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1. All VITA/TCE site volunteers must pass the
VSC certification test
2. VOLUNTEER STANDARDS OF CONTUCT
RETEST QUESTIONS
1. Which volunteers must pass the Volun-
teer Standards of Conduct (VSC) certifica-
tion test? a. The volunteer's removal from the VITA/TCE
program.
3. 2. Failure of a VITA/TCE volunteer to com-
ply with the Volunteer Standards of Con-
duct could result in which of the following?
b. The volunteer's inclusion in the IRS Volun-
teer Registry to bar future VITA/TCE activity
indefinitely.
c. Termination of the sponsoring organiza-
tion's partnership with the IRS.
d. All of the above may be considered an
appropriate action depending on the type of
violation and the sponsoring organization's
corrective actions. <<< CORRECT
4. 3. Is having a donation/tip jar at the qual- law-certified preparer, to
ity review station within the VITA/TCE site deposit her re- fund into
a violation of the Volunteer Standards of his checking account
Conduct? and turn the funds over to
her when received. If Josh
5. 4. Maggie wants her tax refund quickly;
however, she doesn't have a bank account
for direct deposit. She asks Josh, the tax
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agrees to do this, has he violated any of the Volunteer Standards of
Conduct?
6. 5. Pat is a paid tax preparer in the com- munity; he also gives back to the
com- munity by serving as an IRS tax law-certi- fied volunteer tax
preparer at a VITA/TCE site. While conducting the interview with the
taxpayer, Pat discovers the taxpayer's small business will generate a loss,
making the return out of scope for the VITA/TCE program. Pat explains
to the taxpayer that the tax return cannot be prepared at the VITA/TCE
site, but he will offer the taxpay- er a discount at his paid tax preparation
business down the road. Did Pat violate the Volunteer Standards of
Conduct (VSC)?
7. 6. Ann, an IRS tax law-certified tax prepar- er, told the taxpayer that cash
income does not need to be reported because the IRS will never know
about it. Ann indicated NO cash income on Form 13614-C. Ann pre-
pared the return without the cash income. The designated quality
reviewer was un- aware of the conversation and therefore unaware of the
cash income and the re- turn was printed, signed, and e-filed. Did the
designated quality reviewer violate the Volunteer Standards of Conduct?