MCC-Penn Valley will again serve as a site for the IRS-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA offers free tax help to hard-working taxpayers with incomes of $49,000 and below who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Certified volunteers sponsored by various organizations receive training to help prepare and electronically file basic tax returns in communities across the country. VITA sites are generally located at community and neighborhood centers, libraries, schools, shopping malls, and other convenient locations.
The program will be held on Tuesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. beginning Feb. 1 and lasting until April 12. The program will not offer tax return prep on March 15.
This year all sites will have a financial education expert and all participants will receive a financial education packet. The financial education experts will be at the sites to answer basic questions about such subjects as savings bonds, youth savings accounts, budgeting, etc. The packet of information contains basic financial education information to the participants. I have attached the information that is included in the packets.
