{"id":1486598,"date":"2026-03-08T15:50:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1486598"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T02:25:58","slug":"goodwill-offering-free-tax-prep-for-east-texans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1486598","title":{"rendered":"Free tax prep for East Texans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1486599\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/03\/goodwill-185x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/03\/goodwill-185x200.png 185w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/03\/goodwill.png 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/>TYLER &#8212; Goodwill Industries of East Texas is helping to put more money back into East Texans\u2019 pockets with their free tax preparation services. According to our news partner KETK,\u00a0Goodwill\u2019s free tax preparation services are offered through their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program which is made possible by their IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means MORE money back in YOUR pocket with no fees, fast e-filing, and direct deposit refunds. Perfect for low-to-moderate income households with simple tax returns,\u201d Goodwill Industries of East Texas said.<\/p>\n<p>All that\u2019s required for those using VITA program services is to bring the following items:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Photo ID and Social Security Card for all people claimed<\/li>\n<li>Income Documents (like W-2, 1099 Forms)<\/li>\n<li>Payment Documents (like medical bills, mortgage interest, tuition payments, daycare expenses)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Federal income tax returns are due to be returned to the IRS by April 15. To learn more or schedule an appointment, <a href=\"https:\/\/goodwilleasttexas.org\/vita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/goodwilleasttexas.org\/vita\/\">visit Goodwill Industries of East Texas online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER &#8212; Goodwill Industries of East Texas is helping to put more money back into East Texans\u2019 pockets with their free tax preparation services. According to our news partner KETK,\u00a0Goodwill\u2019s free tax preparation services are offered through their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program which is made possible by their IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers. \u201cThis &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1486598\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Free tax prep for East Texans<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":1486878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/03\/goodwill-185x200.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1486598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-06 09:15:04","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/03\/goodwill-185x200.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1486598"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1487177,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486598\/revisions\/1487177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1486878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1486598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1486598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1486598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}