Georgia United CU Offering FREE Volunteer Income Tax Assistance for Community
January 24, 2019
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DULUTH, GA (January 24, 2019) - Georgia United Credit Union announces its partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, the University of Georgia, and Dalton State College to provide the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for the Athens and Dalton communities.
The VITA program offers free tax filing assistance to individuals with low to moderate income. Sessions will be held at Georgia United Credit Union’s Athens branch, located at 190 Gaines School Road, and at their Dalton branch, located at 605 Calhoun Street.
Appointments can be reserved online at gucu.org/membership/vita-tax-prep or for those without internet access, phone reservations can be made at 770.476.6400 ext. 1486.
Appointments can be reserved on the following days.
Athens: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings – January 29 through April 11, and on Saturdays, January 26 through April 6.
Dalton: Friday evenings – January 18 through March 15, and Saturdays – January 19 through March 16.
As part of the partnership, Georgia United Credit Union provides office space and funding to provide the local community an opportunity to have their taxes prepared and filed electronically at no charge. Students are trained by the IRS as tax preparers and will earn academic credit for their participation in the VITA program.
Dr. Lance Palmer, associate professor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, coordinates the University of Georgia course and Jamie Connors, associate professor of accounting, coordinates the Dalton State course. The VITA partnership has processed over $9 million in federal returns and $1.9 million in state returns since 2005.
About Georgia United Credit Union
Georgia United Credit Union is ranked as one of the top credit unions in Georgia with over $1.3 billion in assets, 160,000 members and 19 branch locations. As a full service and community-minded financial institution, they offer competitive products and services for every stage of life. The credit union proudly serves all State Agency employees, Board of Regents colleges and universities, employees of over 300 companies and 11 county school systems. Visit gucu.org to learn more or follow the credit union on Facebook at facebook.com/GeorgiaUnitedCU, Twitter @GAUnitedCU and Instagram @gucucares.