Illinois free tax preparation resources
Illinois Revenue points to AARP Tax-Aide, GetYourRefund, and Chicagoland’s Ladder Up for free tax prep.
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- Who qualifies
- Tax-Aide focuses on 50 and older or low-to-moderate income; Ladder Up serves families earning up to $67,000 and individuals up to $35,000
- How to get it
- Find a program through the Illinois Revenue page
- Where it works
- Illinois
- When
- No end date stated
- Official source
- tax.illinois.gov
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