For those who have undertaken VITA training, prepared taxes before, are familiar with TaxWise, and have received their certification, the thought on Saturday mornings of having to sit through hours of tax training is pretty unattractive, even with the best of intentions.  Nevertheless, it is of value to be immersed in these issues so that you are mentally prepared and up to speed when the site opens the first day.  For this reason, there will be a quick review session of changes in the tax laws, and additional training opportunities.

Some coordinators provide additional training to prospective volunteers of their sites to discuss common problems that occurred in the past which were not presented in the formal training.  Since each site has different approaches and processes, this will also be a forum for best practices.  Active participation in discussions will be required in these additional training sessions.

The additional training options will be presented through e-mail and with the start of classroom training.