 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer Jonathan Pankaw. A new Nev Admin was released outlining the 2015 tax season. Act of Duty Sailors, their dependents and retirees can use the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance or VITA and Electronic Tax Filing or ELF programs free of charge to file their 2015 tax returns. The VITA and ELF programs are managed by Naval Legal Service Command and run by thousands of volunteers fleet-wide to help you file your taxes correctly and save you money. In the 2013 tax year, volunteers for VITA and ELF helped save service members $800,000 in tax preparation fees and provided more than $10 million in tax refunds. Sailors are encouraged to volunteer full or part-time at tax centers around the fleet. For more information on VITA and ELF or to find locations, visit the IRS website.