The LSC-UP Accounting Club promotes scholastic study and practice of accounting through speaker events, networking, internships and employment opportunities, community service and leadership skills development.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
The VITA program is an IRS initiative created to offer free income tax preparation and e-filing by IRS Certified Volunteers to people who need assistance in preparing their own taxes which includes:
- low-to-moderate income individuals
- persons with disabilities
- limited English-speaking taxpayers
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) training sessions are designed to prepare volunteers to successfully pass the required exams and to get IRS certified as a tax greeter or a tax preparer. Every tax preparer must be certified at the Advanced level. The volunteers will also have an option to earn Military, International, and Foreign Student certifications.
November 2024 - Room B.13.523
Thursdays: Nov. 7, 14, and 21 | 2 - 4 p.m.
Saturdays: Nov. 9 and 16 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
January 2025 - Room B13.715
Wednesdays: Jan. 15, 22, and 29 | 1 - 4 p.m.
Saturdays: Jan. 18 and 25 | 1 - 2 p.m.
LSC-UP 2024 VITA
The low-to-moderate income threshold for Tax Year 2023 is $64,000.
Site hours by appointment only; appointments can be made by emailing LSC.UP.VITA@gmail.com.
Wednesdays: Feb. 7 - Apr. 10 | 1 - 7 p.m.
Saturdays: Feb. 3 - Apr. 13 | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
20515 TX-249
Houston, TX 77070
Building 12, Room 607
We speak English, Ukranian, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic.
VITA at LSC-University Park is coordinated by Helen Bassett, an IRS Enrolled Agent, and LSC-UP Accounting Club volunteers. For more information on the program, please email LSC.UP.VITA@gmail.com or visit the IRS webpage: Free Tax Return Preparation for Qualifying Taxpayers.