2024 Tax Season
Beyond Careers has been a registered community partner with the Internal Revenue Service - Stakeholder Partnerships. Education & Communication (IRS-SPEC) and was established as a mobile Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) to provide free tax preparation for taxpayers in the low-to-moderate income bracket.
In addition to our partnership with the IRS-SPEC, Beyond Careers VITA will have virtual tax preparation and partner with GetYourRefund (GYR) for taxpayers to securely upload their tax documents. GYR is also another measure that helps avoid identity theft. This will be Year 3 of the partnership between GYR and Beyond Careers.
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Who must file
Most U.S. citizens or permanent residents who work in the U.S. have to file a tax return.
Generally, you need to file if:
- Your income is over the filing requirement
- You have over $400 in net earnings from self-employment (side jobs or other independent work)
- You had other situations that require you to file
It might pay you to file even if you don’t have to.
To have your tax return completed virtually, set up your account to upload your tax documents in the secure GetYourRefund (GYR) portal for the 2024 tax season beginning:
February 1, 2025
To set up your GYR account and upload tax documents, the taxpayers will need a computer with a camera and internet connectivity or a mobile device.
click on the following link:
Virtual VITA with Students
Beyond Careers has expanded our program to include an initiative called Virtual VITA with Students. VITA is on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) approved curriculum List for Public School Accountability under the College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Rate for Schools and Industry-Based Certifications (IBC).
Some schools will have the Virtual VITA only program if CCMR and IBC are not applicable for them.
Virtual VITA only in Houston, Texas
East Early College High School
Are you able to prepare your own tax return?, These tools for FREE!
Direct File: http://directfile.irs.gov
OR
· You must NOT have already submitted your tax return for the current tax year.
· Can someone else claim you as a dependent?
· If you are a college student, and your parent or someone else can claim you, do NOT claim yourself.
H&R Block has removed the income cap for MyFreeTaxes. It's now free to anyone with a simple return. Click on the weblink above.
Threshold for Tax Year 2024
The low-to-moderate income threshold for FY 2024, Tax Year 2024, for Beyond Careers' VITA is $66,000.
The threshold is based on tax year 2024 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)
The AGI limits must each be less than as shown below:
• $59,899 ($66,819 if Married Filing Jointly) with three or more qualifying children
• $55,768 ($62,688 if Married Filing Jointly) with two qualifying children
• $49,084 ($56,004 if Married Filing Jointly) with one qualifying child
• $18,591 ($25,511 if Married Filing Jointly) with no qualifying child
Investment income limit: $11,600 or less
The maximum EITC credit for 2024:
• $7,830 with three or more qualifying children
• $6,960 with two qualifying children
• $4,213 with one qualifying child
• $632 with no qualifying child
Address in Texas to mail tax return
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