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LINK & LEARN

Linking volunteers to quality e-learning solutions

Link & Learn Taxes - linking volunteers to quality e-learning solutions, is the web-based program providing five courses: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Military and International, along with a refresher course for returning volunteers. This training prepares SPEC partners and volunteers to provide quality tax return preparation services in their local communities. This fun, interactive course teaches the basics to accurately prepare income tax returns for individuals AND users can obtain volunteer certification along the way at their own pace!

Students will make their way through lessons that include tax topics, case studies, and interview simulations. Link & Learn Taxes uses pop-up windows to connect to forms, publications and other resource materials. Link & Learn is now integrated with the TaxWise software in an online practice lab.

More knowledgeable students can use the course as a refresher. Link & Learn Taxes presents tax law through a variety of adult learning strategies including graphics, real world scenarios, and interview practice. Users can review the tax law material, listen to mock interviews, and complete sample tax return preparation scenarios. There are five modules to the current application:

  • Basic Course will certify the completion of wage-earner returns such as Forms 1040EZ, 1040A and simple Forms 1040.
  • Intermediate Course will certify completion of wage and pension earner returns and more complex Forms1040.
  • Advanced Course will certify the completion of the full scope of returns prepared by the VITA and TCE Programs.
  • Military Course will certify the completion of the full scope of returns presented by members of the Armed Forces, Reserve and National Guard.
  • International Course will certify the completion of returns for customers (non-military) living outside the United States and served by VITA or TCE volunteers at US Embassies and Consulates or other areas.
  • Returning Volunteers refresher course will certify returning volunteers

 

VITA volunteers must be certified and the basic level to qualify as a volunteer for the

2009-2010 tax season.

2010 Testing Material & Link and Learn packets will be available in December 2009, please contact our office to reserve your set of training materials. Below are the latest testing material available to receive certification for the 2008 tax season.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: When using Link & Learn it requires you to create a user account and a password. It is very important that you keep this for your records for future access to your account. Our office will not be able to give you your username or password; you will have to create a new account if you misplace your username and passwords.

 This unique UserID cannot be retrieved if it is lost or misplaced.  A new User ID must be created. Any practice returns created under the original User ID will be lost.    

Once you have received your packet please follow the links below for web-based training:

 NEW VOLUNTEERS CLICK HERE 

RETURNING VOLUNTEERS CLICK HERE

PRACTICE LAB CLICK HERE

PRACTICE LAB FAQ CLICK HERE

2008 VOLUNTEER RESOURCE GUIDE CLICK HERE

2008 STUDENT TRAINING GUIDE CLICK HERE

2008 COMPREHENSIVE PROBLEMS & EXERCISE WORKBOOK CLICK HERE

2008 VOLUNTEER TEST/RETEST CLICK HERE

 

 

 

                                                                                              

 

 

 

 

 

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