United Way of the Big Bend, Inc./Volunteer Income Taxes Assistance

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) offers free tax preparation by IRS-certified volunteers at sites throughout the Big Bend from January to April each year. Volunteers should have a basic understanding of simple tax returns and be willing to make a time commitment of approximately two to four hours a week throughout the filing season. Each volunteer must complete classroom training or self-study the material and pass a test before being able to participate. The test will be given as part of the training class. For self-study, students need to ask for a set of study materials and schedule the test after completion. Classroom training occurs in January each year; self-study training can be done as well.