

To volunteer or obtain more information, contact Program Coordinator Theresa Jackson at lowcountryvitacoalition@gmail.com, visit www.vitalowcountry.org or call 843-321-9071.