Be a Community Hero! Be a VITA Volunteer.

Our Team Has a
​Report Card Worth Bragging About

Our volunteers are dedicated to helping our clients  get the maximum refund allowed and keep their hard earn money in their pockets instead of paying filing fees.  
# of VITA volunteers in 2019
# Returns Processed For TY2018
Dollars in Refunds Processed in 2019
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COMMUNITY IMPACT 2019 for TY2018

Through the efforts of United Way Lee, Hendry, Glades and Okeechobee’s partnership with the IRS, and the 187 trained and certified volunteers, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program has concluded its 2018 tax season with tremendous results! United Way’s VITA volunteers assisted over 5,500 individuals and families who utilized this FREE service and received approximately $7.4 million in tax refunds and saved $1.6 million in tax preparation fees alone.  This program was made possible by the dedicated VITA volunteers who served over 7,000 hours at over 31 locations which included 11 United Way Houses and special events during the tax season, and United Way’s 2-1-1 Call Center which received 2,929 tax related calls this tax season.

Join our team and be a Community Hero!
We need Greeters, Tax Preparers, Interpreters, and Site Coordinators!

Don't live in SW Florida but want to get involved? 
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You can contact me at maryvitataxes@gmail.com 
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. ​