Low-income citizens to benefit from Law School
Program to offer free tax assistance
HELPING HAND — The Liberty Law School is one of 20 law schools featured in the American Bar Association’s VITA Participating Law Schools Veteran Sites list.
For the third year in a row, Liberty University Law students will offer the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. The program is a pro bono service, which assists taxpayers who make $49,000 or less annually in preparing their income tax returns
Volunteers are comprised of Liberty law students, and each volunteer has been certified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to prepare income tax returns.
The VITA program will be held in the Mountain View Room of the law school. Sessions will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Jan. 31, Feb. 1-4 and Feb. 7-11, as well as from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5 and Saturday, Feb. 12.
Appointments are not necessary during scheduled hours.
There are a limited number of appointments available outside the scheduled hours upon request.
In 2010, Liberty Law students prepared more than 100 income tax returns and collectively spent close to 200 hours preparing the returns.
“Our faculty and students are committed to providing pro bono legal services to those who need assistance with preparing their tax returns,” Dean Mathew D. Staver said in a statement. “The program has been very successful because of the commitment of our students. I am very proud of them for using their legal skills to help those in need.”
There are 200 law schools approved by the American Bar Association (ABA).
Liberty University is one of only 20 law schools featured in the ABA’s 2010-11 VITA Participating Law Schools Veteran Sites list as a participant in the VITA Program.
For more information regarding the VITA program, visit the IRS website at www. irs.gov, or call the law school at 434-592-5300.