United Way of Central Indiana seeking volunteers for Indy Free Tax Prep

INDIANAPOLIS -- United Way of Central Indiana is looking for volunteers for Indy Free Tax Prep, a program that provides free tax preparation to individuals and families with a household income of $66,000 or less in 2021.

Volunteer roles include greeters, reviewers, tax preparers, interpreters and tax coaches.

Those interested in volunteering are encouraged to sign up before the end of December by visiting volunteercentralindiana.org/vita.

The program will run from late January through May 3 in Boone, Hendricks, Marion and Morgan counties.

Volunteers must be 18 or older. Tax preparers must complete about 10 hours of online or in-person training to become IRS certified. Training is free, and no prior tax experience is required.

Last year, the program helped nearly 4,000 households get about $5 million in federal refunds.

Since the program started in 2015, volunteers have filed more than 40,000 tax returns, helping families receive more than $34 million in tax refunds.