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Atlanta, GA 30308
401 West Peachtree Street, NE
Grant Program Office, Stop 420-D
IRS-SPEC
Providing Community Service to Millions

Time Line
n Application period:
6/01/2010 – 7/9/2010
n Application deadline:
7/9/2010
n Review and ranking of
applications:

TCE
7/9/2010 – 10/30/2010
n Notification of selection Tax Counseling
11/1/2010
for the Elderly
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The application packages,
Publications 1101 and 4671,
Grant Programs
will be available starting
Helping YOU Help OTHERS
in June 2010.
Check out IRS.gov for
additional program
information –
Search keyword: TCE or VITA
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VITA
General Contact Information
Volunteer Income
TCE
Email: TCE.Grant.Office@irs.gov
Tax Assistance
Phone: 404.338.7894
VITA Grant
Email: Grant.Program.Office@irs.gov
Phone: 404.338.7894 Publication 4680 (Rev. 4-2010) Catalog Number 51492G
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov
TCE
Tax Counseling for the Elderly
TCE
Publication 1101, Tax Counseling for the Elderly
2011 Application Package and Guidelines for
TCE Eligibility Criteria
n Must be compliant with federal tax filing and
payment requirements
n Must not be debarred or suspended from
The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Federal contracts, grants or cooperative
Managing a TCE Program, provides complete
program was established in 1978 to: agreements
details on eligibility and the application process.
n Provide tax counseling and return preparation n Must provide a Dun & Bradstreet Universal
to persons age 60 years of age or older; and • • • • • • • • • • • • • Number
n Provide training and technical assistance to n Must be a private or public non-profit
volunteers who provide free Federal income New this year! Both the TCE and VITA organization qualifying for tax exemption
tax assistance within elderly communities Grant programs allow organizations to under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986
across the nation. apply for annual funding for up to three
years. n For previous recipients of the grant, must have
submitted all required reports timely
This change should benefit applicant n Must have capacity to file returns electronically
• • • • • • • • • • • • • organizations. It: n Must have experience in coordinating
n E liminates need to file full application volunteer programs
each year n May not be a federal, state or local

VITA
governmental agency
nA
 llows partners to focus efforts on
growing the program
VITA Grant Eligibility Criteria
n E mpowers partners to make strategic
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance decisions in anticipation of continued
n Must be compliant with federal tax filing and
payment requirements
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) funding
n Must not be debarred or suspended from
Grant program was established in 2007 to:
Organizations interested in applying for Federal contracts, grants or cooperative
n Enable VITA program to extend services to the grant should review these publications agreements
underserved populations in hardest –to-reach n Must provide a Dun & Bradstreet Universal
closely.
areas, both urban and non-urban; Number
n Increase the capacity to file returns
electronically;
• • • • • • • • • • • • • n Must be a private or public non-profit
organization qualifying for tax exemption

VITA
under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue
n Heighten quality control;
Code of 1986
n Enhance training of volunteers; and n For previous recipients of the grant, must have
n Improve the accuracy rate of returns submitted all required reports timely
prepared at VITA Sites. n Must have capacity to file returns electronically
Publication 4671, Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance Grant 2011 Program Overview and n Must provide dollar-for-dollar matching funds
Application Package, provides complete details for monies requested
on eligibility and the application process. n May be a state or local government agency
including Native American Tribal governments

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