Publication 5683 VITA/TCE Handbook for Partners and Site Coordinators›CHAPTER 2: VITA/TCE Site Material and Ordering
CHAPTER 2-1 Site Material
1025 Publ 5683 (PDF) · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
SPEC is committed to providing timely, relevant and accurate electronic and printed products for internal and external use. These products help ensure quality tax return preparation for our free tax preparation programs. Updated site material is expected to be available electronically on IRS.gov by the beginning of November.
The following list of site materials is not all-inclusive.
| Document Number | Product | Printed | Electronic | eBook | Comments | Required at Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc 13123 | X | This product is in limited supply. Returning volunteers should keep their ID holder to use each year. Partners should contact their relationship manager to order this product. |
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| Form 6744 | VITA/ Volunteer Assistor’s Test/ |
X | X | X | Must enter answers into Link & Learn Taxes online certifications. |
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| Form 9234 | Volunteer Certificate of Appreciation |
X | Ordering procedures for this product have changed. Contact your relationship manager for details. Also available in Spanish. |
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| Form 13206 | Volunteer Assistance Summary Report |
X | ||||
| Form 13357 | Community Service Leadership Certificate of Appreciation |
X | Ordering procedures for this product have changed. Contact your relationship manager for details. Also available in Spanish. |
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| Form 13446 | Internal Customer Certificate of Appreciation |
X | Ordering procedures for this product have changed. Contact your relationship manager for details. Also available in Spanish. |
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| Form 13533 | VITA/ Partner Sponsor Agreement |
X | VITA/ Partner Sponsor Agreement |
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| Document Number | Product | Printed | Electronic | eBook | Comments | Required at Site |
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| Form 13533-A | FSA Remote Sponsor Agreement |
X | ||||
| Form 13614-C | Intake/ and Quality Review Sheet |
X | X | Printed on yellow paper. Not available for AARP Tax Aide. Available electronically in multiple languages. |
X | |
| Form 13614-C (sp) |
Intake/ and Quality Review Sheet – Spanish version |
X | X | Printed on GREEN paper. Not available for AARP Tax Aide. |
X | |
| Form 13614-NR | Nonresident Alien Intake and Interview Sheet |
X | X | Printed on white paper. Not available for AARP Tax Aide. |
X *Required at Foreign Student sites |
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| Form 13615 | Volunteer Standards of Conduct Agreement – VITA/ Programs |
X | ||||
| Form 14446 | Virtual VITA/ TCE Site Model Taxpayer Consent |
X | Available in multiple languages. |
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| Form 15272 | VITA/ Plan |
X | Approved security plans for each site must be maintained by the territory office. Territory offices must inform partners of the approval and SPEC encourages the territory to send a copy of the approved form to the partner. |
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| Document Number | Product | Printed | Electronic | eBook | Comments | Required at Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pub 17 | Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) |
X | X | |||
| Pub 730 (en-sp) | Important Tax Records Envelope |
X | Not available for AARP Tax-Aide. Other partners must continue using their remaining stock from last year before reordering. |
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| Pub 3676-A (en-sp) |
IRS Certified Volunteers Providing Free Tax Preparation (Poster) |
X | X | Orders of more than 3 posters per site require a business justification. |
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| Pub 3711 | VITA/ Certificate Holder |
X | For use with appreciation certificates. Ordering procedures for this product have changed. Contact your relationship manager for details. |
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| Pub 3753 | If you want to improve the IRS – Speak Up |
X | ||||
| Pub 4011 | VITA/ Student and Scholar Volunteer Resource Guide |
X | X | X | X *Required at Foreign Student sites |
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| Pub 4012 | VITA/ Resource Guide |
X | X | X | X | |
| Pub 4012-A | VITA/ Resource Guide with Updates |
X | Pub 4012 updated with the changes included in the 4491-X. Available in February. |
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| Document Number | Product | Printed | Electronic | eBook | Comments | Required at Site |
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| Pub 4053 (en-sp) | Welcome! Do you require service in any language other than English? |
X | ||||
| Pub 4299 | Privacy, Confidentiality and Civil Rights – A Public Trust |
X | X | |||
| Pub 4491 | VITA/ Guide |
X | X | |||
| Pub 4491-X | VITA/ Supplement |
X | Available mid-January on IRS.gov |
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| Pub 4555-E | VITA/ e-instructor guidance |
X | X | |||
| Pub 4695 | VITA/ Rico Volunteer Test |
X | X | |||
| Pub 4696 | VITA/ Rico Volunteer Resource Guide |
X | X | X *Required at Puerto Rico sites |
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| Pub 4836 | VITA/ Programs – VolTax Poster |
X | X |
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| Document Number | Product | Printed | Electronic | eBook | Comments | Required at Site |
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| Pub 4836 (sp) | VITA/ Programs – VolTax Poster – Spanish Version |
X | X | |||
| Pub 4961 | VITA/ Standards of Conduct – Ethics Training |
X | Also available in Spanish. |
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| Pub 5055 | Facilitated Self- Assistance (FSA) Tabletop Sign |
X | This pub is in limited supply. Partners who currently have the sign should keep their copy to use each year. Partners should contact their relationship manager before attempting to order this product. |
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| Pub 5088 | VITA/ Coordinator Training |
X | ||||
| Pub 5101 | VITA/ Interview and Quality Review Training |
X | ||||
| Pub 5166 | VITA/ Quality Site Requirements |
X | ||||
| Pub 5683 | VITA/ Interview and Quality Review Handbook |
X | Consolidation of Intake/ Interview and Quality Review processes. |
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