UA Honor Society to Offer Free Tax Aide Services
The University of Alabama chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, in collaboration with the American Association of Retired Persons, will offer a free tax aide program to UA students, faculty, and the Tuscaloosa community. Beginning on Tuesday, February 3, interested persons may stop by 305 Ferguson Center on the UA campus from 5-9 P.M. every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for help with filing taxes.
The NSCS recruited 35 UA students for training to become certified tax volunteers. These volunteers will be available to offer instruction and advice on tax preparation. "Most of them are accounting majors, and they are so excited to be doing this," says Gabrielle Lambert, NSCS president.
According to Lambert, all of the tax filing will be done electronically with laptop computers provided by the Ferguson Center. "E-filing is much more efficient than paper filing, and fewer mistakes are made," Lambert says.
Anyone who wishes to take advantage of this free service should bring the following items:
- Social Security cards for all family members
- Copy of last year's tax returns (federal and state)
- All W-2 forms from each employer, if you earned a salary
- All 1099 forms that show interest, dividend, or miscellaneous income
- Form 1099R, showing pension, IRA, or annuity income
- Form 1099G unemployment compensation statement
- SSA 1099 if you were paid Social Security benefits
- All forms indicating federal or state income tax paid as estimates
- Child care provider information
- All receipts or cancelled checks, if you plan to itemize deductions
The tax aide program is sponsored by the NSCS, the AARP, the Ferguson Center, and the Healthy Campus Initiative. For more information, contact Gabrielle Lambert at (205) 247-9844 or Grace Shelby at (205) 347-8657.
KeyFacts
Four students from The University of Alabama have been named to the 2004 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team. UA came in second only to Harvard which had five team members and tied Northwestern at four in total number of students on the prestigious team.
Last year, five UA students were chosen for 2003 team, the most of any school that year. A total of 82 students nationwide were selected for this year's team; 83 students were named to the 2003 team.
The University of Alabama is ranked among the nation's top 50 public universities by U.S. News & World Report.
The University of Alabama's graduates include 15 Rhodes Scholars, 15 Goldwater Scholars, and nine Truman Scholars. Our most recent Rhodes Scholar is Bradley Tuggle, an English major who received the award in 2001.
The University of Alabama's chapter of the prestigious liberal arts honor society Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest of the three chapters in the state.
Approximately 66 percent of UA's undergraduates receive some type of financial aid.
UA ranks as one of the top public universities in enrollment of National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholars. More than 300 of these students are currently enrolled at Alabama.
For over a decade, The University of Alabama has been one of the top public flagship universities in the Southeast in enrollment of African-American students. In fall 2003, African-Americans comprised 10 percent of enrolled freshmen, 14 percent of total undergraduate enrollment, and 13 percent of the student body overall.
Across our beautiful 1,000-acre campus, several buildings dating back to the founding of the university are still in use today—alongside other historic structures and recent construction housing state-of-the-art technology. We offer excellent facilities for study and research, including campus-wide computer labs, multimedia classrooms, and online libraries.
More than 33 percent of the university's entering freshmen and 21 percent of all undergraduates received merit scholarships for the academic year 2002-03.
The University of Alabama debate team holds 14 national championships—two more than our football team!
UA offers 220 degree programs.
Founded in 1831, The University of Alabama was the state's first university.
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