VITA Success Prompts Visit From IRS Deputy Commissioner to Learn About Program

Debra Holland, the IRS Deputy Commissioner for Support at the Wage & Investment Division, was in Manchester as part of meetings with IRS staff in New England offices. While here, the Atlanta-based IRS official met with leaders of Granite U...nited Way’s community-based free income tax program, VITA, to hear about the program’s success, including a tax filer who won $25,000 offered as an incentive to encourage splitting a portion of tax refunds into savings. Photo ID (l-r): Cathleen M. Fitzgerald, Senior Tax Consultant, IRS/SPEC, Patrick Tufts, President and CEO of Granite United Way, Debra Holland, Wage and Investment (W&I) Division Deputy Commissioner for Support at IRS, and Cary Gladstone, Director of Asset Building for Granite United Way.