CRESTVIEW — Results are in, and this year, local volunteers helped process 127 tax refunds, keeping $156,319 in Okaloosa County and saving taxpayers $18,150 in preparation fees, according to a United Way of Okaloosa-Walton Counties spokesperson.
The nonprofit helped organize the Volunteers Income Tax Assistance program, an IRS initiative, along with community partners First Presbyterian Church of Crestview and Goodwill Easter Seals of Fort Walton Beach.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Tax assistance volunteers keep $156,000 in Okaloosa