{"id":132,"date":"2025-04-23T10:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T17:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/accounting\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2025-04-23T12:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T19:53:23","slug":"volunteer-income-tax-assistance-vita-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/accounting\/volunteer-income-tax-assistance-vita-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The IRS\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/Individuals\/Free-Tax-Return-Preparation-for-You-by-Volunteers\">Volunteer Income Tax Assistance<\/a> (VITA) program is available at the University of La&nbsp;Verne (ULV) for local, eligible taxpayers to receive free tax services. The VITA program at ULV is serviced by ULV students trained in preparing basic tax returns. To prepare, students attend four Saturday training classes in January. Once they pass three IRS exams, they are eligible to prepare tax returns for the ULV VITA program on campus for ten Saturdays beginning Saturday, February 1, through April 5.<\/p>\n<p>The ULV VITA program provides the students with the opportunity to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Apply what they learn to practice<\/li>\n<li>Provide community service for the underserved in our community<\/li>\n<li>Gain experience in interviewing and preparing income taxes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This program is <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">advised by Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/directory\/person\/jose-valdovinos\/\">Jose Valdovinos<\/a> and managed by volunteer students. Through the VITA program, MS Accounting students gain valuable, relevant experience in making tax preparation a less daunting task. Dive into engaging conversations, provide quality reviews and tax preparation support, and see for yourself why our site is a hub of tax education where enthusiasm and expertise coalesce to create an unparalleled learning experience. Explore the VITA program at ULV as an MS Accounting student today!\u00a0<\/span><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Quality Statistical Sample (QSS) Review &#8211; February 2025<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/accounting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/S70011038-University-of-La-Verne-Form-6729.pdf\"><i>Form 6729 QSS Site Review Sheet 2025<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/accounting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/S70011038-University-of-La-Verne-Form-6729-R-Return-A.pdf\"><i>Form 6729R QSS Return Review Sheet 2025 &#8211; Return A<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/accounting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/S70011038-University-of-La-Verne-Form-6729-R-Return-B.pdf\"><i>Form 6729R QSS Return Review Sheet 2025 &#8211; Return B<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/accounting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/S70011038-University-of-La-Verne-Form-6729-R-Return-C.pdf\"><i>Form 6729R QSS Return Review Sheet 2025 &#8211; Return C<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IRS\u2019s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is available at the University of La&nbsp;Verne (ULV) for local, eligible taxpayers to receive free tax services. The VITA program at ULV is serviced by ULV students trained in preparing basic tax returns. To prepare, students attend four Saturday training classes in January. Once they pass three [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-132","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.8 (Yoast SEO v23.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program | University of La Verne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Through the IRS\u2019s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), MS Accounting students gain valuable, relevant experience in making tax preparation a less daunting task. 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