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VITA Program
Free tax assistance is provided at several locations in Saginaw to those who cannot pay for tax preparation.
Trained volunteers will prepare simple tax forms beginning January 30 through April 15 for low-income individuals, elderly, handicapped and non-English speaking residents.
Earned Income Tax Credit or EITC is a tax credit for certain people who work. You can use our simple qualifying incomes below or for more detailed information, please refer to the IRS website.
More about the VITA Program:
Program Description: The VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program, which has been in existance for over 40 years, provides free tax return preparation by trained volunteers to qualifying taxpayers.
Program Facts:
- The Saginaw County VITA program is coordinated by United Way.
- EITC (Earned Income Tax Credits) are used to determine client eligibility fpr free tax preparation.
- For more than 18 years, Yeo & Yeo CPAs have continued to prepare and facilitate federal tax return training with donated staff time. This training is attended by volunteers from the Saginaw, Bay and Midland programs.
- The sites have been established in the Saginaw County community through the use of donated space.
- In 2011, more than $3 million was returned to our community via VITA prepared tax returns. There were 63 trained volunteers who prepared more than 5,300 returns for 2,828 taxpayers.
If you are interested in getting involved or serving as a volunteer tax preparer - please contact Marsha Cooley at (989) 755-0505, ext. 203 or download a VITA Volunteer application.
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