The 212,000-member, $5.1 billion BethpageFederal Credit Union in Bethpage, N.Y., said it is hosting thelargest Volunteer IncomeTax Assistance Program on Long Island this year as tax seasongets under way.
|VITA programs are local, voluntarily organized programs whichhelp lower income taxpayers get free tax preparation andassistance. From Jan. 30 through April 13 this year, 150IRS-certified volunteers will be available to meet with eligibletaxpayers with 2012 incomes of $49,000 and below to file taxreturns, the credit union said.
|“Bethpage is pleased to partner again with the IRS to offer LongIsland's largest tax filing assistance program. This is animportant free service that those eligible should take advantageof,” said Linda Armyn, senior vice president at Bethpage.
|Bethpage, which has been providing the service for the past 10years, reported that in 2012, it completed 1,517 VITA tax returnsand helped secure IRS total refunds of nearly $1.5million.
|“This year we're hoping to grow participation by 15% and haveour hard-working volunteers complete 2,000 tax returns, helpingeven more Long Island families get their best possible tax refund,”said Rob Suarez, Bethpage's AVP of community development.
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