Tax Day 2025: How to file taxes for free in Vermont

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Tax season can be daunting for the most efficient filer, and seemingly impossible for those who know little about the process. Not everyone is required to file taxes, but most Americans must and probably will submit a return.

Luckily, Vermont has many services to assist, and many services are offered free of charge for low to moderate income Vermont households. Below is a list of services to help you file online, at a local business, for free or for a charge.

Vermonters must file all personal and corporate income tax returns by April 15, 2025. Whether you need to file usually depends mostly on your income, filing status and age.

File for free in Vermont

Free File is a partnership between the IRS and brand-name tax software companies to help taxpayers prepare their tax returns and maximize their refund, at no cost. Free File enables all eligible Vermont taxpayers —individuals, families and active military with an adjusted gross income of $84,000 or less for tax year 2024 — to use trusted commercial tax preparation software products for free.

About 70% of Vermont taxpayers qualify to file their personal income tax returns online for free with Free File.

Below are the eight IRS Free File tax preparation and filing services from trusted partners. You are responsible for determining your eligibility for a free federal tax return from the list of trusted partners. If you need help determining which services you qualify for, use the Find a Trusted Partner tool.

- TaxSlayer.
- 1040.com.
- 1040NOW.NET.
- FileYourTaxes.com.
- FreeTaxUSA.
- ezTaxReturn.com.
- OLT.com.
- TaxAct.

Burlington businesses that can prepare your taxes locally

If you would like to entrust your taxes to someone to prepare them for you, there are many in Chittenden County that can handle the work for you. Although some may not come free of charge, it can be the preferred method of many to establish a relationship with local tax preparation services.

- Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offers free tax preparation services to low-to-moderate income Vermonters. They assist individuals and families in filing federal and state income tax returns, Vermont Renters Credits and Homestead Declarations/Property Tax Credits from now until Tax Day.
- To schedule an appointment in Chittenden County: call 2-1-1.
- To schedule an appointment in Franklin/Grand Isle counties: call 802-527-7392.
- To schedule an appointment in Addison County: call 802-388-2285.