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SITE HOST REQUIREMENTS
In order to start, a new host site would need to recruit three volunteers we could train and supervise. One would need to manage the site. One would need a modicum of individual tax return experience.
Each site must provide a designated space to prepare tax returns from February 1st through the end of the Tax-Season (usually April 15th). This space must be available for 4 or more hours a week on a regular basis during the tax season.
- Ensure ADA accessibility standards compliance.
- Provide essential amenities, including heating, electricity, and adequate lighting.
- Supply seating arrangements, including chairs and tables, for both taxpayers and volunteers, as well as individuals in a waiting area.
- Offer parking for both volunteers and taxpayers.
- Ensure secure, reliable, and robust access to the site's WIFI preferably connecting to our routers.
- Guarantee sufficient privacy for counselors to assist taxpayers with their tax returns without inadvertent data exposure between taxpayers.
Tax-Aide and the IRS expect that a new site will generate additional returns that would not have been done at a nearby site if the new site did not exist. A new site is expected to prepare a minimum of 50 returns the first year. After the first year, the IRS expects the number of returns to be very close to if not more than 100.
TAX-AIDE PROVIDES
- Training and supervision in tax law and site management
- Provide AARP Foundation Tax-Aide and IRS-sanctioned equipment, including computers, printers, and routers
- Provide consumable supplies such as pens, paper, toner, and printer drums
- Insurance coverage
- Offer free tax preparation services for your community by IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers.