Receive Free Income Tax Prep Help at LIU Brooklyn until April 13

Receive free income tax preparation help at LIU Brooklyn's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Center (VITA). IRS-certified volunteers from the Accounting Society will prepare tax returns for free for individuals with incomes of $51,000 or less.

Taxpayers should bring valid photo identification and social security cards for themselves and their dependents; records of their income, including W-2s and 1099s; blank check for proof of bank routing and bank account numbers for direct deposit; and, if possible, a copy of last year's tax returns.

Sponsored by the LIU Brooklyn student Accounting Society, the VITA program assists hundreds of residents — including many senior citizens — each year. Accounting Society volunteers, trained and certified by the Internal Revenue Service, provide free basic income tax-return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.

Federal returns prepared include 1040EZ, 1040A, 1040 (Schedules A & B), 2441 and 8863. State returns prepared are IT 200 and IT 201.

VITA sessions will run every Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1 to April 13 (closed March 15 and 16), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Pratt Building, 1st Floor. LIU Brooklyn is located in downtown Brooklyn, at 1 University Plaza, at Flatbush and DeKalb avenues.

For further information, contact (718) 780-4062.

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