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Where to get last minute tax help

FILE - In this April 13, 2014 file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. The IRS traditionally requires that taxes be filed each year on April 15, but because that falls on Emancipation Day this year, the deadline was extended to April 18. And taxpayers in Maine and Massachusetts, where Patriots’ Day is observed on the 18th, have until the 19th to file. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)
FILE - In this April 13, 2014 file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. The IRS traditionally requires that taxes be filed each year on April 15, but because that falls on Emancipation Day this year, the deadline was extended to April 18. And taxpayers in Maine and Massachusetts, where Patriots’ Day is observed on the 18th, have until the 19th to file. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) FILE - In this April 13, 2014 file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. The IRS traditionally requires that taxes be filed each year on April 15, but because that falls on Emancipation Day this year, the deadline was extended to April 18. And taxpayers in Maine and Massachusetts, where Patriots’ Day is observed on the 18th, have until the 19th to file. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

By Staff Report 2 min read

For the second year in a row, taxpayers are getting three extra days to file their tax returns from the previous year due to the calendar and holiday celebration of Emancipation Day on Monday in Washington D.C.

But as the annual crunch time for filing taxes approaches next Tuesday, April 18th, low-income and senior taxpayers can still get free help filling out their returns this week at a number of VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) sites.

The IRS discourages taxpayers from choosing not to file their tax returns on time, potentially levying a 5 percent penalty for every month that your returns are late if you owe money.

Where can you get help in the final days before next Tuesday’s tax deadline?

* Second Missionary Baptist Church, 2305 E. 3rd Street, weekdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

* Northgate Mall, today and next Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

* Urban League, 730 M.L. King Boulevard, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

* The Highland Center, 401 Tuxedo Avenue, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

* Northside Neighborhood, 211 Minor St., Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

* Crossnet Baptist Church, 2707 N. Ocoee River, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 4-8 p.m.

* Bradley County Library, 795 Church Street, 10 am. to 2 p.m.

* South Pittsburg National Armory, 107 East 10th St., Monday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, 2-8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday 1-3 p.m.

* Orena Public Library, 1020 Main St. in Whitwell, Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Persons seeking tax help from VITA should bring a photo ID, social security cards for everyone listed on the tax return, W2 and other tax forms for income, interest, dividends and other financial transactions.

More information about the VITA sites and services is available from the Urban League at 756-1762.