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Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance by Appointment

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Appointments for free income tax assistance are available every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday through April 12.

The Michigan Tech College of Business (COB) is pleased to again offer Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, a service offered at the University for more than 20 years. Accounting majors will provide free income tax preparation assistance for students and members of the community who could not otherwise afford the services of a CPA tax professional.

Assistance is provided by appointment via Google Calendar only. To schedule a 30-minute session, visit one of the following calendars: VITA, VITA-1, or VITA-2. You may need to check all three calendars for an available spot on a desired date/time. Walk-in and virtual appointments are not available.

Appointments, held in the Academic Office Building, Room G015, are available beginning Monday, March 13 through Wednesday, April 12 during the following times:

  • Mondays 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m.
  • Tuesdays 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Wednesdays 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

What to Bring

Bring your W-2s, form 1099s, 1098Ts, and any other tax statements to your session. If possible, bring a copy of last year’s tax return.

International students 

Prior to your appointment, complete the Federal Form 1040 using the Glacier Tax Prep software provided by the University, and then bring the completed federal forms to your appointment for assistance with state tax return preparation.  

Questions?

For more information, contact:
Joel Tuoriniemi, accounting professor
jctuorin@mtu.edu | 906-487-1877

About the College of Business

The Michigan Tech College of Business offers undergraduate majors in accounting, business analytics, construction management, economics, engineering management, finance, management, management information systems, and marketing, as well as a general business option. Graduate degrees include the TechMBA®, a Master of Engineering Management, a Master of Science in Accounting, and a Master of Science in Applied Natural Resource Economics.

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Accounting Students providing Income Tax Assistance

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Accounting majors provide FREE income tax preparation assistance for students and members of the community who could not otherwise afford the services of a CPA tax professional. This service has been offered at Michigan Tech for over 20 years.

Attend a Volunteer Session
No appointment is necessary to receive assistance just go to the Tidwell Center Conference Room, G010D in the Academic Office Building during one of the session times listed below.

Bring your W-2’s, form 1099’s, 1098T’s, etc., to one of our sessions. Also bring a copy of last year’s tax return, if possible.

Monday and Wednesday 2 – 4 pm
Thursday 3 – 5 pm
Friday 11 am – 1 pm
Volunteer sessions will be offered each week from Monday, March 14, 2016 through Friday, April 8, 2016.

For more information contact:
Joel Tuoriniemi, jctuorin@mtu.edu, 487-1877

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VITA wins Tech’s Exceptional Program of the Year

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Outstanding students, staff and a special alumna were honored on Friday, April 17th at Michigan Tech’s 21st Annual Student Leadership Awards Ceremony. The event’s keynote speaker was also the winner of, perhaps, the most prestigious award presented. Britta Jost, ’02, ’04 received the 2015 Outstanding Young Alumna Award. Jost is senior engineer in large structures design engineering for Caterpillar. In her remarks, Jost recalled the changes that have occurred since her days as a student, most of them in technology and social media.

“Back then, if a speaker looked out and saw the audience looking down, she would have thought they were bored or disinterested,” she said. “Now I know you’re posting my remarks on Twitter.”

Jost said the most important aspects of a Michigan Tech education have not changed since her time here a decade and half ago.

Perhaps the most prestigious undergraduate award, the Presidents Award for Leadership, was presented to Kim D’Augustino, a double major in Materials Science and Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. President Glenn Mroz cited D’Augustino’s numerous accomplishments including serving as vice president of the biomedical engineering society, mentoring students through the Wahtera Center and the ExSEL program and acting as event coordinator at the recent, highly-successful, campus Relay For Life.

Dallas Linville, was the recipient of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Advancement Award for Service, Nate Peterson received the Exceptional Leadership in Student Governance Award, the Exceptional Enthusiasm as Student Leader Award was presented to Luke Dalton and the Student Employee of the Year was awarded to Taylor Driscoll.

The Rising Star of the Year, presented to a first or second year student showing great potential for leadership, was awarded to Keagan Fortier. Britta Anderson was named Outstanding Future Alumnus or Alumna. The award is presented to a student already living the Alumni Association’s motto of “Celebrating Traditions, Creating Connections.”

Other awards handed out included:

Exceptional Program of the Year: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

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Members of VITA present their award for Exception Program of the Year alongside their advisor, Anne Warrington

 

Most Improved Student Organization: Mu Beta Psi

Exceptional Community Service Project: Society of Women Engineers, Homecoming Spirit Sprint

Claire M. Donovan Award: Susan Liebau, Director of the Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success

Student Organization of the Year: Broomball Committee

Student Organization Advisor of the Year: Jeremiah Bauman, Broomball Committee

The Provost’s Award for Scholarship was selected from the Departmental Scholars. This year’s recipient was Melissa Michaelson, Departmental Scholar from Social Sciences.

Award recipients who received their awards at previous ceremonies were also recognized. They include:
Percy Julian Award: Taylor Driscoll
Exceptional Graduate Student Leader: Abhilash Kantamneni
Exceptional Graduate Student Scholar: Xu Yang
Outstanding Graduate Mentor: Dr. Gregory Odegard
Greek Man of the Year: Jonathan Iafrate
Greek Woman of the Year: Erica Morley

 

This article was originally written by Mary Wilcox and posted in the April 22, 2015 edition of Tech Today.

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