{"id":22425,"date":"2017-01-20T17:30:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T22:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=22425"},"modified":"2017-01-20T17:30:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T22:30:58","slug":"100-stetson-law-students-train-vita-help-prepare-free-tax-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2017\/01\/20\/100-stetson-law-students-train-vita-help-prepare-free-tax-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 100 Stetson law students train with VITA to help prepare free tax returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Jan. 13 and Jan. 20, Stetson\u2019s American Bar Association chapter along with United Way and IRS volunteers trained more than\u00a0100 Stetson Law students in preparation for this year\u2019s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. The VITA program provides free assistance to low-income, elderly, disabled and other individuals to provide free assistance in preparing tax returns.\u00a0Trained Stetson Law students will be volunteering at various site locations during tax season in\u00a0partnership with United Way Suncoast in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Sarasota counties.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22429\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/VITA-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22429 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/VITA-pic-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Adriane Alexander led the training with more than 100 Stetson Law students interested in helping the VITA program. Photo courtesy Nathan Bruemmer.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adriane Alexander led the training with more than 100 Stetson Law students interested in helping the VITA program. Photo courtesy Nathan Bruemmer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Working with individuals and families to figure out their tax refunds is essential because for many low-income families, those refunds are used for basic living expenses or to pay down debt,&#8221; said student ABA Law Student Division Representative Nathan Bruemmer, who helped spearhead the program along with student VITA ABA Chair Kristen Nasser. &#8220;Many\u00a0low-income people and families are preyed on by tax preparation services at this time of year who charge high rates for simple tax filings. 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