Middlesex Community College, Edison Campus - 2600 Woodbridge Avenue
BASIC LEVEL CERTIFICATION
JANUARY (WEEKEND) WORKSHOP (10 hours)
January 11: 9:00am-2pm Crabiel Hall (CB) Room 222
January 18: 9:00am-2pm Crabiel Hall (CB) Room 222
This session is completed over 10 hours of live classroom. Attendees will do the following:
- Learn applicable tax laws in determining filing basics, filing status and qualifying dependents for a return.
- Work with various forms for the child tax credit, earned income credit and child care credit.
- Will learn how to apply the correct education credit for dependents and/or individuals in college
- Will use the Intake & Interview Form to prepare accurate returns using a Professional Tax Software
- Will Build confidence through practice returns and be ready to work with real clients
- Engage in Peer-to-Peer Quality Review of returns
- Each workshop builds on the other and incorporates online training for review and practice.
Other VITA Opportunities Available:
- Intake/Interview Specialists/Greeters
- Tax Savings Specialists
- Translators (Spanish)
FREE VITA training workshops for volunteers interested in becoming certified as Income Tax Preparers. Workshop attendees must sign an agreement to volunteer with United Way of Central Jersey for the upcoming 2020 tax season.
Requirements for Tax Preparers & Quality Reviewers
- Attendees must complete all 3 certifications by December 31
- Agree to serve at a minimum 3-4 hours weekly
- Students using VITA to satisfy CO-OP/Internship, a minimum 8 hours weekly
- Welcome to certify at 1 or more optional levels; HSA, International
United Way of Central Jersey teams up with the IRS and community partners each year to provide free tax services through the United Way Income Tax Assistance Program. Volunteers will prepare returns at one or more of our many locations in Middlesex County.
For the 2019 filing season just ended, United Way of Central Jersey saved residents over $700,000 dollars in tax preparation costs through free, qualified tax preparation. According to the IRS, United Way and its partners are leading providers of volunteer income tax assistance in New Jersey.
"This service is aimed at low and moderate income taxpayers," said Gloria Aftanski, President of United Way of Central Jersey. "For the 2019 filing season, over $3160,000 was returned to residents of the community in the form of tax credits and refunds."
The IRS has selected United Way to direct a coalition of community partners in order to increase the reach of the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program.
Let us know if you need additional information by contacting Charmaine Rodriguez by email: crodriguez@uwcj.org or 732 247 3727
Thank you for your interest in VITA!
