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Welcome to a National Disability Institute30 Second TrainingGet Ready - This is your 30-Second Training:What is Virtual VITA?ENJOY!Click here to begin

2What is Virtual VITA? A popular meditation method used by tax preparers to get ready for tax season.One of the top 10 selling video games in 2011

An club in California that prepares taxes for tech companies. An innovative method for free tax preparation assistance involving two components an Intake Site and a Preparation Site when face-to-face assistance is not readily available.3Not ExactlyAlthough there are many tech companies in California none of them have their taxes prepared by an club called Virtual VITA.

4Not LikelySo Try AgainTax season might be a lot of hard work, but no one prepares for it using a meditation method called Virtual VITA.

5CONGRATULATIONS You are correct!!! CORRECT The Virtual VITA model advocates an innovative method that incorporates two components, an Intake Site and a Preparation Site.

The Intake Site is located in the hard to reach area or at a site lacking the necessary resources for traditional VITA. The taxpayer comes to the Intake Site and completes the Form 13614-C, Intake/Interview and Quality Review Sheet, and provides all the source documents needed to complete an accurate tax return. The staff at the Intake Site will fax, e-mail or mail copies of the taxpayers documents and Form 13614-C to the Preparation Site.The Preparation Site, staffed with IRS certified volunteers, will communicate directly with the taxpayer while completing the tax return. The tax return will be faxed, e-mailed or mailed back to the taxpayer for review. A certified volunteer will quality review the tax return while communicating directly with the taxpayer.

We invite you to take a look at a Virtual VITA/TCE Site Model video where two partners have incorporated this innovate technique into their free tax preparation program. You can view the video at the Partner Resource Center on www.irs.gov or at this link http://preview.irsvideos.gov/Individual/education/AlternativeFilingMethods.

7Not Even Close.There is not a video game named Virtual VITA. However, the REI Tour does have a fun game on their website you can play called VISA Financial Soccer. Enjoy! http://www.realeconomicimpact.org/Financial-Education/VISA-Financial-Soccer.aspx

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