Looking for a different kind of volunteer work? How about volunteering to do taxes for Savannah, Chatham County area residents this tax season?

The Chatham Savannah Asset Development Coalition is looking for volunteers to spend a little time learning about taxes. If you're interested, you'll be trained with Internal Revenue Service tax materials to help people whose incomes are $39,000 or less with their federal and state of Georgia individual income tax returns.

Through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, you will learn to prepare simple federal and state of Georgia tax returns. In return, you will be asked to donate about four (4) hours a week helping at a VITA site from January 20 through April 15. All VITA sites use computers to prepare and electronically transmit tax returns (e-file). If you're interested in learning to e-file tax returns on a volunteer basis, then VITA can teach you.

You do not need accounting experience. All that's required is a desire to help others who cannot prepare their basic tax returns or afford to pay a preparer. VITA volunteers participate in a short training session-in class or through self-study-then are tested on what they learned. Once certified, volunteers are assigned to VITA sites in neighborhood community centers, libraries, churches, and in locations convenient to VITA customers.

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For more information or to volunteer, please call 912- 447-5577.