Volunteer Tax Preparer Needed

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The Center of Concern is a non-profit social service agency offering and providing some of the following programs to individuals and families living in Cook County: Senior and Disabled Support services, Housing Solutions and Professional Service Counselors . The COC PROFESSIONAL programs offer to our clients (low income individuals or families near federal poverty income levels) access to professional income tax preparers who seek guidance and help to complete and submit their annual income tax return.

Volunteer income tax assistance is a program that provides tax preparation to benefit individual with low to moderate income, senior citizens, English speaking persons and individuals with disabilities. Professional volunteers play a vital role in helping and preparing only basic individual Federal and State tax returns and saving families money.

Requirements and Experience

• Experience in some of the following: The IRS VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program; or TCEP Tax Counseling for the Elderly Person free program
• Prior successful experience in pro bono project or volunteering would be helpful
• A renewed IRS online PTIN Tax Return Preparer NUMBER
• Experience and knowledge of proficiently working current TURBO TAX software
• Minimum 5 to 10 years related experience (H&R Block, IRS, CPA or Accounting companies, State and/or Federal Government agencies.
• Prefer member of Illinois CPA Society, licensed CPA preferred and/or member of AICPA.
• In addition to checking references, COC will process a background check.

Education:
Require minimum bachelor’s degree in Finance Accounting; and prefer CPA Degree in the State of Illinois as well as having taken current Tax Preparation courses.