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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is an annual partnership with the University of Georgia’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Dalton State College and the IRS to provide free income tax preparation and filing for consumers of low to moderate income.

FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION

VITA is an annual partnership with the University of Georgia’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Dalton State College and the IRS to provide free income tax preparation and filing for consumers of low to moderate income. Georgia United Foundation provides funding, use of Georgia United Credit Union's Athens and Dalton branches and online appointment reservations to support this program from late January through mid-April each year.

2022 marks the 17th year of this partnership providing approximately 3,500 community residents free tax preparation and filing services annually. This partnership provides practical experiential learning for college students majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting. 

Need Assistance With Preparing Your Taxes?

We will begin to accept online appointments in January 2023. Stay tuned for additional information!

If you have financial needs in the future, Georgia United Credit Union welcomes the opportunity to serve you and your family members. To learn more about banking services that fit YOUR needs, please give us a call at 888.493.4328 or visit one of our locations.

Thanks for a great 2022 season

This tax season, VITA student volunteers assisted community members in filing free tax returns from Georgia United Credit Union’s branch locations in Dalton and Athens. To serve more residents throughout the state, appointments were also available online. In total, 3,663 tax returns were filed with federal and state refunds totaling over $2.8 million.
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17 years

32,632
Free tax returns filed for Georgia residents

Since 2005

$ 28,769,622
Total federal and state refunds for the Athens and Dalton communities
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I was so impressed with how this program was run and the professionalism, care and knowledge of the students involved, that I have gone back every year for the last three years. I actually enjoy doing my taxes – now that says a lot! I highly recommend this wonderful outreach program to anyone who finds tax time overwhelming and stress producing! It has truly been a pleasant experience.
- Kiz A.
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I want to thank you for helping me have my taxes done. I appreciate you all so much giving of your time and talents to help a senior like me. You all are truly a wonderful blessing!!
- Thomas I.

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