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Montgomery County promotes free VITA tax help; appointments start Jan. 20 in Rockville
Summary
Montgomery County’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program opens Jan. 20 at Rockville and offers countywide services beginning Jan. 26. Free, Spanish-language services and ITIN assistance are available; appointments are required at most sites and a walk-in day is planned for March 14.
Host Marcela Rodríguez Villagrán opened the program by highlighting Montgomery County’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program and invited VITA specialist Eddie Méndez to explain how residents can get free help preparing their 2026 tax returns.
"This program VITA…es un programa nacional que es gratis," Méndez said, describing the county-run volunteer tax-preparation service staffed by certified volunteers and tax professionals. Méndez said the program assists county residents whose individual income is $69,000 or less and emphasized that the threshold is applied at the individual level when determining…
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