 Oh, with tax season underway, students at Bemidji State University are offering to help. Students from an income tax class at BSU will file your federal and state taxes for free. Each volunteer that helps file taxes is certified to do so. We actually, the IRS has some guidelines there and we actually take some tests or exams and you have to pass those at different levels in order to be certified to help out volunteer with filing taxes. There are around 11 volunteers assisting the community on their tax returns and as many as 20 returns are made each night. It's a great tool for students to utilize to get some real life experience but it's also giving back to the community as well. So, you know, if you need some help with taxes, because taxes can be a really scary word, right? Yeah, so, you know, we just want people to come on in here. We can help them all and explain how things work and hopefully give them a better understanding of where their tax dollars are going. You can get your tax filed at Memorial Hall Room 250 at Bemidji State University every Wednesday and Thursday night from 3 until 5.30 p.m. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.