Volunteer Tax Training
Volunteer Tax Preparers are urgently needed this year!
No previous experience is necessary. Almost anyone willing and able to do a little training (in the classroom or via the internet) can become a certified volunteer tax return preparer.
2010 Volunteer Tax Preparation Training Schedule:
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| December 16, 2009 5:00 to 8:00 pm |
ALU LIKE, Inc. | 458 Keawe Street Honolulu, HI 96813 (on the corner of Keawe St. and Pohukaina St. –between Restaurant Row and Fisher Hawaii) |
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| December 19, 2009 9:15 to 1:00 pm |
INGDirect Hawaii Internet Café |
1958 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96819 (in the old Local Motion building at the edge of Waikiki, just past the McCully overpass) |
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| January 16, 23, and 30 8:30 to 4:30 (these are not separate training dates – you must attend all 3 sessions) |
Chaminade University Campus Kieffer Hall Room 9 |
3140 Waialae Avenue Honolulu, HI 96816 |
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| January 16 and 23 8:00 to 4:00 (these are NOT separate training dates – you must attend both sessions) |
Leeward Community College Business Administration Building, Rm. BE-229 |
96-045 Ala Ike St. Pearl City, HI 96782 |
NOTE: Interested persons must SIGN UP for the training session that they want to attend by contacting Susan at stamanaha@hacbed.org This is to assure that sufficient training materials will be available for all students.
Online Training:
Volunteers have the option to train online at www.irs.gov - the Internal Revenue Service's website (search for Link and Learn). The training at Link and Learn is divided into various modules: basic, intermediate, advanced, military, etc. Volunteer tax return preparers for VITA only need to pass the basic module. The student is given 2 chances to pass. The passing grade is 80%. Those who are interested in using this method of training will need to request an online training kit from the Program Coordinator before beginning the online course. The online course for 2008 is not yet available.
Flexible training:
This year, organizations or community groups can arrange for their own training sessions. These training sessions will utilize a set of DVD's of the training sessions at Chaminade. These DVD training sessions will be delivered by a facilitator who will be able to answer questions and assist the volunteers with learning the IRS' software. Facilitators are limited so interested organizations should make arrangements as soon as possible.
