Tackle inequality head-on as a United Way VITA volunteer!
What would you do with an extra month’s worth of income each year? This a real question that many of King County’s lowest-income households will answer when they file their tax returns.
Unfortunately, tax preparation software and professional tax preparers exist behind a paywall that keeps their services out of reach for the most disadvantaged members of our community. As a result, the benefits they provide in the form of tax refunds can be unreachable. But YOU can change that.
By volunteering with our Free Tax Preparation Campaign team, you will join your neighbors to break down that paywall and help people maximize refunds through accurate filing and tax credits. With your help, people will have money for food, rent, childcare, and other essentials.
Volunteer Opportunities Open in October
Are you interested in volunteering with the Free Tax Preparation Campaign? Please click on the button below to fill out a brief survey, and we’ll email you in October when our volunteer opportunities open.
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Onsite Volunteer Tax Preparer
Volunteer tax preparers provide high-quality assistance to all taxpayers by preparing tax returns, ensuring all eligible credits are claimed, and supporting clients through the tax filing process. As an onsite volunteer, you will work in-person as part of a talented and fun team to help clients overcome barriers to filing.
Intake Volunteer
Intake volunteers are a critical component of sites and are just as important as tax preparers. As an intake volunteer, you will act as a greeter to orient clients as they arrive at the tax site, maintain the site waitlist, ensure that clients have all required documents, and otherwise help maintain site flow. Intake volunteers will work closely with site managers to ensure that sites have everything they need.
Remote Volunteer Tax Preparer
Volunteer tax preparers provide high-quality assistance to all taxpayers by preparing tax returns, ensuring all eligible credits are claimed, and supporting clients through the tax filing process. As a remote volunteer, you will work with clients and prepare their taxes within a virtual tax preparation platform. You will communicate with clients and Team members through virtual tools such as Slack, Zoom, and email. You will be required to contact clients via phone call* (*please note, you will not need to use your personal phone number; phone calls are conducted via VoIP/third-party link).
You must be a prior-year volunteer with UWKC’s Tax Campaign (at any site, in-person or virtual) to register for this opportunity. If you believe you have enough experience through another VITA program or due to your tax knowledge, please describe this experience in the question field when you sign up.
Sponsor Free Tax Preparation
The Free Tax Prep Campaign is generously sponsored by:
