FILE - This Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 file photo shows part of a 1040 federal tax form printed from the Internal Revenue Service website, in Zelienople, Pa. Tax filing season will start a bit later and look a bit different this year. Thats because the pandemic that defined 2020 has seeped into tax time as well. If you worked from home, received a relief payment, took on some gig work or filed unemployment benefits _ or someone filed a fake claim in your name _ there are things you need to be aware of. Likewise if you normally receive certain tax credits. The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on Feb. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) (Keith Srakocic, Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
HOUSTON – If you need help preparing your federal tax return, accounting professors and graduate students enrolled in business accounting courses at Prairie View A&M University’s College of Business are available to help eligible people.
The program is available to people earning $66,000 or less, college students, the disabled, and senior citizens through the IRS deadline extension date of June 15, 2021.
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Due to the pandemic, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is being carried online with virtual clinic hours on Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. via telephone or Zoom.
The free service is provided by Accounting Professor Brian Lee, CPA, Ph.D., several IRS-certified graduate students, and the PVAMU Community Economic Development Extension Program.
Information provided by PVAMU on the tax prep program (PVAMU)
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