Syracuse Young CPAs Participate in Tax Assistance Program

Members of the NYSSCPA Syracuse Chapter's Young CPAs Committee volunteered several hours each Saturday at the Internal Revenue Service's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program in Syracuse, N.Y., this tax season. VITA is a nationwide service sponsored by the IRS in which local volunteers provide tax assistance to low-income taxpayers.

Committee members Theresa Rossiter and Michael Besaw coordinated this site for the second year. The Syracuse community has responded positively to the VITA program. Before many of the taxpayers used this service, they were unaware of various deductions and credits for which they were eligible and, as a result, did not benefit from some tax credit programs established by Congress.