SPRINGFIELD, Mo., February 3, 2026 – Drury University students will once again provide free tax preparation services through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The annual tax preparation service is open to the general public and is designed to benefit low-to-moderate income taxpayers and senior citizens.
The service, which will be offered Mondays and Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m., begins Thursday, Feb. 5, and runs through Thursday, March 5. The clinics are held at the O’Reilly Enterprise Center, located at the corner of Central Street and Drury Lane on the Drury campus.
Drury students will also participate in tax preparation at the Taxapalooza Community Event at the Springfield Dream Center, located at 829 West Atlantic Street in Springfield. This clinic accepts walk-in clients from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments are not accepted. This event will be held on:
All returns will be filed electronically unless the IRS requires a manual return. All taxpayers must be available to sign the appropriate forms in the case of joint returns.
Taxpayers need to bring photo ID and Social Security cards for themselves and dependents, as well as any tax documentation that they have received, including all W-2 forms, 1099 forms and statements issued by brokerage firms. Clients are also asked to bring a copy of their 2024 state and federal tax returns to help speed up the filing process.
Due to limitations set by the federal government, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance programs are unable to help taxpayers who have declared bankruptcy or incurred insolvency during the tax year, have rental property, have a self-owned business with inventory, depreciable property, had an overall loss for the year and certain situations in which a taxpayer has received forgiveness of debt.
To learn more about the VITA Tax Clinic visit drury.edu/business/vita.
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Media Contact: Cris Belvin, Director of University Communications & Media Relations | (417) 873-7392 | gbelvin@drury.edu