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AARP Tax-Aide Volunteer Recruitment Open for 2010 Tax Season

AARP TAX-AIDE PROVIDES

FREE TAX TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Recruitment for 2010 Tax Season is Underway

 

 

Salt Lake City, UT – AARP Tax-Aide , the nation’s largest, free, volunteer-run, tax counseling and preparation service is currently recruiting volunteers for tax counseling and client assistance throughout Utah for the upcoming 2010 tax season.  From February 1 through April 15, AARP Tax-Aide volunteers prepare federal and state tax returns for middle and low-income taxpayers, with special attention to people 60 and older. Last tax season, AARP Tax-Aide counselors prepared more than 13,000 returns for more than 7,000 clients. 

 

“The Tax-Aide program is continuing to grow in Utah and we need additional volunteers who possess a basic knowledge of tax law and who have good computer skills to assist with electronic filing.  The program provides study materials and extensive training to build upon existing skills, and we provide mentoring and support throughout the required certification process. We are interested in volunteers from all areas of the state of Utah. We can also use volunteers who may not be comfortable with preparing tax returns to assist with client greeting and screening,” explained Jack Dahl, AARP Tax-Aide State Coordinator for Utah.   

 

”West Valley City is an area of expansion for Tax-Aide and we are especially interested in recruiting volunteers for service there as well as Kearns, Taylorsville and Magna this season, added Nancy Jeffs the AARP Tax-Aide District Coordinator.

 

AARP Tax-Aide counselors receive comprehensive training and are certified by the Internal Revenue Service. Tax-Aide trains counselors to do basic tax returns -- the types of returns most families and retired people need to file each year. Preparation and training for the upcoming season begins in mid-November, 2009.

 

Leadership positions are also available to coordinate community site operations, or to manage specific program activities such as technology, training, administration or communication.

 

For more information about promoting a Tax-Aide site in your community or becoming a local AARP Tax-Aide volunteer in Utah, please email Taxmanutah@msn.com

 

Tax-Aide welcomes volunteers of all ages and backgrounds, and Tax-Aide volunteer counselors are not required to be AARP members.

 

 

 

 

AARP Tax-Aide is administered through the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service.  The AARP Foundation administers publicly and privately funded programs, such as AARP Tax-Aide and the AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program, and is an affiliated 501 c (3) nonpartisan charitable organization.