KENNESAW, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A record 3.4 million income tax returns were processed by the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in 2015. VITA offers free tax help to people who generally make $53,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly and limited-English-speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.
In 2015, more than 99 percent of VITA returns were processed using Wolters Kluwers’ TaxWise platform, offered through the Tax & Accounting division’s Small Firm Services business unit. Thousands of IRS-certified volunteers are able to provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. The VITA sites are generally located at community and neighborhood centers, libraries, schools, shopping malls and other publically convenient locations across the country.
For more information about VITA, visit http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Free-Tax-Return-Preparation-for-You-by-Volunteers.
About Wolters Kluwer
(www.wolterskluwer.com) Wolters Kluwer reported 2014 annual revenues of €3.7 billion. The group serves customers in over 170 countries, and employs over 19,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY). CCH Small Firm Services (www.cchsfs.com) is part of Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting. It is a leading national provider of tax, accounting and trust tax solutions. Today, small professional tax and accounting firms, bank trust departments, commercial tax preparers, law firms, wealth management organizations and national tax chains rely on our tax and accounting solutions to accomplish work flow efficiency and tax compliance. Among its market-leading solutions are the ATX™ and TaxWise® tax preparation software, CCH iFirm, Client Accounting Suite and Trust US™. CCH Small Firm Services is based in Kennesaw, Ga.
