Volunteer Today!

You can help bring millions of dollars to the local economy by volunteering a few hours of your time during tax season. Volunteer tax preparers gain valuable experience in the realm of tax law, working with low income wage earners, and working with non-profit organizations. Your efforts directly help bring about economic development to Cuyahoga County. Come and join us, get free training and help serve the community at locations throughout the County. As a volunteer you will help:

• One hour of your time could be worth $5,000 to a low-wage worker
• Help bring $10 million to Cuyahoga County's economy
• Save our clients more than $1,000,000 in tax preparation fees

This tax season, help bring more money back to Ohio. A little time goes a long way in rebuilding the County's economy.

At the tax sites you will:

• Prepare an electronic federal return
• Prepare an electronic state return
• Prepare a paper local return
• Ask survey questions so we will provide better services next year
• Provide an opportunity to build assets
• Provide outreach for legal advocacy
• Provide access to sign up for other benefits

To register as a volunteer, please complete the Volunteer Registration Form

To schedule your training, please visit Training Registration Form

The IRS and the Cuyahoga EITC Coalition requires that all volunteers maintain the highest standards of conduct. The IRS guidelines can be found in Publication 4299.

Please notify volunteer@refundohio.org or email the IRS at WI.VolTax@irs.gov or call 1-877-330-1205 if you aware of any actions that would put you in conflict with this statement:

"You may be prohibited from participating in the VITA/TCE program if you engage (past and future) in criminal, infamous, dishonest, or notoriously disgraceful conduct, or any other conduct prejudicial to the government. You also must take care to avoid interactions that discredit the program."