Ohio Dominican Offers Free Tax Return Preparation by Accounting Students
February 29, 2008
COLUMBUS, OH – Beginning Saturday, March 1, 2008, Ohio Dominican University’s (ODU) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) will offer free tax preparation assistance for qualifying individuals.
The VITA Program’s offices are located in the Spangler Learning Center – Rooms 306A, 306B and 306C on ODU’s main campus – 1216 Sunbury Road. VITA offers free tax help to people of low-to moderate-income (generally $40,000 and below). Through this innovative and successful program, ODU accounting students offer assistance with special credits, including earned income tax credit, child tax credit, and credit for the elderly. In addition to free tax return preparation assistance, the program offers free electronic filing (e-filing). Individuals taking advantage of the e-file program will receive their refunds in half the time compared to returns filed on paper, and even faster if they have their refund deposited directly into their bank account.
Students perform their work under the supervision of Accounting Instructor Maggie Gilmore, CPA and Assistant Professor Robert Osborne, CPA. Students are certified by the Internal Revenue Service to be IRS VITA tax preparers and will prepare the following tax forms:
- Form 104EZ
- Form 1040A with Schedules 1, 2, 3 and EIC
- Form 1040 with Schedules A, B, C-EZ, D, EIC, R and SE
- Form 1040-V
- Form 104-ES
- Form 2441 (Child and Dependent Care Credit)
- Form 8812 (Additional Child Tax Credit)
- Form 8863 (Education Credits)
Preparation includes federal, state and local returns if required.
This service will be offered on the Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., on the following dates: March 1, 8, 15, 29 and April 5 and 12. The site will also be open on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., on the following dates: March 5, 12 and 26, and April 2 and 9. Individuals are encouraged to schedule an appointment. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Robert Osborne at (614) 251-4261.
