For Volunteers – Guilford College TaxHelp! Clinic

2020 Guilford College TaxHELP! Clinic

Bauman 201

12/21/2020- 01/17/2020

Call for Community Service Volunteers

VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) tax law and software training for volunteers will be on Saturdays 9 am- 12 noon on Jan. 18^th, 25^th, and Feb. 1^st.

Volunteers who complete their (Code of Conduct, Quality & Intake, and Advanced Tax Law) certification tests on a self-study basis using IRS PUB 6744 volunteer test/retest questions, PUB 4012 student reference book, and PUB 4491 student training guide) (www.irs.gov PUBs are in PDF and digitally searchable) are not required to attend any of the scheduled training sessions but must deliver their (3) certificates upon arrival at the tax clinic on their first clinic day. Additional self-learning tutorial videos (VITA TRAIN PLaylist MODULES 1-12 from Prosperitynow.org) are available on YouTube at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJSIjbrT8q8&list=PLx69LxPJkxWfH4HSePDtN93MXSBRzvefB

TaxHELP! Clinics (providing free tax preparation to people who generally make less than $56,000) will be held on

2020 Guilford College TaxHELP! Clinic

Bauman 201

12/21/2020- 01/17/2020

Call for Community Service Volunteers

Would you like to learn how to prepare 2019 income tax returns and do volunteer tax prep service work at the 2020 Guilford College TaxHELP! Clinic? No previous accounting or tax preparation experience is required. VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) tax law and software training for volunteers will be on Saturdays 9 am- 12 noon on Jan. 18^th, 25^th, and Feb. 1^st. TaxHELP! Clinics (providing free tax preparation to people who generally make less than $56,000) will be held on Saturdays 9 am- 12 noon on Feb. 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd, and 29^th. http://taxhelpclinic.ds.guilford.edu/ More information: Accounting Department, Ron Cardwell, taxhelpclinic@guilford.edu

Clinic Days: Feb. 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd, and 29^th.

http://taxhelpclinic.ds.guilford.edu/ More information: Accounting Department, Ron Cardwell, taxhelpclinic@guilford.edu

Sample language for use on resumes (appropriately edited for your service experience)

Volunteer Income Tax Preparer, Guilford College

Completed Ethics, Quality Intake, and Advanced Tax Law IRS certifications
Interviewed clients regarding all income, deductions, and allowable credit(s)
On a weekly basis, directly prepared taxpayers’ federal and state returns and answered tax-related questions
Assessed and applied relevant tax treaty provisions for Non-Resident and Resident Aliens
Worked extensively with the calculation of taxable scholarship income and allowable education credits

Guilford College, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, Qualified Reviewer

Completed Ethics, Quality Intake, and Advanced Tax Law IRS certifications
Supervised student Preparers as they interviewed clients regarding all income, deductions, and allowable credit(s)
Reviewed tax returns prepared by first-year students, following IRS-guidelines for Quality Reviews
Mentored student Preparers by following up on all tax return errors, guiding them to the correct preparation and helping them develop more effective preparation strategies
Gained extensive knowledge required to assess and apply relevant tax treaty provisions for Non-Resident and Resident Aliens
Worked extensively with the calculation of taxable scholarship income and allowable education credits

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Guilford College 2020 TaxHELP! Clinic

VOLUNTEERS-FAQs

VOLUNTEER-FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
Do I have to have accounting or tax courses or tax experience to be a VITA volunteer?	No. We provide the tax law training and tax software training to all incoming volunteers including those who do not have previous accounting or tax experience.
Am I required to attend all of the scheduled VITA classroom training sessions each year?	Each year, VITA volunteers must obtain new IRS Certifications in Code of Ethics, Intake & Quality, and Advanced tax law (or Basic Certification in some cases). Volunteers who are familiar with tax return preparation oftentimes do their own review of the certification topics and take the online test at IRS Link & Learn Certifications website. In those cases when Certifications are obtained each year through independent study, then attendance at VITA classroom training sessions is not required.
Do I need to know how to type to be a VITA Volunteer?	Typing is needed to enter data (names, addresses, descriptions, numbers) into the software; however, some VITA volunteers are “greeters” and do not enter tax data into the tax preparation software and do not need typing skills.
Am I required to be a volunteer in all of the scheduled clinic days/times? I will be out of town on one of them and cannot attend the clinic on that day.	We hope that you can attend all of the scheduled clinic days, but you are not required to be a volunteer on all four of our clinic sessions. if you cannot attend one of the clinic sessions, please let us know in advance of that clinic session.
Is there anything that I have to buy or pay for to be a VITA volunteer?	There is nothing for you to pay for or buy to be a VITA volunteer. There will be ample supplies provided to the volunteers including access to computers. All of the training and training materials are free to volunteers.