ACCT 335 - VITA - Individual Income Tax Return Preparation

Units: 3
Classroom training in Federal and California income tax return preparation using resources from the IRS VITA program. Students need to pass the IRS certification tests and help prepare Federal and California in-scope individual income tax returns for the community.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: ACCT 331.
Prerequisites: Department consent.
Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify and adhere to the ethical standards of a VITA volunteer;
Develop and apply professional skepticism essential to solving tax issues;
Identify and describe the intake/interview and quality review VITA processes;
Prepare VITA in-scope Federal and California individual income tax returns.