Western Students Providing Volunteer Tax Assistance Feb. 2-April 15

Students from Western Washington University and Whatcom Community College, as well as community volunteers, will offer free tax assistance from Feb. 2 through April 15 at Western’s Parks Hall 336 and Whatcom’s Heiner Library.

Sponsored by Western’s Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Society in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program assists low- and moderate-income taxpayers in preparing their tax returns.

Western’s hours for VITA will be on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:30-8:30 p.m. in Parks Hall 336.  The program will be open until April 15, with exception of the school’s intersession closure dates, March 13-29.

Whatcom’s site operates twice a week on Mondays from 5-8 p.m., and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30-3:30 p.m. in Heiner Library. Whatcom's program will be open from Feb. 9 to March 27, and then from April 6 to April 15.

For more information, visit http://www.wwubap.org/volunteer-activities/vita-resources/, or contact Stephen Bellrichard, Western’s VITA coordinator, at vita.wwu.bap@gmail.com.