TEAM offers free IRS-certified volunteers for income tax preparation help

 

TEAM needs volunteers for income tax assistance program

TEAM needs YOU!
Volunteers needed NOW through April 2024 to help greet clients and check them into their appointments for our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. 

We help about 1,000 households in our community each year file their taxes for FREE and get the maximum refund. 

Please contact jruisi@teaminc.org or call 203-736-5420 x1246 if you are interested in helping out with this impactful program!

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TEAM to offer income tax assistance at 4 locations

 This is shared from TEAM's Facebook page.

TEAM to offer free income tax preparation services in Derby, Milford

Who? TEAM’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program prepared more than 1,200 income tax returns last year. 
TEAM is a private, non-profit human services agency serving the Greater Valley region and Milford whose mission is to strengthen our communities by educating, supporting, and empowering individuals and families.

What? TEAM is pleased to announce it will offer FREE tax preparation and filing services to eligible Valley households needing to file their 2019 returns. 
VITA is a financial literacy initiative providing free tax preparation services for individual or family incomes less than $56,000/year. TEAM’s IRS-trained volunteers not only prepare/file basic tax returns – they also educate participants on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), child tax credits, and many other tax-related issues and opportunities. 

When? Available by appointment on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays beginning Jan. 26 and continuing through April 15, 2020. Easy online scheduling: www.211ct.org/taxhelp or call TEAM (203) 736-5420 ext.1206 for more assistance and information. 

Where? TEAM at 30 Elizabeth St., Derby, (Monday noon-4 p.m, Wednesday, 4-8 p.m.- Saturday)

Derby Neck Library at 307 Hawthorne Ave., Derby (Sunday 1-4 p.m.)

Milford Senior Center at 9 Jepson Drive, Milford, (Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday 5-8 p.m.)

Why? VITA plays a key role to help keep and put money in the pockets of hard-working people who really need it. In the last year alone, TEAM’s VITA program filed 1247 returns in the Greater Valley region at no cost – results of these returns included $1.8 million in refunds, more than $560,000 in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC), and more than $221,000 in Child Tax Credits and Education Tax Credits.

TEAM offers free tax preparation services in Derby, Milford

TEAM, Inc. in Derby seeks income tax assistance volunteers

DERBY - TEAM Inc., is seeking volunteers to assist low-income families and individuals in filing their taxes and claiming refunds owed to them, such as federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit that can boost their yearly income by up to 35 percent. 

The VITA program is held at the VITA Clinic at TEAM, Inc. 30 Elizabeth St., Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave., and the Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive. It will operate from January to April 15, 2017. 

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance offers free preparation of federal and state income tax returns to low-income individuals and families. No experience is necessary.  

All volunteers will receive training appropriate for their position. Volunteers receive the materials for self-study on basic income tax law for federal and state returns.  
In addition, training sessions will take place in January 2017. 

To become a VITA volunteer or for more information about the program, call 203-736-5420 ext. 234 or email dstroman@teaminc.org.

TEAM Inc. is a private, 501(c)3 non-profit corporation whose mission is to strengthen our community by educating, supporting and empowering individuals and families. 

TEAM programs impact the communities of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Milford, Naugatuck, Orange, Oxford, Shelton, Seymour, Waterbury, and Woodbridge.     

This is a press release from TEAM.