Trained CNU Students Provide Free Tax Services
News Release - January 31, 2008
Media Contact:
Emily L. Lucier
Press Secretary and Media Manager
emily.lucier@cnu.edu
(757) 594-8428
(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) - Volunteers from Christopher Newport University's Joseph W. Luter, III College of Business and Leadership will prepare and e-file tax returns for free again this year. This public service begins next week and is available from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and Noon to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. (Services not available during Spring Break: March 10, 11, 12). Services are offered on the third floor of the SunTrust Building on the CNU campus. No appointment is necessary. This free service is geared towards taxpayers with low to moderate income.
Services are provided by CNU's accounting majors who are volunteer tax preparers for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), an IRS- sponsored program. The volunteers are 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 taxpayers 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 CNU Professor Gabriele Lingenfelter, an Instructor in the Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance at 594-7142.
Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 4,800 students in programs through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Joseph W. Luter III College of Business and Leadership and offers great teaching, small classes and an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor.
Visit us at www.cnu.edu.