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At the beginning of every school year, I challenge my Accounting students to either meet or beat the amount of tax returns that were completed by the previous year's class.  Last year's class made a quantum leap and finished 723 tax returns.  I really didn't know if it would be surpassed but this year's group of students really stepped up and met the challenge.  This year 1,072 tax returns and quality reviews were completed by DHS Accounting students.  For the second year in a row the students joined the "Million Dollar Club" with a new record of $1,233,306 in tax refunds that were processed and put back into the pockets of local taxpayers! 

DHS has a partnership with CSET (Community Services Employment Training) and all Accounting students went through 3 weeks of tax training through the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program where they earned 3 IRS certifications for preparing tax returns for others. The VITA program, sponsored by the IRS, offers free tax help to low-income taxpayers, people with disabilities and limited English-speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. During the months of February, March and April my classroom was turned into a tax preparation center Monday - Thursday for a few hours after school. Many of the returns that were filed by students were delivered to us from other CSET offices in Porterville, Visalia, Tulare, and Pixley.  This year there were 32 students who participated in the VITA program that could commit to staying after school and preparing tax returns, and 19 of those students (in red font in table below) committed 25+ hours and will be recognized at tonight's school board meeting along with earning a $500 scholarship from grant money that was secured by CSET.  This has been a great partnership that allows students to learn real-life job skills and be able to give back to their community at the same time - a true win-win.

You might have noticed some of these students wearing their VITA shirts on campus this spring.  Be sure to congratulate them if you have them in class on a job well done

 

 

  

                                                Total Refunds  Total Returns

Amy Cardenas		$138,175	124
Jasmine Seda		$113,777	121
Liandra Muniz		$84,969	84
Marcos Guzman		$86,179	81
Lizbeth Ugalde		$99,158	66
Hector Gil		$75,733	55
Gerardo Jimenez		$59,133	56
Geendeit Viveros		$48,038	44
Adrian Figueroa		$84,607	43
Kevin Zepeda		$40,336	50
Jesus Saldana		$67,505	40
Pricilla Mendez		$9,082	31
Luis Gutierrez		$45,800	35
Andrik Gomez		$43,914	34
Berardo Nunez		$25,927	29
Ulises Baeza		$11,152	26
Gisselle Hernandez		$3,214	18
Andres Vargas		$18,692	25
Noemy Godinez		$27,586	15
Edwin Castillo		$37,312	17
Emily Guzman		$9,695	22
Leslie Jimenez		$35,867	15
Danyelle Moraga		$7,111	14
Diego Ledezma		$9,450	7
David Garcia		$4,801	6
Jocelyn Garcia		$9,900	4
Arturo Salgado		$15,262	3
Abraham Martinez		$2,599	2
Fabian De La Cruz		$766	1
David Flores		$7,865	1
Damian Zavala		$368	1
Nathaniel Rios		$9,250	1
Ascar Nagi		$83	1
TOTALS	#REF!	$1,233,306	1072
Total Taxes Owed by Clients		$165,213