Ohio Dominican Accounting Students Lend Their Help to Others at Tax Time
February 21, 2007
COLUMBUS, OH – Accounting students at Ohio Dominican University will learn firsthand about the value of community service as they hone their tax preparation skills.
Thirteen students in Assistant Professor Robert Osborne’s Income Tax Practicum (VITA) class have been certified by the Internal Revenue Service to be IRS VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) tax preparers. Ohio Dominican has been approved by the IRS as a VITA site, offering free tax preparation services to seniors and low-income individuals.
Students in Osborne’s class have completed a three-part IRS exam that certifies them for tax preparation. The students run their own tax business, under the supervision of Osborne.
The program is an extension of Ohio Dominican’s longstanding tradition of service to those in need in the surrounding community. The tax preparation program began in 2002, when ODU students provided the service to approximately 40 of the University’s international students. The program has grown in popularity, as more and more community residents take advantage of the free service.
Students will prepare the following tax forms:
- Form 1040EZ
- Form 1040 With Schedules 1, 2, 3 and EIC
- Form 1040 with Schedules A, B, C-EZ, D, EIC, R and SE
- Form 1040-V
- Form 1040-ES
- Form 2441 (Child and Dependent Care Credit)
- Form 8812 (Additional Child Tax Credit)
- Form 8863 (Education Credits)
Individuals must schedule an appointment during daytime or evening hours. Hours for the program are Mondays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from February 26 through April 14. The offices will not be open on March 12, March 17, April 7 or April 9. The student tax preparers are located in the white modular building directly behind the Neighborhood Center on the west side of the Ohio Dominican campus, 1216 Sunbury Road. Individuals may park in the Neighborhood Center parking lot or in the Main Visitors Lot across from Alumni Hall.
To schedule an appointment or for more information, please contact Robert Osborne at (614) 251-4261 or osborner@ohiodominican.edu.
