In the continued spirit of community involvement, Truliant Federal Credit Union is hosting a free income tax assistance site through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program in their Fred J. Sarda Pavilion Building in Winston-Salem.

“We are proud to be able to provide this service to the community,” said Marjorie Rorie, director of community services for Truliant. “In addition to free tax assistance, our site will provide information on financial products and services that can help families in these tough economic times.”

The Forsyth Working Families Partnership offers this free tax preparation service through VITA to working families who make $50,000 or less in annual income. VITA started their partnership with local communities to help eligible families collect the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). It is estimated that millions of dollars in EITC go unclaimed by eligible working families every year.

Truliant employees are volunteering their time to this program to offer low-income, working families affordable tax return preparation, encourage savings and increase the number of tax returns completed.

Truliant Federal Credit Union’s Fred J. Sarda Pavilion Building is located at 3200 Truliant Way. The hours of operation for this free tax preparation service are Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., from January 21 through April 14, 2012.

Individuals participating in Truliant’s free service need to bring the following: picture ID, Social Security card or ITIN and the Social Security card of each independent to be claimed, the employer ITIN or Social Security number of child care providers, W-2 form(s) and or 1099(s), last year’s tax return.

For more information, visit ForsythFreeTax.org, call 336-293-2054.