Income Tax Assistance

Submitted by Karen Maish on Sun, 06/16/2019 - 1:23pm
Last updated by Tim Knuck on Tue, 06/30/2020 - 12:03pm

Tempe Community Council

Mission

Connecting Those in Need With Those Who Care more

Website

http://www.tempecommunitycouncil.orgContact(s):

About the Internship

Duties:

To assist the VITA program to prepare income tax returns for low income individuals and families at Gracies Community Room.

Population Served:

We serve mostly residents of Maricopa County who qualify based on our income limits.

Community Need:

Many lower income people are unfamiliar with income tax law or cannot afford the fees to prepare and file their returns. As a branch of Tempe Community Council and in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, we study the tax law so as to maximize the legal refund due each client and efile both their federal and state returns for free.

Community Impact:

Each year, we prepare over 1200 resident returns as well as conduct seminars at ASU to prepare around 500 nonresident returns.

Location:

Gracies Community Room

1540 E Apache Blvd

Tempe, AZ 85281

See map: Google Maps

Special Requirements

Training required details

Before you can participate in February, you must take two short IRS exams. Before you can prepare returns, you must pass the IRS's certification test(s).

Schedule Options

Semesters offered

SPRING (15 weeks; early-Jan to late April; 5–7.5 service hours/week)

Service Hours:

Evenings

Weekends

Available Days/Hours:

Week nights 4 - 7 PM, Saturdays 8 AM -3 PM

Required/Desired Skills:

You need to have a knowledge of income tax law which you can acquire by taking classes at ASU, attending our training classes or studying on your own. In all cases, the textbooks you'll need are provided gratis from the IRS.

We prepare returns weeknights from about 4 - 7 PM and Saturdays from about 8 until 3 PM. Our season is around February 1st until April 15th.