File Your Taxes Workshops
Spending a few hours learning to file taxes will set you up to file quickly and easily forever using free, IRS-trusted websites that saves your info between years. Join the 45% of Americans who did their own taxes last year by learning and filing your state and federal taxes! Certified volunteer tax preparers will help you through the process and make sure you feel comfortable & confident filing your return.
In this free workshop, you will be preparing your own taxes with volunteer assistance, using IRS trusted websites. If you have a very complex tax return, or if you don’t feel at all comfortable using a computer, it is in your best interest to use a different service.
Workshops will be scheduled starting January 2026. Check back soon to sign up!
- You want to file your taxes
- You have basic computer skills
- You want to understand the basics of tax returns
It is not a place to:
- Get tax advice
- File a complex / higher income tax return
If you make less than $84,000 a year, you can file for free — otherwise the software can charge up to $25.
For most people, it’s easy, accurate, and free to file using guided tax software!
- No calculating
- No complex, wordy forms
- Simple questions
- Fast refunds
We’ll go over all the basic info you need about how tax season works, key tax terms concepts you need to understand, and how to use question-based tax filing websites (not form-based).
You’ll leave the workshop with a handout you complete yourself, giving step-by-step instructions for how to file your return next year.
Times and Locations
Workshops are hosted in person across Dane County according to volunteer, taxpayer, and space availability.
Questions?
Questions about this workshop can be directed to our extension team:
608-224-3700 or extension@danecounty.gov
To ensure equal access to programs, please make requests for reasonable accommodations at least 10 days prior to the program. To request an accommodation, including language interpretation, contact: Casey Vetter, 608-590-5507.
Interested in Volunteering?
Tax Education Workshop Volunteers help run workshops, assist with computers, and help participants get the info they need to file. Volunteers certify in tax law with the IRS, a very valuable skill. Please complete the volunteer interest form or contact Casey Vetter if you are interested in volunteering.
Extension Tax Educational Workshops function as a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site using a Facilitated Self-Assistance (FSA) model. This program works similarly to traditional VITA preparation services, except that instead of volunteers preparing tax returns directly, participants learn to prepare returns themselves with volunteer support.
