Connecticut State Department of Revenue Services

Free Income Tax Assistance

Department of Revenue Services

Please call or e-mail DRS first for assistance. In many cases, a taxpayer's question can be answered via phone and/or with information available online.

Phone: 860-297-5962 (from anywhere); 800-382-9463 (within CT, outside Greater Hartford area only); Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 860-297-4911 (Hearing Impaired, TDD/TT users only).

E-mail: DRS@ct.gov

DRS Business Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

AARP

Check the link below for AARP Tax-Aide updates.

Federal and State Tax Assistance: AARP's Tax-Aide Program, a partnership between the AARP Foundation and the Internal Revenue Service, provides free tax counseling and preparation services to middle-and low-income taxpayers, with special attention to people age 60 and older. Click on the Tax-Aide Site Locator which will take you to the AARP site for information on locations and hours.  Many sites will e-file your federal and Connecticut returns at no cost to you. The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services is proud to provide training and materials to volunteers from the Tax-Aide Program.

VITA

Visit Connecticut's 2-1-1 website and 'Free Tax Help' for updates, including Virtual VITA.

Federal and State Tax Assistance:  The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program offers free tax help for low-to moderate-income (under $58,000) people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Volunteers, sponsored by various organizations, receive training to help prepare basic tax returns in communities across the country. VITA sites are generally located at community and neighborhood centers, libraries, schools, shopping malls, and other convenient locations.  Some locations also offer free electronic filing. 

If you need assistance from VITA, see the list of Connecticut VITA Sites. Please note: When accessing this IRS link, you must select Continue to get to the screen which allows you to chose your zip code. The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services is proud to provide training and materials to volunteers from the VITA Program.

UConn Law School Tax Clinic

The Tax Clinic is a pro bono (free) legal clinic that gives free legal help to low income taxpayers with tax problems--either with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS). Lisa Perkins, Clinical Professor & Director, and law students will work on your case. The Tax Clinic also works with attorneys in Connecticut who volunteer to help low income taxpayers pro bono.

The Tax Clinic is independent and separate from the IRS and DRS. All telephone conversations and in person meetings are confidential.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Lisa Perkins
Clinical Professor & Director
UConn Law Tax Clinic
65 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105
Phone:  860-570-5165
eFax:  860-846-2056
Email: lisa.perkins@uconn.edu

NOTE: UCONN tax clinic is only able to assist individual taxpayers with Connecticut income tax problems.