Saturday, May 14, 2011

Van Buren County Volunteer Income Tax Preparers Enjoy Annual Appreciation Dinner

Over 60 volunteers at 18 sites throughout Van Buren County spent hundreds of volunteer hours helping low to moderate income families eFile their income taxes through the IRS-sponsored VITA tax program.

Those volunteers were honored at the annual Tax Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, held May 2 at the Van Buren Intermediate School District Conference Center.

The following awards were presented to:

*New Tax Site Awards - Gobles and Decatur.
*Outstanding Tax Site Coordinators - Jim Sebree and Jeanette Ball.
*Outstanding Service Awards were presented to Dick Olsen and Dave Bugge for their years of dedicated service to the VITA tax program.

More than 1,000 tax returns were filed this season, with an average federal refund of $1,200 and average state return of just under $500.

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