{"id":11444,"date":"2021-01-22T17:28:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T01:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/?p=11444"},"modified":"2022-05-11T08:58:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T15:58:38","slug":"tax-vita-program-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/22\/tax-vita-program-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Business and Public Management Students Provide Free Tax Preparation Services to Eligible Local Taxpayers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now in its\u00a0tenth year, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at the University of La Verne is again available for local, eligible taxpayers to receive free tax preparation services.<\/p>\n

VITA is an IRS\u2010sponsored community program that helps low-to-moderate-income families and individuals (generally with an annual income up to $60,000) located in La Verne and surrounding communities. Local program sites are managed by IRS partners and staffed by volunteers who are IRS-certified.<\/p>\n

Though the University of La Verne is currently operating remotely because of COVID-19 restrictions, students in the College of Business and Public Management will be providing limited virtual tax preparation services to\u00a0those\u00a0taxpayers who have previously used the VITA service.\u00a0Virtual appointments will be scheduled on Saturdays in two-hour increments beginning on February 6 and continuing through April 10.<\/p>\n

Those who have not previously used the VITA program or\u00a0who do not want to have their tax return prepared virtually can use this link to either\u00a0locate another VITA site<\/a>\u00a0that is providing on-site preparation or a link to\u00a0free Federal tax software<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Eligible returning VITA clients who would like to have their tax return prepared virtually can schedule a Zoom appointment.\u00a0To participate, they must have access to the following during their scheduled appointment:<\/p>\n