The city of Hartford is encouraging volunteers to step forward to help local residents prepare and file their income taxes.
The city’s free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) service is available to lower-to-moderate wage-earning individuals and families from January to April.
Individuals either with finance skills or interested in helping others are encouraged to volunteer as IRS-certified tax preparers, savings and intake specialists or translators, Mayor Pedro E. Segarra said.
Last tax season, more than 5,000 city taxpayers received $8.2 million in refunds and credits, Segarra said. VITA is a collaboration among the Village for Families & Children, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and the city, among others.
Free training in all of these positions, as well as Internal Revenue Service certification, is being offered by United Way, the IRS and the Village for Families & Children.
For more information, go to the VITA volunteer website.
