VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
freetaxhelp@uhd.edu
VITA Training
We are offering one-day VITA training sessions to prepare students to serve as tax volunteers during the upcoming busy tax season. This opportunity is open to UHD students (current and alumni). Participation in the VITA program requires certification, and we provide the training needed to become certified. Once certified, students will be scheduled to serve with the VITA program.
VITA Training Dates
- Friday, January 16, 2026 (note: Register by January 15, 2026)
- Friday, January 23, 2026 (note: Register by January 21, 2026)
Location: MDCOB (location details will be sent to registrants).
VITA service starts from Feb 7th-April 14, 2026
For Tax Year 2025
The IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offer free basic tax return preparation to qualified individuals. VITA sites offer free tax help to people who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns, including (not limited to):
- People who generally make $67,000 or less
- Persons with disabilities; and
- Limited English-speaking taxpayers
For more information, please visit the following IRS Link.
UHD VITA offers both In-Person and Virtual Service:
VITA services start February 7, 2025 through April 14th. Tuesday will be in-person.
An online calendar and intake form will be available soon.
Helpful Links for Online Tax Filing Service
"What You Need"
- Virtual VITA/TCE Taxpayer Consent Form 14446 Virtual VITA Consent.pdf
- U.S. Taxpayers please fill Form 13614-C.pdf
- International/Foreign Students and Scholars please fill Form 13614-NR.pdf
For U.S. Citizens or Resident Aliens, bring a completed Intake/Interview and Quality Review Sheet (IRS Form 13614-C).pdf
- W-2, W-2G, 1099-G, 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC or Income transcripts from IRS, if applicable you received, etc.
- Form 1098-T and Student Fee Bills
- Form 1099-INT, Form 1099-DIV, (Interest and dividend statements)
- Total paid for daycare provider and provider's EIN
- Form SSA-1099 for Social Security Income
- Social Security cards for you, your spouse and dependents, or
- ITIN assignment letter
- Documentation of any donations made to U.S. charities
- Form 1098 for property taxes paid on your home or personal property (vehicles) documentation
- Form 1095-A Marketplace Health Insurance
- Health Savings Account Statement (HSA)
- Bank routing and account numbers for direct deposit
- Married-filing-jointly: both spouses' presence to sign the required e-filing forms
- Form 13614-C Intake/Interview and Quality Review Sheet - IRS completed
Non-Resident Aliens:
- Passport
- Form I-94, Arrival and Departure Record
- Photo ID for all taxpayers to be included on your tax return
- Foreign status proof, if applying for an ITIN
- Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents on the tax return
- W-2, W-2G, 1099-R, 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC from all employers
- 1042-S, Foreign Person's U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding
- Nonresident Alien Intake and Interview Sheet