Accounting students, faculty and alumni will serve as resource people and document-checkers for the IRS and provide free tax preparation. The volunteers have completed IRS training and certification.  Ivy Tech’s Nancy Brown, Business Administration and Accounting coordinator, and Graciela Mejia, Spanish instructor, will also be on hand to provide assistance.

Participants must preregister by calling (574) 267-5428, ext. 0. Participants will need to bring the following on the day of tax preparation: a photo ID; all social security cards for the taxpayer, spouse, children and other dependents; amount of 2006 payments for student loan interest, child care expenses, and college tuition; all W-2 and 1099 statements; copy of 2005 tax return; amount of Indiana rent or property taxes paid; and/or proof of bank account for direct deposit.

Ivy Tech Community College is the state’s second largest public post-secondary institution.  Ivy Tech has 23 campuses throughout Indiana.  It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana.  It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.