Trained CNU students provide free tax services

News Release - Jan. 11, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Public's contact for publication:
Prof. Gabriele Lingenfelter
Accounting, economic and finance instructor
(757) 594-7142

Media contact:
Karen L. Gill
Office of Communications and Public Relations
(757) 594-8428

(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Taxpayers can have their tax returns prepared and e-filed for free by volunteers from Christopher Newport University's Joseph W. Luter, III School of Business.

The public service is available 1-4 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:15 p.m. on Tuesdays, Feb. 1 through April 16. Services are not available March 6 and 8, when the center is closed for spring break. Services are offered in the SunTrust Building on the CNU campus. No appointment is necessary.

Services are provided by Luter School of Business accounting majors who are volunteer tax preparers for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, an IRS-sponsored program. The volunteers have been trained and certified to prepare basic tax returns, including completing Forms 1040,  Schedule A and B, simple Schedule Ds and forms related to the Earned Income Credit, Child Credit, Dependent Care Credit, Additional Child Credit, Credit for the Elderly and Disabled and the Education Credit.

Taxpayers interested in having their taxes filed for free need to bring the following documents:

•  Photo identification
•  Social Security cards for you, your spouse and dependents
•  Birth dates for primary, secondary and dependents on the tax return
•  Current year's tax forms if you received a packet
•  Wage and earning statement(s), such as form W-2, W-2G, 1099-R, from all employers
•  Interest and dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099)
•  A copy of last year's tax returns, if available
•  If using direct deposit, bank routing numbers and account numbers
•  Other relevant information about income and expenses, such as total paid for day care and day care provider's identifying number
•  To file taxes electronically on a married filing joint tax return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms

For additional information, please contact Prof. Gabriele Lingenfelter, accounting, economic and finance instructor, at (757) 594-7142.