For the 17th consecutive year, Clayton College &

State University School of Business faculty and students, in

cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, will take part in

the VITA -Volunteer Income Tax Assistance- program

offering free tax assistance to the campus and the community.

Trained student volunteers from the University's

Accounting Club will be available for work on 1998 returns in the

CCSU Student Center, in the lobby space adjacent to the cafeteria

on Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m.

to noon throughout February.

The Wednesday dates are Feb. 17 and 24; while the

Saturday date is Feb. 27.

The VITA program enables students to help taxpayers

with preparation of Forms 1040EZ, 1040A and basic form

1040s. Students will not be answering questions about the Tax

Relief Act of 1997.

Tax returns are filed electronically, but all individuals

who take advantage of the VITA program receive a

completed printed copy for their personal files.

Individuals wishing to use the VITA program should bring

the following with them to the CCSU Student Center: 1998

employer- provided W2 forms; 1998 forms 1099 (if any); any

other information about items which might be 1998 income or

expense; at least two check blanks of their current bank account;

a copy of their 1997 federal and state returns (if available).

Taxpayers can sign up in the Student Center to be served

on a first-come, first-served basis. Taxpayers should plan on a

45-minute minimum to accommodate the interviewer and

quality control process of the program.

The faculty sponsors of the Accounting Club Dr. Daniel

E. Hallock, CPA, CMA, and Gregory Kordecki, CPA, are

coordinating the live supervision of the tax preparation process.

Mindy Winegar, president of the Accounting

Club, has arranged for staffing, scheduling and other

resource logistics. Clayton College & State University, a member

institution of the University System of Georgia, is located in

Morrow in south metro Atlanta.

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