Big Sky Times

Accounting students from Montana State University’s Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship are offering free help preparing tax returns for MSU students and individuals who made less than $54,000 last year.

The 2023 help sessions will be held on the MSU campus in Jabs Hall, Room 215, from 4 to 6 p.m. on the following dates:

• Feb. 22 and 27.
• March 1, 6, 8, 20, 22, 27 and 29.
• April 3.

Appointments are required for all sessions. Visit https://bit.ly/msu-vita-2023 to view and book available appointments. Organizers caution those seeking assistance to make one appointment only. Individuals who make multiple bookings will be removed from all appointments.

At the sessions, upper-division and graduate accounting students will be available to prepare federal and state income tax returns and answer tax questions. Free electronic filing will be available for most 1040 forms.

Individuals who are interested in free tax preparation assistance should bring their 2022 W-2 forms, Forms 1099, Forms 1095-A, B or C (Affordable Care statements), any other tax documents, a picture ID, Social Security cards for each person listed on the return, and copies of their 2021 tax returns, if available.

The student accounting volunteers are part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which was established by the IRS to assist people who may find it difficult to pay for tax preparation services. The program also gives accounting students practical experience.

Each student accounting volunteer has passed an IRS tax preparation exam, completed at least one comprehensive tax course, received specific training related to common tax issues and has access to a variety of federal and state reference materials. The sessions are sponsored by the MSU Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

For more information, visit https://www.montana.edu/business/accounting/vita/.

Michelle Shaffer, VITA coordinator, vita@montana.edu

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