ACCT 109 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program II

Prerequisite: ACCT 108
Transfers to:CSU

This is the second course in a sequence of two courses designed for students who want to volunteer in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at Rio Hondo. This course will allow students who have successfully passed ACCT 108 to apply their tax knowledge by assisting low income individuals and families with tax return preparation through the VITA program for the current year. Students will learn to use the TaxWise software to accurately file individual federal and state income tax returns within the scope of the VITA program. Students will learn how to develop a system of quality control for actual taxpayer returns as well as develop their communication skills through interviews of taxpayers and explanation of tax return results.