- No Experience Needed
- Free Tax Training
- No Risk to Tax Preparer (IRS approved)
- Flexible Hours: Weeknights and Weekends
- Convenient Locations throughout Pierce County
Why Volunteer
Help lift people out of poverty. You can help low-income families keep the heat on during the cold months of tax season, put food on the table, buy school supplies, and send family members to visit the doctor for the first time.
Pierce County Statistics:
- An estimated 46,000 Pierce County Communitty members qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), are living in poverty, and need your help.
- As many as 11,000 hard working families in Pierce County qualify for the EITC, but are not receiving it.
- EITC is one of the largest antipoverty programs. Each year 6.6 million people, half of them children, are lifted out of poverty each year due to EITC.
- The IRS estimates that 20%-25% of qualifying workers miss out on thousands of dollars every year, because they fail to claim the EITC.
How the Program Works
FREE training on tax law and tax software will be provided on the weekends in December and January. Certification in Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced tax law will be offered. All training materials will be provided.
After completion of training and volunteering at least 40 hours throughout tax season the, you will receive a Certificate and Letter of Acknowledgement from the IRS.
A trained site coordinator will always be present at the volunteer site to answer questions and assist you in preparing tax returns for clients.
At Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites, we provide a comfortable, knowledgeable, understanding, safe and inviting environment for clients to have their tax returns prepared and be educated on tax law and other vital community services.
For more information please contact: Blake Marzloff
Pierce County Asset Building Coalition Director253-383-3056 ext 116 or blakem@associatedministries.org
