By Marvin Garcia |Staff Writer| CSUSB’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, provided by upper-division accounting majors, will be offering free income tax preparations to eligible taxpayers. The VITA program, started in the early 1970’s and sponsored by the IRS and the Franchise Tax Board (FTB), is intended to provide free tax return help to people with an income under $60,000. It assists residents with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speakers. VITA is managed by Accounting and Finance Professor, Janet Courts, who has coordinated it for 11 years. “In our VITA program here at CSUSB, we prepare students through an advance online training program … [Read more...] about CSUSB students doing taxes
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An inside look at what coach Jimenez has planned
By Chelsea Underwood |Sports Editor| Renee Jimenez takes charge over the women’s basketball program in her first season as head women’s basketball coach at CSUSB. Jimenez comes from a winning women’s basketball program at California State Monetary Bay. In the past five years, Jimenez and her staff have taken pride in themselves for building up and earning three trips to the NCAA tournament along with a 100 percent graduation from the participating athletes. Determine to build and strengthen the Coyotes, according to Jimenez, it all starts with the small things; from having good grades, working as a team, and taking advantage of what the school has to offer. Academics is what … [Read more...] about An inside look at what coach Jimenez has planned