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Volunteer tax preparers are needed in Mesa for the Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance Program (VITA), which offers free tax help to hard working
community members who cannot prepare their own tax returns. During the last
tax season, the VITA program returned almost $1 million in federal tax
refunds directly to 934 households in Mesa.
New volunteer tax preparers are required to commit to a minimum of 2 to 4
hours per week. They will prepare the basic 1040 tax returns and related
schedules and know the eligibility rules for claiming the Earned Income Tax
Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC). New volunteer preparers must
attend training in January.
There is also a need for other volunteers with the VITA program, includin= g
greeters, screeners and translators. All volunteers must attend an
orientation session.
VITA tax sites will be open in February, March and April on weekdays and
weekends throughout Mesa. They are generally located at community and
neighborhood centers, libraries, schools, shopping malls and other
convenient locations. All locations also offer free electronic filing.
For more information, contact Mesa Neighborhood Services Volunteer
Coordinator Katie Brown at 480-644-3705 or
www.cityofmesa.org/volunteer/neighsvc