Economics Department Upcoming Student Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ascend invites you to a presentation by Stalla CFA on Wednesday, 3-17-2010 during the free hour in PH152.
You will learn how to get yourself certified as a CFA, and what future career paths could be with this license.
We have prepared many giveaways and will be raffling $200 voucher and CFA review course, plus FREE food!

Apply for a Barham Scholarship

Ascend invites you to a panel discussion for HSBC on 03/25 at 4pm

Ascend is accepting applications for the Ascend-Cargill scholarship. Contact Ascend for more information.

Free Income Tax Preparation for students, faculty and staff

Alex Julca has a Ph.D. in Economics from the New School for Social Research. Having previously taught in Peru, the City University of New York, and as researcher at Columbia University, he has been working at the UN for the past eleven years, six of them for the Development Policy and Analysis Division (DPAD), found at www.un.org/esa/policy. He has made substantive contributions to the WESS since 2004, and currently works on the chapter on the international aid architecture. He has also published on international migration, remittances, and 'natural' disasters.

Dr. Julca will be speaking on the role of international economic development on April 14th at 4:30pm in King Hall 202.

Volunteer as a VITA Tax Preparer

New York City Department of Consumer Affairs Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE)’s mission is to educate, empower and protect those with low incomes, so they can build assets and make the most of their financial resources.

OFE spearheads the NYC Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Coalition, which raises awareness of important tax credits and directs eligible New Yorkers to affordable tax preparation services. More and more New Yorkers rely on free tax preparation through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites. Along with offering these services for free, the sites ensure that low-income tax filers maximize the value of their tax returns and are not marketed for unnecessary predatory products or loans.

This year OFE is looking to increase the number of volunteer tax preparers as a way of greatly enhancing the capacity of free sites around the city. Tax preparers can play an important role in helping low-income New Yorkers benefit from much-needed tax credits and making free tax preparation services more accessible. This partnership opportunity would provide them with a great exposure to the work of OFE and an in-depth understanding of the issues low income New Yorkers face during tax time.

What are VITA sites? At Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites, certified volunteers are trained to prepare basic federal and state tax returns for free and help qualifying low- and moderate-income New Yorkers claim credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and New York City Child Care Tax Credit. These VITAs not only offer free tax preparation services but they ensure that low-income tax filers are not marketed unnecessary predatory products or loans and make sure that filers maximize the value of their returns.

Why volunteer for OFE at a VITA site? Make a difference in the lives of low-income New Yorkers while networking and gaining marketable job skills. Why is tax time so important and who do volunteers help? Low-income families that receive a tax refund can get as much as $6,512. This lump sum is often the largest check they will receive all year. Additionally, VITA sites help to connect low-income filers to a variety of financial services in their community by facilitating ideas for savings programs, offering start up bank accounts and providing counseling. Who can volunteer to be a tax preparer? Anyone can volunteer to work at a VITA site once they have completed training, including an IRS-certified online training and exam; and a day-long classroom session at OFE’s Tax Time Training University.

What is the time commitment? Where are the VITA sites located? The 2010 tax season is from January through April. OFE asks volunteers to commit at least 4 hours weekly, for a minimum of 6 weeks during the tax season. VITA sites are usually located throughout the five boroughs of New York City, especially in neighborhoods with very few tax preparation options.

How can volunteers apply? Interested volunteers can contact Daniel Chertok at Dchertok@dca.nyc.gov or Hadley McLoughlin at HMcloughlin@dca.nyc.gov. Applications can be found on our website at http://nyc.gov/html/ofe/html/about/volunteer.shtml.

THE SEEK DEPARTMENT LEARNING CENTER
IS LOOKING FOR TUTORS IN
ECONOMICS & ACCOUNTING

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM G.P.A= 3.0+
TUTORS WILL BE PAID BY THE HOUR & COMPLETED CREDITS

PLEASE CONTACT: MS. JOHNSON/MS. WILLIS
ROOM #112 TELEPHONE NUMBER: (718) 997-3179

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