BRUNSWICK — Midcoast CA$H is looking for 10 volunteers to become tax preparers and five volunteers to become greeters for the upcoming tax season.

Tax Preparation volunteers work at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites in Brunswick, Bath and Wiscasset after successfully completing IRS training and certification and a local orientation. Volunteers prepare returns for eligible taxpayers and file them using electronic filing software. The training program is free. No previous tax preparation experience is needed.

Last year, Midcoast CA$H volunteers helped return over $625,000 of value to the community through saved fees, refunds generated, volunteer hours and other services rendered at the sites.

“The success stories follow you home after every tax session and make it seem like one of the best volunteer opportunities around,”

“While many of our volunteers return each year, we always need more people willing to become tax preparers. How many people we’re able to serve depends on how many tax preparers we have,” said Maria Hinteregger of Midcoast CA$H.

Midcoast CA$H coordinates the VITA program for the Internal Revenue Service in Midcoast Maine and is composed of organizations and individuals from the IRS, community social service agencies, businesses, banks, colleges and foundations.

CA$H is an IRS-funded program of the United Way of Mid Coast Maine in conjunction with Goodwill of Northern New England and New Ventures Maine with additional financial support from local banks and foundations.

For more information about volunteering, call (207) 699-0752 or email [email protected].

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