In conjunction with the IRS, the College of Business is providing free tax preparation assistance for residents of Waller County, including PVAMU.”In a nutshell, the College of Business is providing free income tax preparation for individuals in Waller County,” said Kimberly Gordon, assistant to the dean of the College of Business.
“The college is providing this as a community service and as a way to increase awareness about certain income tax credits for which many people are eligible, but do not apply and claim on their income taxes,” Gordon said.
The efforts at Prairie View are being managed by volunteers from the National Association of Black Accountants. “Assistant Professor William Vetter helps to coordinate these efforts along with Dr. By-Rung Lee, professor of accounting,” Gordon stated.
According to the IRS website (www.irs.gov) “A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction of taxes owed. Some credits are refundable – taxes could be reduced to the point that an individual would receive a refund rather than owing any taxes.” Gordon stated that the College of Business felt it was important to get the word out because of credits often missed by families such as EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit), Child Tax Credit, and Credit for the Elderly.
Free tax preparation is happening right now at venues such as the Prairie View A&M University Hobart Taylor Hall Room 2B220, Waller County Library at 2331 – 11th St in Hempstead, and Waller County Courthouse at 836 Austin Street in Hempstead.
For more information about dates and times, call 936-857-4310, 936-857-2797 for faxes, or you may contact klgordon@pvamu.edu.