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THE ENGLISH CENTER OFFERS FREE TAX HELP TO COMMUNITY The English Center, part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), Adult Education Division continues its long standing commitment to help members of the community to complete their income taxes with the free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. “Our VITA Program was started years ago as part of our accounting courses to provide a hands-on experience for our students,” said Dr. Dulce de Villa, The English Center principal. “It also serves to offer a valuable free service to members of our community that cannot afford to pay hundreds of dollars to file their taxes.” The VITA Program is administered and staffed by students and other individuals who volunteer their time to help the public in preparing their tax forms. Those that are willing to participate as volunteers are trained beforehand and must pass an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) exam of basic rules, regulations, and tax preparation skills before they are able to assist taxpayers. Divided into three groups, their functions are administrative, tax return preparation and quality review. Individuals interested in having their tax preparation done through The English Center’s VITA program must bring the following documents with them: social security card and social security cards of claimed dependents, picture identification, W-2 statements and 1099 MISC if self-employed, 1099 INT (for any interest income) documents for any claimed expenses like receipts, etc. The English Center will offer these services to all interested individuals until April 3. Tax help is available Monday to Thursday from 5 - 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. in Room H-3. The English center is located in 3501 S.W. 28th Street, Miami, FL 33133. If you need additional information, call 305-445-7731 or visit http://www.tecmiami.com. ### 13-JS/038/GC |
