2025 Tax Year
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 100% 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. The 2025 tax year will be Year 4 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 100% virtually, set up your account to upload your tax documents in the secure GetYourRefund (GYR) portal for the 2025 tax season. The taxpayers will need a computer with a camera and internet connectivity or a mobile device beginning:
February 1, 2026
click on the following link:
· 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.
Threshold for Tax Year 2025
The low-to-moderate income threshold for FY 2026, Tax Year 2025, for Beyond Careers VITA is $69,000.
The threshold is based on tax year 2025 EITC AGI limits as shown below:
Earned income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be at least $1 but less than:
- $61,555 ($68,675 if Married Filing Jointly) with three or more qualifying children
- $57,310 ($64,430 if Married Filing Jointly) with two qualifying children
- $50,434 ($57,554 if Married Filing Jointly) with one qualifying child
- $19,104 ($26,214 if Married Filing Jointly) with no qualifying child
The maximum EITC for 2025:
- $8,046 with three or more children
- $7,152 with two children
- $4,328 with one child
- $649 with no children
Investment income limit: $11,950
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(Provided by the IRS-SPEC and TaxSlayer FSA)
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
Address in Texas to mail tax return