PLEASE NOTE: The volunteers within the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program must be enrolled in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program course. Sign up for Acct 486 for the Spring Semester

Please direct any questions to Beta Alpha Psi's VITA Co-Chairs Jeremy Burkle and Ingrid Bisenius at jgburk@iastate.edu and ibiseniu@iastate.edu.

What is VITA?

• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Free tax assistance offered by volunteers to both students at ISU and the general public

About the class

• 1 credit half semester course taught by Dr. Dilla and other accounting professors
• Registration through Access Plus during the Fall semester for Acct 486
• Prerequisite is Acct 285 - Managerial Accounting
• Acct 485 - Principles of Federal Income Tax (This class is recommended, but not required.)
• Anybody can register - you do not have to be in Beta Alpha Psi!
• The course would give us the skills necessary to assist most taxpayers with their tax returns and should cover probable situations we may encounter while dealing with the public

About the volunteering

• Each participant would be required to volunteer for the VITA workshop for a predetermined number of hours
• Location- one of the computer classrooms (This way we can help more people. Last year we didn’t have enough computers)
• We would use Taxwise software to process the returns
• We assist with both state and federal forms

Why help with VITA?

• Get more involved in BAP

• Learn how to do your own taxes
• Companies will be seeking those that are enrolled in or have completed the VITA class!
• Receive a certificate showing that you've completed the course
• Have something to talk about during interviews
• It’s fun and easy!