Volunteer with United Way of King County’s Free Tax Preparation Campaign

Volunteer Need Spotlight

Tax season has begun, but it may not be too late to join as a volunteer if you want to. If you have tax experience, you would be welcome to join as a tax preparer at many of our sites. If you don’t have tax experience, please consider joining as an intake volunteer to help greet people as they come to our site. If you’re interested, please contact us at freetax@uwkc.org.

Help Hard-Working People Keep More of What They Earn.

Join hundreds of fellow volunteers in Washington’s largest free tax preparation program—United Way’s Free Tax Prep Campaign—and help families keep more of what they earn!

Want to gain new skills and make new friends? Or help our neighbors break down barriers to get cash for food, rent, and childcare? Or maybe you want to be the one to deliver news of a life-changing refund? You can do all that and more as a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteer!

This year, our volunteers helped over 12,000 community members access vital refunds averaging* $2,400 each. With your help, we can reach even more.

*Average refunds include both state and federal tax credits.
**Tax experience is helpful, but not needed. Our team will train and certify you in IRS tax preparation! Non-tax prep roles are also available.
***All volunteers must commit to at least one shift per week for 14 weeks, beginning the week of January 21 and ending April 20.

Get Involved

Become a Volunteer Tax Preparer

Filing taxes can be daunting, especially for low-income families who depend on tax refunds and credits. As a volunteer tax preparer, you can ease their worries by preparing returns, maximizing credits, and guiding clients through the process.

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Become an Intake Volunteer

Taking the fear out of tax filing starts when a client walks through the door. As an intake volunteer, you’ll welcome clients who arrive at the tax site, maintain the site waitlist, ensure that clients have all required documents, and help maintain tax site flow.

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Become a Virtual Tax Volunteer

Virtual volunteers work with clients to prepare taxes from the comfort of their homes. As a virtual volunteer, you’ll communicate with our team through virtual tools like Slack, Zoom, and email, and with clients through a virtual portal.

Both tax preparer and intake volunteer roles are available. Virtual tax preparation roles require prior tax volunteer experience with our program or similar. Virtual intake does not require any prior volunteer experience.

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*You must have prior Free Tax Prep Campaign volunteer experience to sign up as a virtual tax preparer. Volunteer experience with another VITA/TCE program or relevant professional experience also qualifies. The virtual intake volunteer role is open to everyone, including new volunteers.