Now, you can train staff and volunteers to be quality reviewers using a new on-line training and certification program. Check it out at http://www.eitcplatform.org/.
The training is FREE to all VITA sites and other free and low-cost tax preparation programs serving low-income and EITC-eligible tax filers. This training course is designed to mimic the real-world environment of a tax site, and trainees will learn by completing practice quality review scenarios. Trainees can return to the site as often as needed and complete the training on their own time. Once they complete the course and test, they will be able to print out a certification report that they can provide to the tax site manager or program director.
The training will help sites meet IRS requirements. The training has been reviewed by the IRS and the checklist has been approved as a substitute for Form 8158 (Quality Review Sheet). Sites that implement a review process based on this training will meet IRS requirements.
The training has been developed by the Aspen Institute, with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and in close partnership with the National Community Tax Coalition. It is part of a broader effort to test a platform that would support the work of free and low-cost tax preparation and asset-building programs.
The training will be available in early December. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.eitcplatform.org/.
The training is FREE to all VITA sites and other free and low-cost tax preparation programs serving low-income and EITC-eligible tax filers. This training course is designed to mimic the real-world environment of a tax site, and trainees will learn by completing practice quality review scenarios. Trainees can return to the site as often as needed and complete the training on their own time. Once they complete the course and test, they will be able to print out a certification report that they can provide to the tax site manager or program director.
The training will help sites meet IRS requirements. The training has been reviewed by the IRS and the checklist has been approved as a substitute for Form 8158 (Quality Review Sheet). Sites that implement a review process based on this training will meet IRS requirements.
The training has been developed by the Aspen Institute, with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and in close partnership with the National Community Tax Coalition. It is part of a broader effort to test a platform that would support the work of free and low-cost tax preparation and asset-building programs.
The training will be available in early December. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.eitcplatform.org/.
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