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Tax Prep Assistance

We are now scheduling tax preparation appointments! Call or text the office nearest you
  • Big Rapids: 231-660-0271
  • Farwell: 989-386-3805
  • Gladwin: 989-426-2801
  • Reed City: 231-791-7078

We are seeking volunteers for the 2025 tax preparation season! No experience is necessary, and we have tax preparation and non-tax preparation positions available in Clare, Gladwin, Mecosta, and Osceola Counties. Help your neighbors get the most out of their tax returns!

​Interested volunteers should email [email protected].

To check the status of your return, use the IRS Where's My Refund tool.

FAQs

​Q. What is VITA?
A. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) provides free tax preparation services. All sites can e-file Federal Tax Returns and all Credits including Earned Income Tax Credit, State Income Tax Returns, and Home Heating and Homestead Property Credits.

Q. What does VITA do in the Mid Michigan area?
A. Each year, the tax preparation program at Mid Michigan Community Action prepares hundreds of returns and brings thousands of dollars back into our local communities. In 2024, we filed 879 returns bringing $798,893 back into Clare, Gladwin, Mecosta, and Osceola communities.

Q. What if I have multiple years of returns to file?
A. Let the scheduler know when you call how many years of returns you have. We may be able to assist with multiple years of returns, and each year requires a separate appointment.

Q. Who do I contact if I'm interested in having my taxes prepared or have questions?
A. Big Rapids: 231-660-0271
     Farwell: 989-386-3805
     Gladwin: 989-426-2801
     Reed City: 231-791-7078

Q. What documents will I need?
-Picture ID (required)
-Social Security Cards for all family members (required)
-Copy of 2023 return (if filed)
-Heating costs from 11/1/23 through 10/31/24
-Any 2024 tax forms that you have received, which may include:
  • Wage and earning statements from all employers (W2 or 1099)
  • Unemployment Compensation (1099-G)
  • Social Security(SSA-1099), Pension, Interest, and/or Dividend Income statements (1099s)
  • Social Security Income for all family members (award letter mailed December 2023)
  • Health Insurance information for all family members (1095s)
  • 2024 Property tax statements (paid and unpaid; summer and winter, if you receive both)
  • Annual child support statement
  • DHHS/DHS/FIA annual statement
  • Veterans Affairs statement of Service Related Disability (%) and monthly VA Disability Payment
  • Documentation of Self Employment Income and/or 1099 NEC and related expenses
-If a spouse passed in 2024, the surviving spouse needs a copy of the death certificate
-Bank account information if you want your return direct deposited

If married filing jointly, both spouses must be present at the appointment. If one spouse if unable to attend, the spouse attending must have power of attorney and all documentation for the absent spouse. There may be a delay in processing the return if the above documentation is not available the day of the appointment.

What is the Earned Income Tax Credit?

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) helps workers and families get a tax break by reducing the tax they owe or giving them a larger refund.

Use the EITC Assistant to find out if you're eligible for the EITC.

​By law, refunds which include the EITC cannot be issued until mid-February.


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Hours

Monday-Thursday from 8 AM-4:30 PM
Friday from 8 AM-4 PM
​Closed daily from 12-1 PM

Locations

CLARE COUNTY
Administrative Office
1574 E Washington Road
PO Box 768
Farwell, MI 48622
Phone 989-386-3805
Toll-Free 1-877-213-5948
Fax 989-386-3277
[email protected]

​​FOOD WAREHOUSE
2300 E Ludington Drive
Clare, MI 48617
989-229-0849
[email protected]
​BAY COUNTY
114 South Washington Avenue
Bay City, MI 48708
Phone: 989-894-9060
[email protected]

​GLADWIN COUNTY
1302 Chatterton Street
Gladwin, MI 48624
Phone: 989-426-2801
[email protected]​

​MECOSTA COUNTY
706 Maple Street
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Phone: 231-660-0271
[email protected]

MIDLAND COUNTY
1717 Ridgewood Drive, Suite 103
Midland, MI 48642
Phone: 989-832-7310
[email protected]
MUSKEGON COUNTY
878 Jefferson Street, Suite 2
​Muskegon, MI 49440
Phone: 231-557-7622
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[email protected]

​OCEANA COUNTY
195 N Michigan Ave
​Shelby, MI 49455
Phone: 231-923-3066
[email protected]

OSCEOLA COUNTY
240 E Church Street
Reed City, MI 49677
Phone: 231-791-7078
[email protected]

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
​
  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    [email protected]
    ​

This website is supported by Grant Number 05CH012316 and 05CH011635 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Mid Michigan Community Action Agency and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider
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