Accounting students offering free tax help this spring
The university’s Accounting Club is offering free tax preparation and e-filing assistance to employees and local residents. Dates for help sessions are four Saturdays: March 2 and 9 and April 6 and 13.
The Tax-Aide program is designed to help taxpayers prepare their returns. The service is especially geared toward senior citizens, students, individuals with lower incomes, and those who have limited English proficiency. Anyone, however, is eligible for assistance. The only exception is for those whose return is deemed too complicated.
Help will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on each of the dates. All sessions will meet in Hoover 102 and 103. A sign-up sheet will be available 30 minutes before each session. All sessions are first come, first served.
Those seeking assistance are to bring photo identification, Social Security cards or individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, birthdates for family members, the current year’s tax package (if you received one), and all appropriate tax forms (W-2, 1099-INT and 1099-DIV, SSA-1099 or RRB-1099, 1099R, etc.).
If applicable, it is also advised that patrons bring a list of child tax credit information; a list of medical, taxes, interest, contributions and miscellaneous expenses; child and disabled dependent care information; bank routing and account numbers; and a copy of their 2011 federal and state returns, if available.
To e-file a joint return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms. To find out more, contact Seth Sikkema at ext. 2813.