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Give Back to the Community! Volunteer for CPAs for the Public Interest (CPAsPI) to assist not-for-profit organizations and community service projects in need of professional guidance. CPAsPI promotes community service opportunities available to members throughout the state, and links the opportunities to the appropriate volunteer professional. Volunteering with any of the community service projects can contribute to the development of a practice, help expand professional skills and areas of expertise, and provide personal satisfaction.

CPA Board Connection
Accounting Consultation Program
Tax Counseling Project
Midwest Tax Clinic

CPA Board Connection
CPA Board Connection help CPAs and financial professionals identify and connect with opportunities to serve on the boards of Illinois charitable organizations. CPA on Board also provides resources and training to help financial professionals understand and exercise their financial management and governance responsibilities as not-for-profit board members.

ACCOUNTING CONSULTATION PROGRAMS
CPAs for the Public Interest assists small not-for-profit charitable organizations to build their capacity through improved fiscal management practices. Volunteers provide consultations of up to three-hours, at no charge to organizations that qualify. You can set your own schedule of taking on a consultation(s). This program is critically important for many smaller and start-up organizations that can't afford to pay for these services. Volunteers should have some background and/or knowledge of not-for-profit accounting.

For more information contact:
Katie Waters, Coordinator, Community Services
312/993-0407 ext. 216 or 800/993-0407 (Illinois only)

TAX COUNSELING PROJECT
Volunteer as a tax preparer for the Tax Counseling Project (TCP), and make a difference by assisting low-income families and individuals throughout Illinois claim every tax benefit to which they are entitled. With your assistance, we can potentially boost a family's income by 35%!
No experience is necessary. Volunteers will be trained and can receive Continuing Professional Credit for completed training sessions. Plus, there are multiple volunteer sites to choose from and Saturday hours are available.

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MIDWEST TAX CLINIC
CPAs for the Public Interest (CPAsPI) is collaborating with the Center for Economic Progress and their Midwest Tax Clinic program. The Midwest Tax Clinic provides pro-bono advice and legal representation to low-income individuals and families that face a controversy with the Internal Revenue Service. Volunteer assistance to residents of Illinois and northwest Indiana include:

Helping taxpayers interpret letters they have received from the IRS regarding their tax returns.
Helping those who do not have a social security number file a tax return by obtaining an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number.
Assisting taxpayers who have received an examination (audit) notice or who are involved with the Appeals Division of the IRS. Most cases are settled, but if necessary, the clinic will represent the taxpayer in the U.S. Tax Court.

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