How to get free help with your taxes [Video]

WILLIAMSTON EXIT. THERE. TAX SEASON IS UNDERWAY AND STARTING TODAY, PEOPLE LIVING IN ABBEVILLE AND GREENWOOD COUNTY CAN GET HELP WITH THEIR TAXES FOR FREE. IT’S CALLED THE VITA PROGRAM, AND IT STANDS FOR VOLUNTARY INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. THE UNITED WAY OF THE LAKELANDS IS OFFERING FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO MAKE $60,000 A YEAR OR LESS APPOINTMENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED, BUT YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE NUMBER THAT YOU SEE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN TO HELP ORGANIZERS DETERMINE THE BEST WAY TO HELP YOU. WE’RE TOLD THE VOLUNTEERS ARE TRAINED BY THE IRS. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE UNITED WAY OF THE LAKELAND SAYS LAST YEAR, ALMOST 1500 PEOPLE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE SERVICE, AND THIS YEAR THEY EXPECT TO SERVE EVEN MORE PEOPLE. WE FOCUS ON THE MOST UNDERSERVED IN OUR COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THEY INVEST THEIR MONIES WISELY, IN THAT THEY …