Show j 1 fA 1 I Yr a ro 1 r Y R 1 t 7 VITA-Students VITA Helping students VITA Your Helpmate by Ed Lile Photos by Ed Lile Are you confused about your income taxes Does Does' your heart palpitate stomach stomach stomach ach hurt or do you suffer from a nerve headache over the thoughts of hav hay haying having having ing to struggle th through ough your form 1040 tax re returns returns returns re- re turns Do you know who qualifies as a dependant or how to claim earned in income income income in- in come credit Why fight it just relax and let VITA do your fi figuring figuring fi- fi for your If your parents parents pa pa- rents are over 65 or if your grandparents need tax help they have to turn to Volunteer income tax assistance VITA and counseling f for r the elderly operate in 41 c cities ties with 60 locations throughout throughout throughout Utah including in Orem and Salt Lake City VITA and are sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service IRS The assistance is absolutely absolutely absolutely absolu absolu- tely free of charge VITA and came into when fe federal federal federal fe- fe deral funding cuts resulted re resulted resulted re- re in the elimination of the I IRS RS Assistance Program Pro Pro- gram The need for help- help I I. I i r ing people complete their income tax tax forms prompted the program of tax assistance volunteers Our own TC here on Redwood Road jo joined ned the forces of VITA YIT A Volu Volunteers Twenty business management management management manage manage- ment or accounting students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents are are participating with available to the faculty staff and students These VITA assistors have ave completed the Management Management Man Man- Federal I In Income Income In- In n- n come Ta Tax Class with training training training train train- ing from the VITA course book Frankie Ford Director of Cooperative Education for the Business Division said all VITA assistors assistor s at have successfully passed the In Income Income Income In- In come Tax Test with a score of 85 or higher She did say students working in the VITA program receive three hours of education business business business busi busi- ness elective credit to towards towards towards to- to wards their certificates or orAAS orAAS orAAS AAS degree Kim Perkins is the Assistant Program Director Ford said although the theIRS theIRS theIRS IRS has had to curtail the Income Tax Assistance completed VITA returns can be sent to the IRS Center where they are checked for fot accuracy and then the returns are forwarded forwarded forwarded for for- warded directly to the Ogden Ogden Ogden Og- Og den Service Center This results in quicker processing processing sing and less work for the IRS VITA is especially advantageous advantageous advantageous ad ad- for low inco income income inco inco- me disadvantaged elderly or handicapped Students find the services especially especially especially espe espe- helpful VITA assistors assistors assistors assis assis- tors are located in the College College College Col Col- lege Center between en the Book Store and Student Services They operate on Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays da s. s from to OO pm p.m. Three student VITA NITA members are on duty at night from to pm p.m. while two ass assistors assistors assis assis- is- is tors are available during the daytime hours Please bring with you the income tax package received from IRS All pertinent pertinent pertinent per per- records documents documents documents doc doc- interest and dividend dividend dividend divi divi- statements should be included Also it would be wise to bring your last years year's returns Do not bring bring bring br br- br- br ing business or extensive or forms |