VITA Appointment Intake Form

Welcome to UConn VITA!
We are happy you chose UConn VITA to help you with your tax return this year!

Our volunteers are IRS-certified and trained to keep your information private.
Your personal information is confidential and used only to prepare your tax return.

Step 1: Complete Our Online Form
You must complete the online form below before your appointment.
Please:
✔ Answer every question carefully
✔ Answer honestly
✔ Complete the form at least three business days before your appointment

We use your answers to prepare your tax return.
If the form is incomplete, we may not be able to finish your return during your appointment.

Step 2: Review the Correct IRS Form:
Our questions are the same as IRS Form 13614-C or 13614-NR. Please review the correct form before starting:

You do not have to prepare either of these forms - we will do so for you using the answers you provide.

Not Sure About Your Tax Status?
You must know if you are a Resident Alien or Nonresident Alien for tax purposes.
This is not the same as your visa status.
Click here to determine your tax residency status.

If you have questions, please review our website or contact us before your appointment.

Please bring all required documents with you, completed and in hard copy.
We’re unable to access documents on personal devices, so printed copies are necessary.
For everyone’s security, Social Security cards, photo identification, and passports must be presented in their original form.

We look forward to helping you!

This survey must be completed in one sitting, and all information is required. Most of the information should be known to you or easily obtained. There are a few items you will need to prepare beforehand, as follows.

U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens

If you are in the U.S. on a visa, first be certain whether you are a Resident or Nonresident Alien by reading this page thoroughly.

Then, be sure you have:

  • A general idea of your total income for 2024, including wages, scholarships/fellowships, investment, retirement, and unemployment income.
  • All 2024 fee bills and/or Forms 1098-T for all post-secondary students included in your tax return, in pdf, jpg, gif, or png form. Pdf is strongly preferred.
    • If you or someone in your household is a UConn student, please see this guidance for accessing and downloading your fee bills.
  • For divorced taxpayers, the date of your divorce decree.
  • For legally separated taxpayers, the date of your separate maintenance decree.
  • The amount of any estimated tax payments made by you (and/or your spouse) toward this year's tax. This does not include any withholdings by your employer(s).
  • The amount of any prior year tax refund applied by you (and/or your spouse) toward this year's tax.

Nonresident Aliens (Foreign Students and Scholars)

If you are in the U.S. on a visa, first be certain whether you are a Resident or Nonresident Alien by utilizing this resource.

Then, be sure you have:

  • A general idea of your total income for 2025, including wages, scholarships/fellowships, investment, retirement, and unemployment income. In making this calculation, do not exclude any income that may be exempt due to a treaty with your country of citizenship.
  • Your passport number
  • Determine whether or not you will be receiving a 1042-S form for your wages. If you are unsure, please see the first section at this website.
  • If you are a student, all 2025 fee bills and/or Forms 1098-T from the institution(s) you attended in 2025 in pdf, jpg, gif, or png form. Pdf is strongly preferred.
    • If you are a UConn student, please see this guidance for accessing and downloading your fee bills.
  • The number of days you were present in the U.S. for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025.
  • Dates of U.S. travel for all years in pdf, jpg, gif, or png form. Pdf is strongly preferred.
    • You can access your Travel History here. Please do not provide your "Official I-94" document, unless you were in the U.S. for all of 2025.
    • This is a required document, so if you did not enter or depart the U.S. in 2025, please provide a statement to that effect in the same format.
  • The name, phone number, and address of your academic program director at the educational institution you attended in 2025.
  • An electronic copy of your 2024 State of Connecticut tax return, if applicable. If it is password protected, be sure to provide the password in the comments section.