Volunteer to be a tax counselor!

It's that time of year...time to recruit volunteers for tax season! We need students (and others) to help out the Ohio Benefit Bank by assisting clients in filing their taxes. Here's how it works:

1. You get trained in the software. You only need to be comfortable operating a computer. You do NOT need to be an expert in taxes--we'll teach you what you need to know and provide resources for any questions that might arise. Training consists of a one-hour e-learning course completed at your convenience and a 3-hour in-person training. We will be holding weekday morning trainings in December and January, and a Saturday morning training in early February.

2. Once you're trained, we need help with our tax clinics! We are holding 5 tax clinics on Saturdays from late January to late March. At a tax clinic, several counselors gather at Oberlin Community Services and each one sees approximately 4-5 client appointments in a day. We provide lunch and a fun time.

3. There are even more opportunities to help aside from tax clinics. We will need counselors to work during walk-in hours or meet with clients who are unable to attend the tax clinics. This will frequently be on a weekday evening.

Does this sound like something you want to do? E-mail Anna (anna.brown@oberlin.edu) to sign up for a training! If you're interested in working on this as a Winter Term project, let me know!