For the third year, the Foster School Accounting Department and United Way of King County are hosting a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site in Mackenzie Hall (Room 132) from now through the tax filing deadline in mid-April. The site will be staffed by UW MS Tax students who prepare free tax returns three days a week through the tax deadline in April. The site operates Mondays and Wednesdays from 4pm – 7pm and Fridays from 12pm – 3pm. All volunteers are certified by the IRS. Anyone who earns less than $66,000 per year is eligible (although the site does turn away some people with especially complex tax issues). Also, the UW site is equipped to prepare tax returns for international students.
In our 2018 on-campus VITA campaign, student volunteers provided tax assistance to 435 taxpayers in King County. In addition to receiving adept tax assistance, these taxpayers also received tax refunds of over $300,000.
If you’d like to get your taxes done, stop by anytime with your social security card (or a copy of it) and any tax forms you’ve received. No appointment necessary! For more information please visit here: http://faculty.washington.edu/elw4/
