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  • AHEAD
  • Angels in the Park
  • Boy Scout Merit Badge
  • El Salvador Leadership
  • Enterprise in El Salvador
  • Entrepreneurship Symposium
  • Ethics in The Office
  • Financial Awareness Program
  • Girl Scout Merit Badge
  • IDEA
  • Junior Achievement (JA)
  • JA Financial Literacy Program
  • Presentation Team
  • Retiree Program
  • Stock Market Challenge
  • T-Shirt Business
  • VITA
  • York College in the City

Training for the upcoming Tax Season has begun. You can still volunteer for this program by contacting Tim.

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Team Leader: Tim Zemcik
Contact: tzemcik(at)ycp.edu
When: Fall and Spring Semesters
Aimed For: College Students and Adults
Faculty Advisor: Sean Andre

York SIFE brought financial awareness to adults through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). VITA provides free income tax preparation to low income families and individuals. SIFE members complete training and earn certification as income tax preparers. Our SIFE team partnered with the United Way last year to reach a record number for returns completed, as well as money refunded through returns. For the 2007 filing season, VITA completed over 2,000 tax returns, while netting over 1.8 million dollars in client refunds.

VITA members are required to go through training late in the fall semester to become a certified income tax preparer. After training is complete, an official IRS test must be passed. In the spring semester, the team members volunteer at a VITA site around York to complete tax returns. This project is ideal for accounting students. As many students as possible are needed for this project.