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(Bluefield) - Bluefield State College students and accounting faculty donated 517 hours and provided income tax preparation assistance for 345 area residents during this year's tax season. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at BSC's Bluefield campus provided tax help at the College and at selected sites throughout Mercer County.
The BSC VITA volunteers provided assistance throughout February, March, and April (through the April 15 filing deadline). They assisted in the completion of 305 federal income tax returns and 314 state returns. "Volunteers alerted taxpayers to special credits and deductions, helping them in the preparation of forms, answering questions, and providing additional information," noted William Goodman, BSC Associate Professor of Accounting. "Our students enjoy the satisfaction of helping others, and many people find this service very helpful because it provides a way to complete their returns in a fashion that's comfortable for them." Goodman and William Bradberry, BSC Associate Professor of Accounting, committed 135 volunteer hours to this year's VITA effort. The VITA program has been offered through Bluefield State College for more than 20 years.
Goodman commended the BSC students taking part in this years VITA program. "These students worked hard and made a great contribution to the College's relations with the community," Goodman observed. "They also put classroom skills to work in a real world' environment."
April 20, 2004
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