For FY2025, our Poway TCE team will be back at the Mickey Cafagna Community Center (MCCC), located at 13094 Civic Center Dr, Poway, CA 92064 [View Google Map]. Get free tax return preparation and filing from our friendly, IRS-certified volunteers. We're available by appointment only.
We'll be ready to help you on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays!
Appointment times are:
Each appointment is 1 hour, and we'll be starting on 2/10/2026.
While we're here to help everyone, please know that we prioritize appointments for taxpayers 60 and over, based on TCE program guidelines. To ensure you get a slot, we encourage you to schedule your appointment as soon as you have all your documents ready. Also, to use our service, your total yearly income must be less than $200K.
We can't handle every tax situation, but a list of common Out Of Scope Tax Situations is available for review.
To make your visit as quick and easy as possible, we highly recommend completing your information intake form, pages 1, 2 and 3, before you arrive. You can find an Intake Form for download and printing. You can also get printed forms at our site, but please arrive at MCCC at least 20 minutes early to give yourself plenty of time to fill it out.
Before you book, please check out our tax preparation process and review our Poway TCE Tax Return Prep Essentials document. We have also have a Poway TCE Tax Return Appointment Checklist to help you make sure you have everything you need before your appointment.
If your return is a bit more complex (e.g., more than 15 pages of tax documents) or you needed extra time in the past, we suggest booking two back-to-back appointments to make sure we have plenty of time to finish.
A SCHEDULE button is available, to book your appointment, during Poway TCE site's tax preparation season. If you provide an email when booking your appointment, we'll send you a confirmation and a friendly reminder two days before your appointment. While online scheduling is best, you can also call our Scheduling Line at (858) 208-3301.
