The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at UW-Whitewater provides free tax preparation and free electronic filing of 2022 federal and state income tax returns for low and moderate-income taxpayers.

The VITA clinic is staffed by certified student preparers and supervised by faculty in the College of Business and Economics Department of Accounting. In addition to providing hands-on experience for graduate and undergraduate accounting students, the free VITA clinic helps residents of Whitewater and surrounding communities. “We have many long-time clients who return for assistance each spring,” said Robert Meyers, accounting department lecturer and VITA program co-director. “The opportunity to apply training while working with real people is an invaluable experience for our students.” The UW-Whitewater VITA program will be open the following remaining Wednesdays from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: March 22 and 29, April 5 and 12. Clients will be served on a first-come, first-served basis and should arrive at least one hour before closing. No appointments are needed. Tax preparation help will be located at the UW-Whitewater Community Engagement Center, 1260 W. Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190 (next to Walmart). There is free parking in front of the UW-W Community Engagement Center for VITA participants. Important information, including a location map, program limitations and required supporting documentation, can be found at https://tinyurl.com/yn7rpjzp. For additional information, email the VITA Site Coordinator at vita@uww.edu.