NYC Annual Tax Season Initiative

Since 2002, NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)—formerly the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)— has coordinated the City’s Annual Tax Season Initiative, which has the following goals:

Increase the availability of and access to high-quality free tax preparation services in New York City
Increase the number of eligible New Yorkers claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and other valuable tax credits
Use tax time as an opportunity to build assets among low- and moderate-income New Yorkers

New York City has assembled the most comprehensive Coalition in the country. New York City has assembled the most comprehensive Coalition in the country. See list of NYC Tax Coalition Members.

Tax Season Literature Request Form

DCWP can deliver NYC Free Tax Prep brochures to your organization so you can encourage eligible New Yorkers to file their taxes for free. .

Public Awareness Campaign Materials

2021 Tax Season Brochure and Flyers. Download our multilingual NYC Free Tax Prep brochure. Also, download our NYC Free Tax Prep flyers in:

Coloring Pages. Download our NYC Free Tax Prep coloring pages and share your works of art with us on , and using the hashtag #FreeTaxPrep.

Social Media. Planning to file your taxes for free using NYC Free Tax Prep? Let us know on , and using the hashtag #FreeTaxPrep.

Updated 01/13/2021