Becoming a Host Site

Please contact us at [email protected] to discuss the possibilities.

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.