Students Help Community Members with Tax Assistance
Raritan Valley Community College students in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program prepared 102 tax returns for members of the College and local communities during the 2025 tax season. Through their assistance, the student volunteers saved taxpayers an estimated $30,600 in tax preparation costs. Taxpayers received a total of $101,912 in refunds, including $24,828 in Earned Income Credits and $26,947 in Education Credits.
The students earned 31.5 hours of service learning time through The Pray Family Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement at RVCC for their efforts and also gained practical, real-world skills in working with the community.
The VITA program is run at RVCC in partnership with the United Way of Northern NJ. Professors Anne Marie Anderson, CPA and Alisa Shapiro, CPA have co-taught the VITA course since its inception in 2016.
RVCC student volunteers included: Melissa Cosentino, Aaron Czajkowski, Marissa Genovese, Daniel Gutierrez, Robert Lamptey, Luke Lasasso, Natalia Musielak, Luong Ngo, Adrian Rincon, Chris Shuba, Keily Torres Salvatierra, and Jadelyn Villacis Martinez.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2025
Media contact: Donna Stolzer, 908-526-1200, ext. 8383
PR #97
