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Volunteer Income Tax AssistanceCommunity Engagement Through Accounting
EDGE Project by: Dorothy Botello
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What is VITA?• VITA stands for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, it turns
stressful tax season into a breeze!
• Provides services to low income individuals to get their taxes prepared with low hassle
• VITA helps many people including: • Students• Single parents• Elderly• And many more
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Dorothy BotelloSenior Accounting Student
I got to help students and families make it
through the stresses of taxes!
I became qualified to prepare individual
income taxes this Spring through the IRS.
I have taken the required courses
through my education to help prepare for this
tax season.
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SUU Provides Great Service• VITA has been implemented 16 years now and is proven to
provide a great service to those in the community.
• I have been able to help support the School of Business in their endeavors and serve the community and maintain relationships.
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Details of my EDGE Project• The Accounting Department here at SUU takes care of all the
fees and necessary testing to qualify as a certified VITA volunteer.
• I served in this capacity this Spring by providing my spending several weeknights during tax season preparing tax returns of members in the community.
• Many students participate to help this program go smoothly. There are also many checkpoints to ensure all the information we put together for the IRS has been complied correctly.
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Community Members waiting to get their taxes done
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Accounting students providing their service in the BU 202 Lab
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Benefits and Outcomes• Hundreds of people from the
community were able to file their taxes and save money because of our service.
• I was given the opportunity to gain hands on experience of real world accounting jobs, this will give me an edge above my peers when applying for jobs.
• I was able to meet and network with people from the community and really feel like I contributed to a greater good.