LEARN HOW YOU CAN BECOME AN IRS CERTIFIED TAX PREPARER
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With the 2017 tax season almost here, Broward VITA Coalition will host a series of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program Orientation Sessions for our potential VITA volunteers.

VITA has been one of the most visible public service programs of the IRS, helping thousands of low to moderate income individuals annually prepare simple tax returns and claim the Earned Income Tax Credit.  The VITA program relies almost exclusively on volunteers. Volunteers receive free tax law and tax preparation software training that is reviewed and approved by the IRS. Now is the perfect time to give back to the local community by assisting at one of the many VITA sites located throughout Broward County
 
See below for information on how you can help your community.    
Volunteers MUST:
  • Be English Proficient (speak, read, write)
  • Be computer literate - navigate the internet and be familiar with Microsoft Office
  • Be able to pass a Level 1 background check
Volunteers MUST agree to: 
  • Pass the Advanced Level of Certification in training
  • At least 40 hours of service during the tax season
How do I get started? What's next?

To register, you must first create an account with HandsOn Broward to select a VITA volunteer orientation session.  Please click on the link below and follow the steps.

 

  1. Click on "Login" then "Not a member? Register" or log in if you have created an account previously.
  2. Then under "Find Volunteer Opportunities" type in keyword VITA or tax and your zip code.
  3. Click on the orientation session that you would like to attend and click on "Sign Up". **You may only select one (1) session for NEW or RETURNING volunteers.
  4. You will be redirected to a confirmation page and will receive an email with your confirmation and location details.

 

For any further registration assistance or if you encounter any registration problems, please contact Kathy Wint at [email protected] or 954-233-1296.

 

If you are already a member of HandsOn Broward, please use this link  www.handsonbroward.org/vita.  

 

**If you have never volunteered for the VITA program or volunteered with the program for the 2015 and 2016 tax seasons you are NEW. You are considered RETURNING if you volunteered with the VITA program for the last three years or more (2014, 2015, and 2016) and donated more than a total of 50 hours to the program.

 

Help us reVITAlize our community!

The VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program offers free tax help to members of our community who earn $54,000 or less at various locations throughout Broward County.