Pro-Bono Tax Services: The Role of Tax Academics and Students

Tax Adviser, Vol. 36, No. 8, August 2005

Posted: 11 Dec 2005

See all articles by Annette Nellen

Annette Nellen

San Jose State University - Donald and Sally Lucas Graduate School of Business

Christine C. Bauman

University of Northern Iowa - College of Business Administration

Nancy B. Nichols

James Madison University - College of Business

Susan E. Anderson

Appalachian State University

Edmund Outslay

Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems

Mark Pursley

Internal Revenue Service - CARE

Sue Sottile

Internal Revenue Service - Small Business Affairs

Abstract

The authors discuss the pro-bono tax service provided by the national Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which is made possible through the efforts of accounting students and their professors, working with the IRS and state tax agencies. This comes at a particularly important time, because the IRS is reducing services at its Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs). Also covered are the program's eligibility requirements, recent statistics and the benefits for both taxpayers and preparers.

Suggested Citation

Nellen, Annette and Bauman, Christine C. and Nichols, Nancy B. and Anderson, Susan Elaine and Outslay, Edmund and Pursley, Mark and Sottile, Sue, Pro-Bono Tax Services: The Role of Tax Academics and Students. Tax Adviser, Vol. 36, No. 8, August 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=868864

Annette Nellen (Contact Author)

San Jose State University - Donald and Sally Lucas Graduate School of Business ( email )

One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0066
United States

Christine C. Bauman

University of Northern Iowa - College of Business Administration ( email )

Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0124
United States
319-273-2968 (Phone)
319-273-2922 (Fax)

Nancy B. Nichols

James Madison University - College of Business ( email )

Harrisonburg, VA 22807
United States

Susan Elaine Anderson

Appalachian State University ( email )

Boone, NC 28608
United States

Edmund Outslay

Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems ( email )

270 North Business Complex
East Lansing, MI 48824-1034
United States
(517) 432-2912 (Phone)

Mark Pursley

Internal Revenue Service - CARE

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20224
United States

Sue Sottile

Internal Revenue Service - Small Business Affairs

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20224
United States

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