College of Business Students and Faculty Prepare 400 Tax Returns for Community Members

Description

Faculty and students from the School of Accounting prepared over 400 tax returns for low-income individuals as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in 2019. Students from the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures assisted with the tax preparation for non-English-speaking clients.

Web Presence

https://www.jmu.edu/cob/accounting/vita.shtml

Involvement

Involves Faculty, Involves Students, Involves Participants External to JMU

Scope

Harrisonburg/Local/VA

Date

2019

Frequency

Recurring Event (Occurs on a regular basis but not continual)

Type of Partner

Professional Association

Primary Focus of Program

Community and Economic development

Begin Date

1-31-2019

End Date

4-11-2019

Areas of Engagement

Community Engagement, Engaged Learning

Format

Program, Community Service, Service Learning

On/Off campus

On campus

Academic Level of Engagement

College