The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Coalition promotes the claiming of tax credits through quality volunteer tax return preparation with a goal of providing educational tools and community resources for family asset development.

Our members are credit unions and banks, community and civic organizations, federal, state and local agencies, universities and other professional associations and coalitions dedicated to reducing poverty by increasing financial literacy and creating access to quality financial institutions and products.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program
The Coalition coordinates the VITA program for the Internal Revenue Service in the Omaha Metro Area and currently offers nine established sites and one mobile site for free tax preparation services.  Hundreds of volunteers staff our sites in a variety of roles: as Asset Specialists (opening bank accounts, assisting with customer intake, and making referrals for additional services); as Certified Tax Preparers (taking a 35 lesson course of study September through November, serving a minimum 6 hours per month, and returning to families thousands of dollars of tax refunds); as Site Coordinators (managing site operations, volunteers and professionals serving our customers); as Quality Control Specialists (visiting sites to ensure high quality and compliance with established best practices); and as Office Assistants (aiding in overall coordination for a successful tax filing season).

Educational Seminars, Workshops, and Conferences
Our staff is available for presentations to your school, organization or business on a variety of topics including:

• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: The New Stimulus and What’s in It for You
• Tax Credits and Benefits for Persons with Disabilities and their Families
• Asset Development for Working Communities
• Becoming a VITA Site
• Making Your Salary Work for You
• Being Tax Smart
• Coalition Building and Leadership Development
• Grassroots Organizing
• Advocacy and Empowerment

All presentations are available in English and Spanish.

2011 Volunteer Form

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