The Community Assistance Center (CAC) is seeking volunteers to help low and moderate income earners prepare and file their income tax return forms for free. Get free training and help your neighbors in need for the 2016 tax season! CAC in Sandy Springs is a site for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, an initiative of the IRS and the United Way to help low and moderate income families and individuals avoid costly income tax preparation fees and ensure accurate returns with all eligible tax credits. VITA volunteers are needed to meet with clients to prepare and file tax forms and to staff the reception desk. No experience is necessary. Tax preparers must complete a training class and test on basic tax law and TaxWise software in January. Additional training levels are available, all training sessions are free. Training can be done online or at CAC in January. Visit the United Way VITA website to register as a VITA volunteer and select CAC as your VITA site. Then, contact Carlos Diaz at CAC at vita@ourcac.org to arrange for training. The free tax return filing service is available at CAC beginning Saturday, January 30 to any household in the Atlanta area earning less than $53,000 in 2015. Tax filers will be seen by appointment only, Mondays & Wednesdays 4 pm – 7pm and Saturdays 10am- 2pm. Please call 770-552-4015 ext. 260 for an appointment or email vita@ourcac.org.
