Loyola Law School offers free tax service

    The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is offering the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to provide free tax preparation assistance for people with low to moderate incomes.
    The sessions, designed by the Internal Revenue Service, will continue through April 12. They are offered Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Mondays and Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Broadway Activities Center, 501 Pine St., Room 202.
    No sessions will be held Feb. 18 or 20 due to the Mardi Gras holidays and April 7 or 9 due to the Easter holidays.
    VITA also offers tax preparation at the Community Center of St. Bernard Parish, 1111 LeBeau St., Arabi. This location services the communities of St. Bernard Parish, New Orleans East, the Lower Ninth Ward and the Bywater and Marigny areas.
    Sessions will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 4, 11 and 25; March 3, 17, 24 and 31. For more information on sessions in Arabi, call 281-2512 or  861-5668.
    Those attending tax preparation sessions should bring identification, Social Security cards for each member of their household, tax returns and all other tax documents, including W-2 forms, 1099 forms and Social Security statements.
    For more information, call 861-5668, visit the VITA website or e-mail Andrew Piacun, site coordinator, at apiacun@loyno.edu. For pre-recorded directions, call 861-5665.