VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Volunteers can help low-income Houstonians get free tax preparation assistance.

Volunteers

Beginning Volunteers should focus on VITA Basic training and passing the certification exam or volunteer in one of our uncertified positions.

Training

1.  Class Objectives: 

           a .    Basic class To learn basic tax law and software in order to prepare individual income tax returns for low income families. 

           b .    Refresher class To learn tax law updates for upcoming individual income tax filing season. 

           c .    Link and Learn To learn tax law updates for upcoming individual income tax filing season. 

    2 .     Prerequisites : 

          a .    Basic class experience level (none), advance preparation required (none), teaching method used (classroom instruction),  

                 recommended credit hours (24).                    

         b .    Refresher class  experience level (3 or more years in individual tax preparation), advance preparation required (none), teaching          

               method used (classroom instruction), recommended credit hours (8). 

        c .    Link and Learn  experience level (3 or more years in individual tax preparation), advance preparation required (none), teaching method  

              used (online instruction), recommended credit hours (4). 

If you are a returning student who served as a volunteer preparer for VITA/TCE in the past, and have received previous VITA/TCE training, you are encouraged to visit the Returning Student lesson that pertains to your area of expertise (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, or Military). Click here to take the Returning Student course .