Officials gathered last week in Allen Hall to discuss the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, in which IRS-certified accounting students from the School of Management provide free tax prep services to qualifying Western New Yorkers. Attending a press conference were, from left, Brandon Szerwo, assistant professor of accounting and law; Bonnie Lockwood, regional director for Western New York for Gov. Kathy Hochul; state Sen. Sean Ryan; accounting students Trevor Samplinski, Justin Froese and Zengzeng Mu; Buffalo Common Council Member Rasheed N.C. Wyatt; and Jordan Nicholson, UB director of community relations. Photo: Douglas Levere