Regardless if you’re a seasoned CPA, new professional or accounting student, the Michigan Association of CPAs has just the right volunteer opportunity for you. We are ramping up for our 2008 Tax Assistance Program, a MACPA Communications Task Force initiative in partnership with the Accounting Aid Society. With a few hours of required software training, you will have the capability to prepare tax returns for low-income individuals and families at Focus: HOPE in Detroit. Dates and locations of the training sessions will be available soon.

Your valuable time and effort would be put to good use for this worthy cause. In order to help as many clients as possible, a third day at Focus: HOPE has been added to the schedule. The dates for the program are as follows: February 2, 2008, February 9, 2008 and February 16, 2008. You can choose to volunteer for one, two or all three dates.

Last year, MACPA volunteers returned more than $133,000 – valuable help for those who needed it the most. Diane Edwards, chair of the Communications Task Force, is a repeat volunteer. “I think this is an excellent alliance with Marshall Hunt and the Accounting Aid Society,” she commented. “I love volunteering for the program because I know we are really providing a needed service to the community.”

Along with returning as much money as possible to lower income individuals, MACPA also wants to ensure the health and well-being of metropolitan Detroit citizens. Building upon our involvement with the Komen Race for the Cure, the MACPA has teamed up with the Karmanos Cancer Center to distribute information on cancer screening, early detection and treatment availability. Representatives from Karmanos will be on site at Focus: HOPE each Saturday to provide information and answer questions.

If you are interested in volunteering for the 2008 Tax Assistance Program, please contact Wendi Salmons at wsalmons@michcpa.org or 248.267.3700. A full listing of the dates and locations of the required training sessions will be available soon. 

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