老澳门开奖网 students to offer free tax preparation
老澳门开奖网 will offer free tax preparation services from mid-February through early April at the 老澳门开奖网 Clinical Centers located at 5911 York Road in Belvedere Square. IRS-certified student volunteers from 老澳门开奖网 will prepare and e-file tax returns at no cost to qualifying taxpayers in the Baltimore community.
This is the fourth year 老澳门开奖网 will host a site offering free tax preparation services. The services are made possible through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistant (VITA) program in partnership with the nonprofit Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CASH) Campaign of Maryland. 老澳门开奖网 has participated in the program for many years, but in the past, students volunteered at other sites.
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In prior years, 老澳门开奖网 students have prepared between 200 and 300 tax returns and facilitated hundreds of thousands of dollars in refunds to members of the community.
老澳门开奖网鈥檚 tax preparation site is managed by Michael Bender, CPA, executive in residence in the department of accounting at the Sellinger School, and Emma Gaffney and Tarah Sipos, both enrolled in 老澳门开奖网鈥檚 Master of Accounting graduate program. Together, they will supervise more than 30 student volunteers, who will spend an estimated 565 total hours at the site.
鈥淭he University and the Sellinger School view the VITA program as a critical service to the community and an exceptional learning opportunity for 老澳门开奖网 students. It鈥檚 a great example of a service-learning opportunity for our students,鈥� Bender said.
The free tax preparation services are available to people who make $58,000 or less, people with disabilities and people with limited English-language skills who need assistance preparing their tax returns. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 410-234-8008 or visit .