Adding VITA/TCE to Your Resume

VITA/TCE participants hone important and valuable career related skills. Depending upon your role, below are a few examples for building your resume.

Tax Preparer

  • Completed ‘Advanced’ tax law, Standards of Conduct, and Intake, Interview, & Quality Review IRS Examinations.
  • Built trust with clients by using active listening skills in interviewing, preparing, and finalizing tax return.
  • Interviewed clients regarding all income, deductions, and credits.
  • Directly prepared taxpayers’ federal and state tax returns and answered tax related questions.
  • Problem solved complex tax returns in preparing an accurate return.
  • Worked extensively with the calculation of taxable scholarship income and allowable education credits.

Quality Reviewer

  • Completed ‘Advanced’ tax law, Standards of Conduct, and Intake, Interview, & Quality Review IRS Examinations.
  • Supervised tax preparers as they interviewed clients regarding all income, deductions, and allowable credits.
  • Reviewed clients tax documents and prepared return, determining accuracy, following IRS guidelines for Quality Reviews.

Assistant Site Coordinator

  • Completed Site Coordinator, ‘Advanced’ tax law, Standards of Conduct, and Intake, Interview, & Quality Review IRS Examinations with a score of 80% or higher.
  • Transmit e-file prepared tax returns.
  • Mentored preparers by following up on all tax return errors, guiding them to accurately preparing a tax return. Assist tax preparer develop more effective preparation skills.
  • Gained extensive knowledge required to assess and apply relevant tax laws, including treaties to Resident and Non-Resident returns.
  • Worked extensively with the calculation of taxable scholarship income and allowable education credits.

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