If you love working with people and are passionate about helping Arkansans improve their financial well-being, we would love you have you on our volunteer team!
The majority of our volunteers serve during tax season in our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, but we are also looking for people who want to serve in our financial literacy program. Last year, 34 amazing volunteers contributed more than 760 hours of service in our programs!
Want to Learn more?
We welcome you to join us for an upcoming volunteer orientation session! Select an event from the calendar below to RSVP.
At these sessions, you will have the opportunity to learn more about our volunteer opportunities, training process, and expectations. You can also email your questions to volunteer@arkansasassetbuilders.org.
Why serve as a tax volunteer?
VITA is a meaningful, professional volunteer experience. As a volunteer, you’ll provide free tax assistance services to hard-working individuals and families. Your skills will make a real impact on people’s lives by helping them save money and access valuable tax refunds. Each tax volunteer hour served is worth more than $1,000 to our community!
No prior experience with tax preparation is required or expected. We provide all the training you need to be successful as a volunteer in our program. All we ask is that you are willing to learn and able to commit at least three hours per week of service from mid-January through mid-April.
TAX SITE ROLES
For the 2027 tax season, we have in-person volunteer opportunities available in Conway, Little Rock, and Searcy. We also offer remote service opportunities for volunteers across the state of Arkansas. Email volunteer@arkansasassetbuilders.org with any questions about which location or type of service by be best for you.
Not all volunteers are required to prepare taxes! We need to fill all of the following volunteer roles in order to best serve our clients:
- Tax Preparer: Prepare income tax returns using TaxSlayer Online software, answer questions about an individual’s tax situation and help them understand their filing requirements, quality review the work of other volunteers (if experienced).
- Intake or Administrative Coordinator: Determine whether a taxpayer qualifies for VITA services, help filers complete the required intake process, manage appointment schedules, answer general questions about our process and services.
- Financial Guide: Help filers learn about ways to save and stretch their refunds, pull free credit reports and review with clients, provide referrals to other services.
- Spanish Interpreter: Assist with language translation between volunteers and filers.
