Volunteer: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program 2022-2023Volunteers needed to file taxes for Niagara County Residents in the IRS sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA offers free federal and New York State income tax preparation and electronic filing service to low and moderate income individuals and returns millions of dollars to the community through tax refunds. Your efforts provide a very valuable service to the community....and helps you become more familiar with the tax laws as well as something new to add to your resume! VITA Training & Return Preparation Dates – 2022 Filing Season Training Dates: To be Determined—Training will be done in a virtual classroom. Training can be self-study or a combination of virtual classroom and self-study.
Agency: Parachute Credit Counseling Volunteers needed to file taxes for Niagara County Residents in the IRS sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA offers free federal and New York State income tax preparation and electronic filing service to low and moderate income individuals and returns millions of dollars to the community through tax refunds. Your efforts provide a very valuable service to the community....and helps you become more familiar with the tax laws as well as something new to add to your resume! VITA Training & Return Preparation Dates – 2022 Filing Season Training Dates: To be Determined—Training will be done in a virtual classroom. Training can be self-study or a combination of virtual classroom and self-study.
Agency: Parachute Credit Counseling Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Agency Requirement: >18 years old Zip Code: 14305 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Help Spread Economic Opportunities in Niagara CountyThe COVID pandemic has greatly increased the number of individuals and families facing financial insecurity. YOU can help your fellow community members improve their economic health by volunteering for our Niagara County FREE TAX Prep Program, with sites located in Niagara Falls and Lockport. In this volunteer service position, you will help low income individuals and families file their taxes—and access eligible tax credits--saving them hundreds of dollars in unnecessary tax preparation fees. (Average cost of tax prep=$300 and tax credits, like the earned income tax credit, ranges from $506-$6,269) There is no prior experience required! We encourage all those who want to help the underserved communities most likely to be financially impacted by COVID-19 to join our team. Our FREE TAX Prep Program Protects people from the predatory tax prep companies which cluster in low income communities. 70% of those accessing the earned income tax credit use a paid preparer, spending 22% of their refund just to get it. Improves poverty rates, short term and long term--through the earned income tax credit, hundreds of families are brought above the poverty line. Research of the effects on children indicates that this has extremely important effects on the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Links people with free one-on-one financial counseling, budgeting, debt repair and other follow up services. This is an IRS sponsored VITA programVITA Training & Return Preparation Dates – 2022 Filing Season Training Dates: To be Determined—Training will be done in a virtual classroom. Training can be self-study or a combination of virtual classroom and self-study. Agency: Parachute Credit Counseling The COVID pandemic has greatly increased the number of individuals and families facing financial insecurity. YOU can help your fellow community members improve their economic health by volunteering for our Niagara County FREE TAX Prep Program, with sites located in Niagara Falls and Lockport. In this volunteer service position, you will help low income individuals and families file their taxes—and access eligible tax credits--saving them hundreds of dollars in unnecessary tax preparation fees. (Average cost of tax prep=$300 and tax credits, like the earned income tax credit, ranges from $506-$6,269) There is no prior experience required! We encourage all those who want to help the underserved communities most likely to be financially impacted by COVID-19 to join our team. Our FREE TAX Prep Program Protects people from the predatory tax prep companies which cluster in low income communities. 70% of those accessing the earned income tax credit use a paid preparer, spending 22% of their refund just to get it. Improves poverty rates, short term and long term--through the earned income tax credit, hundreds of families are brought above the poverty line. Research of the effects on children indicates that this has extremely important effects on the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Links people with free one-on-one financial counseling, budgeting, debt repair and other follow up services. This is an IRS sponsored VITA programVITA Training & Return Preparation Dates – 2022 Filing Season Training Dates: To be Determined—Training will be done in a virtual classroom. Training can be self-study or a combination of virtual classroom and self-study. Agency: Parachute Credit Counseling Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Agency Requirement: >18 years old Zip Code: 14094 Allow Groups: Yes |