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  • __Social Security Income
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  • __Education Credit
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Intake Form & Interview

Part 1--Intake Form-it's purpose and Cathy helping me do an interview--thank you Cathy!
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Part 2-- Special situations-- (1) Not a US Citizen (2) Casualty Losses (see your program manager)  
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Guide for what to ask if they are a NON-Citizen Either Here or NOT Here on a VISA (back side)   --- please use this!
Use this online tool to determine if Resident, Non-Resident or Dual Status
Love it!! Super Duper Easy Peasy!
Thank you M. Clarke for creating this tool and allowing all of us to use it!
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https://tools.nrtaxhelp.org/aminra
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Here is a link to the Intake Form (English) irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f13614c   **Print Form will be available at site (Yellow)
Here is a link to the Intake Form (Spanish)  irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f13614cs  **Print Form will be available at site (Green)
​Here is a link to Intake forms in other languages: irs.gov/forms-pubs-search?search=13614 (24 in all right now)
Click Link for Powerpoint
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Sample Intake Interview --To help you feel more comfortable with the intake form and doing an intake interview with the client
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Here is an Intake Interview video from Martha J. Lewis' team at Pikes Peak United Way in Colorado!  
P.S.--LOVE  Her Shirts!

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The Five Step Interview Process- ​Found in a 2011 PUB 4012
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Gold Standard for Intake Interview- a resource created by AARP for NTTC for volunteers. 
Every site operates a little different. AARP's program runs a little different from VITA as well. 
This is a great resource for how to do an intake/interview. 
Don't get bogged down by job titles--Every tax-preparer needs to be able to do a thorough intake interview.
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​Below is an old video made from a VITA program in California modeling an intake process.
Here is another video shared by Ella-- this video was produced by omahaeitc FHAS   

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Please note: I, Mary Meador, AM NOT a certified accountant or tax law expert. I volunteer with VITA providing free tax preparation for individuals and families whose income is less than $66,000 a year. We deal with simple returns at our sites.  I cannot guarantee the accuracy of all the information on this site as tax laws change and I may not have a clear understanding of complicated issues. I am trying to provide basic tax preparation information for our volunteers to get started--remember Publication 4012 is your go-to resource for questions, as well as irs.gov and Publication 17.  I hope you find this information useful and easy to understand. Thanks for being a VITA/TCE volunteer!
**I am human, so if you find a mistake, please let me know so I can fix it--we are all in this together**
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  • Home
  • New Stuff
  • Training Checklist
  • Train From Home-Getting Started
  • Scholar Training
  • New Volunteer Orientation
  • Practice Lab
  • Recordings of Trainings
  • Ethics & Intake Test
  • Intake Form & Interview
  • Dependents
  • Filing Status
  • Types of Income
  • __Retirement Income
  • __Social Security Income
  • __Missing SSA-1099
  • __CAPITAL GAINS
  • __Self Employment
  • __Entering Income
  • Adjustments to Income
  • HSA
  • Standard Deduction
  • Itemized Deductions
  • Taxes
  • Types of Credits
  • __Non-Refundable
  • __Refundable credits
  • __Education Credit
  • Marketplace
  • Quality Review & Print Sets
  • Explaining a Return
  • Refunds
  • Balance Due
  • Study Guides and More
  • certification
  • Volunteer Agreement
  • Dear IRiS Letters
  • PRACTICE SCENARIOS
  • Practice Quizzes
  • Site Coord Resources
  • State Taxes
    • California
    • New York
    • Ohio
    • Maryland
    • Michigan
    • Virginia
    • Washington D.C.
  • Amendment
  • Spanish/Espanol Training
  • Foreign Student
  • W-7 ITIN APPLICATION
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  • For Clients
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  • United Way of Lee, Hendry & Glades
  • Age Reference
  • Changes
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  • Casualty
  • SWFL Training
  • Recruitment
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  • Summer School
  • Partner with VITA
  • MARYS OOS STUFF/NOTES
  • FAFSA
  • Help with Tax Issues
  • New Page
  • Age
  • Blog
  • playing new home
  • Uncollectible Status
  • Late Filers