/news-archive/tag/tax-prep/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:13:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/02/05/vita-program-free-tax-assistance/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:13:33 +0000 /news/?p=73269 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock hosts VITA program to help people file taxes for free]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will run a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for the second year in a row to assist members of the public and the campus community file their taxes free of charge.聽 The offers free tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, people with disabilities, non-residents, and limited English-speaking taxpayers who need help preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. However, they are unable to prepare tax returns for individuals who are self employed or contribute to a health savings account. Tax preparation and filing assistance will be available on a walk-in basis every Wednesday through April 3 from 1-6:30 p.m. in Reynolds Business Center Room 104. The center will be closed on March 20 due to spring break. Taxpayers have an option to prepare their own free simple federal and state tax return using web-based tax preparation software using an onsite computer. To have a return prepared by a volunteer, members of the public should bring a valid photo identification, Social Security card, W-2s, 1099 forms, a copy of last year鈥檚 tax return, and any other information and forms concerning income and expenses for 2018. Faculty members from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Accounting and students from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi have been training for months to provide tax help for the public. 鈥淲e believe this service to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students, staff, faculty, and the general public will fill the needs of taxpayers who do not have the funds to pay for-profit tax preparers for simple returns,鈥� said Cynthia Johnson, an accounting instructor in the College of Business and faculty advisor of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock VITA program. Members of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Beta Alpha Psi started the VITA program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock last year after learning about it at a conference in 2016. Students who are participating as volunteer tax preparers, led by Student Coordinator James Hubbard III, a senior accounting major from Wabbaseka, include Mikayla Corbitt, Joe Griffith, Christina Gu, Jessalyn Jackson, Daniel Nwachuku, Simranjit Kaur, Taylor Lemus, Hitaxiben Patel, and Katie You, as well as alumnus Dave鈥檆ia Randall. For more information, contact the VITA program at ualittlerockvita@gmail.com or 870-575-3638.]]> /news-archive/2018/02/16/volunteer-income-tax-assistance-program-campus/ Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:10:39 +0000 /news/?p=69447 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock opens Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program on campus]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has opened a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program to help members of the campus community and the public file their taxes free of charge.聽 The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, people with disabilities, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need help preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. Tax preparation and filing assistance will be available on a walk-in basis every Wednesday through April 4 (except during Spring Break on March 21) from 2-4:30 p.m. in Reynolds Business Center Room 104. Taxpayers have an option to prepare their own free simple federal and state tax return using web-based tax preparation software using an onsite computer. To have a return prepared by a volunteer, participants should bring a valid photo identification, Social Security card, W-2s, 1099 forms, a copy of last year鈥檚 tax return, and any other information and forms concerning income and expenses for 2017.聽 Faculty members from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Accounting and students from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi have been training for months to provide tax help for the public. 鈥淲e believe this service to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students, staff, faculty, and the general public will fill the needs of taxpayers who do not have the funds to pay for-profit tax preparers for simple returns,鈥� said Cynthia Johnson, an accounting instructor in the College of Business and faculty advisor of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock VITA program. Beta Alpha Psi members discovered the VITA program while attending a conference in 2016. 鈥淎 couple of the students trained and volunteered at a VITA center in downtown Little Rock during last year鈥檚 tax season to see how it works,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淓nough students were interested in training and volunteering this year that we decided we would be able to handle opening a center on campus. The students are getting really great experience dealing with real clients, and the taxpayers are receiving a very valuable service.鈥� For more information, contact Johnson at cljohnson1@ualr.edu. ]]>