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Need Help With Filing Taxes, Let U.V.I., B.I.R., Help

Bureau of Internal Revenue Director nominee, Joel Lee, and Aubrey Washington, chair of the University of the Virgin Islands' Accounting and Finance Department, announced on Thursday the continued partnership that allows accounting students at U.V.I. to provide a community service to taxpayers: B.I.R.'s audit staff and U.V.I. students will help taxpayers with the filing of their 2018 income tax returns, the release said. This is a free service offered to taxpayers who are filing simple tax returns with the Bureau. The Volunteer Taxpayer Assistance Program will start on all three islands on Saturday, February 23, and will run until April 13, except for Saturday, March 16 and March 30. Assistance will be provided on a first come first serve basis, according to the release. On St. Thomas, the program will be at the Bureau’s office at 6115 Estate Smith Bay, in Red Hook, across the street from the Red Hook dock from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. On St. Croix, the program will be held ...