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Southeastern, King Students Become IRS-Certified Tax Preparers

It's part of a pilot program with the district, Troy-based Flagstar Bank and the Accounting Aid Society.

DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – Students from Southeastern and Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School can now offer free help to their neighbors since they have become IRS-certified tax preparers.

It’s part of a pilot program with the district, Troy-based Flagstar Bank and the Accounting Aid Society. About 40 students will have several weeknight sessions at each high school with a teacher overseeing the students’ tax work.

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