Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program

Free Tax Preparation Day!

When: By appointment: February 17 and March 2, 2012

Where: Center for Healthy Families on the College Park campus

Room 0142
School of Public Health, Building 255
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-7515

Directions: http://www.sph.umd.edu/fmsc/chf/directions.html

What: The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax preparation help to low-to-moderate income people. If your family earns less than $50,000 per year, you can receive FREE tax help and get your 2011 federal and state refunds quickly through “e-filing.”

University of Maryland Extension hosts the free income tax preparation day in partnership with Center for Healthy Families, Community Action Agency Montgomery County, the IRS, and Maryland CASH.

WHAT TO BRING? BE READY! PREVENT FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT.

The IRS does not allow VITA to prepare taxes without required documentation.

Government issued ID (i.e., Valid Driver’s License, Passport, Age of Majority Card)
Social Security card or Individual Tax Identification Notice (ITIN) for each member of your family. (If you do not have ITINs, we will help you obtain one).
All W2 forms, forms 1098, 1099, and other documents regarding income.
If filing jointly, your spouse must be present.
Copy of last year’s tax return (if applicable).
Statement of annual child care expenses prepared by the provider, with their tax ID (Social Security or EIN number).
For direct deposit: proof of a bank account, including routing numbers.

To make an appointment click here.

See below for other VITA programs in the area:

Prince George’s Community College

http://academic.pgcc.edu/cfc/index.htm

Montgomery County

http://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-OH578

DC EITC Campaign (locations for DC, Nothern VA, Maryland)

http://www.dceitc.org/tax_sites.html

For foreign students and scholars (F, J, Q Visa holder), we are sorry that we are unable to prepare tax returns for international scholars at this event. Graduate Schools have a couple of tax services that you can check.

For those international students and scholars who made appointments:

You can cancel your appointment here.

Click HERE to see what documents to bring to the VITA site to have your tax return prepared. The IRS does not allow VITA to prepare taxes without required documentation.

Volunteers for tax assistance are needed. Click HERE if you are interested! We have a VITA volunteer training on January 20, 2012 (10-3 pm). Please contact jinkim@umd.edu if you are interested.

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For more information, contact Jinhee Kim

Last updated: 02/15/2012