Hello NoRTH Volunteers!

In addition to our regular options, we have 2 new remote volunteering opportunities that you can participate in: virtual asynchronous tax prep, and virtual live clinics.

Volunteer Event Descriptions

Virtual asynchronous tax prep: Traditional model tax preparation of returns, on your own schedule. We’ll set you up with the remote system access to both TaxSlayer and the secure taxpayer information systems provided by Get Your Refund (GYR). Intake interview and document collection will be already done for you. You’ll get an email when you are assigned tax returns, and you will access client information in the GYR system, and prepare tax return forms in TaxSlayer. When you’re done you’ll click the box in the GYR system, which will notify the quality reviewer they can do their job. Since this isn’t on a schedule, please click on the button here to fill out a quick form to let me know you want to do this model.

Virtual Live Clinic: Live remote traditional tax preparation with clients! Prepare tax returns using the traditional VITA processes. Initial intake should already be completed. You will review the intake documents, complete the interview, prep the tax return, and be present while your returns are quality reviewed. All of the fun of interacting with clients and preparing returns, done from wherever you are. NOTE: these returns have a higher chance of being amended and/or prior year returns, and may be from any state we support.

In-Person Clinic: In person tax clinic for UofMn - Twin Cities. Think of this as a guided work session - clients come in to the clinic in 2 waves to work on their tax returns. Clients will be preparing their own tax returns on their own computers. If they have questions or they want a review when their return is ready to file, they raise their hands and the volunteers go help them. You will be helping multiple clients throughout the event.

Long Road Trip: In-person clinic + road trip! Lunch and dinner will be provided for those willing to join us on the trip. This will be the same in-person format as at the regular in-person clinics, just with much better food (OK, more driving is involved, too!). Transportation is provided, pick-up and drop-off at Carlson School of Mgmt.

Medium Road Trip: In-person clinic + road trip! This is a shorter trip, so one meal before the event (lunch or dinner) will be provided for those willing to join us on the trip. This will be the same in-person format as at the regular in-person clinics, just with more food and driving. Transportation is provided, pick-up and drop-off at Carlson School of Mgmt.

All remote events: Remote events are held through a zoom meeting, which is led by a site coordinator. The SC will put you in a breakout room, and you'll meet there 1:1 with a client. You can expect to answer questions from clients. Clients will also share their screen so that you can help them with TaxSlayer, as well as complete quality reviews of their finished return documents.

Remote Tax Clinic: In remote clinics clients rotate in and out of breakout rooms to get multiple sessions with volunteers.

Remote Office Hours: Office hours are one session and done with a client.

NOTE: All calendars are in central time zone.