HoyaTaxa
HoyaTaxa volunteers at General Body Meeting

Georgetown's Volunteer Tax Assistance Club

IRS-certified tax preparation to low and moderate-income residents of DC, VA, MD and Georgetown students and faculty regardless of residency.

60+
Volunteers
650+
Returns filed in 2026
IRS
Certified
Free
For Everyone

Who's Eligible

Everyone! Students, international students, graduate students, international graduate students… faculty, community members, anyone!

On-Campus Clinics

In addition to volunteering off campus with our partner organizations, we also run our own tax clinics on campus! You can come and simply ask questions or sit down with us and file your entire return on the spot and walk away with a huge weight off your shoulders. No appointments needed, just show up!

Upcoming Campus Clinics

On-campus clinics run February through April. Exact dates TBD.

A Year at HoyaTaxa

From fall recruitment to Tax Day. Here's what a year as a volunteer looks like. Scroll through the season.

Sept → MayDrag or scroll →
Ancient timesDone ✓
Before 2025
Records don't go back this far, but legend has it HoyaTaxa did.
Sep 4Done ✓
First GBM
Meet the club + see the year ahead
Sep 30Done ✓
Speaker Event
Hear from a tax pro or program alum
Nov 17Done ✓
Off-Campus Meeting
For volunteers heading to partner sites
Nov 20 – 22Done ✓
Volunteer Interviews
Quick sit-down with the board
Dec 2Done ✓
Final Fall GBM
Close out the semester together
Jan 14Done ✓
Spring GBM
Schedules published + shift Q&A
Jan 17 – 18Done ✓
Training Weekend
IRS certification, no experience needed
Feb 2Done ✓
Volunteering Begins
First shifts of the tax-prep season
Feb 22Done ✓
Pancake Brunch
Kick off the season with breakfast together
Mar 22Done ✓
On-Campus Clinic
Free tax prep at the Healey Family Student Center
Mar 25Done ✓
On-Campus Clinic
Free tax prep at the Leavey Program Room
Apr 12Done ✓
Final On-Campus Clinic
Last clinic of the season at McShain
Apr 15Done ✓
Tax Day Party
Celebrate a season of returns filed
Today
JUL 14
Fall 2026Up next
2026 – 2027 Season
Next year's programming will be posted in the fall

Who We Are

HoyaTaxa is a Georgetown University student organization dedicated to providing free, professional tax preparation services to DC-area residents who may not be able to afford paid tax help.

Our volunteers are trained and certified by the IRS through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, ensuring every return meets the highest accuracy standards.

Meet our leadership →

Where We Serve

HoyaTaxa operates at a growing network of free tax preparation sites across the DMV area.

Each site is staffed by IRS-certified Georgetown student volunteers in partnership with Community Tax Aid, Montgomery County VITA, and the AARP Foundation.

Serving Our Community

Five HoyaTaxa volunteers arm in arm at the Minnesota Ave tax site
Our volunteer crew at the Minnesota Ave site

Our Partners

We work alongside leading community organizations across the DC metro area.

Community Tax Aid

Community Tax Aid

Montgomery County VITA

Montgomery County VITA

AARP Foundation

AARP Foundation

Learn about our partnerships →

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