The Center for Service and Social Action and the Boler College of Business are recruiting students to participate in the federal Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which helps low to moderate-income individuals and families prepare their income tax returns without professional fees.

Service-learning courses are being offered for 0 and 1 credit options this Spring 2022 through the Department of Accountancy.
  • Gain important tax preparation skills
  • Gain hours towards your CPA exam requirement
  • Make a difference during this pandemic!

Register for one of the following courses through Banner today to be involved with the VITA program:

Register for the appropriate service-learning section based on your class year:
AC 170/270/370/470 (1 credit)
AC 173/273/373/473 (0 credit)

There is a mandatory virtual training, Saturday, January 22 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, and students in the course typically are required to assist with two tax preparation Saturdays in the spring. The tax preparation will be conducted in person and virtually with the assistance of Cuyahoga EITC Coalition.


Students of all majors are welcome to register!
No pre-requisites or exams
Learn a life-long skill of tax preparation

We hope you can join us for the VITA Training
Saturday, January 22, 2022 
9:00 - 3:00 pm on Zoom
For additional information, contact Dr. Jerry Weinstein in the Kramer School of Accountancy at weinstein@jcu.edu or John Jackson in the Center for Service and Social Action at jnjackson@jcu.edu.