Low Income Taxpayer Clinics: Volunteer Income Tax Preparation
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Purcell, Thomas J.
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2014-02-03
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• The IRS VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program coordinates free tax return preparation for low income taxpayers by volunteer preparers • Volunteers pass several examinations and undergo training before they assist clients • Creighton’s Accounting Department has partnered with VITA for over 40 years • Creighton accounting and law students, and alumni from accounting and law, have sponsored tax preparation clinics in Winnebago, NE the last 4 years • Accounting students are required to participate in VITA as a course service learning component • Partnerships were created with the IRS, local community organizations, the Heider College of Business, the Department of Accounting, Beta Alpha Psi, the Law School, and the Business Law Society
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Creighton University