Prince William County Superintendent of Schools Steven L. Walts and school finance officials will give a presentation on the Proposed FY 2016 Budget and Capital Improvements Program to the public on Monday, February 23 beginning at 7 p.m. in Room 1101 of the Edward L. Kelly Leadership Center.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA) is a national program that offers people who earned less than $53,000 in 2014 a good way to get their tax returns done for free. Tax experts will be at the Dr. A J. Ferlazzo Building, at 15741 Donald Curtis Drive in Woodbridge, on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., from now until April 11, to help people with their taxes.

Prince William County School Board will hear the Superintendent’s proposed budget for 2015-16 on February 18 instead of two weeks earlier, as previously scheduled. Presentation of the proposed 2016-25 Capital Improvements Program will also be pushed back. The delays follow the cancellation of the January 21 School Board Meeting because of weather conditions.

Social Security announces as a result of Congress’ approval of the fiscal year 2015 budget, the agency will expand its hours nationwide and offices will be open to the public for an additional hour on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, beginning March 16.

The effort to kill the $12.1-million appropriation needed to bury power lines along US 1 in Woodbridge came to a halt Jan. 13 when Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted it down at a public hearing in McCoart Government Center.

The Internal Revenue Service announced the on-time opening of the nation’s 2015 filing season and highlighted an array of online services, including features that help taxpayers understand how the Affordable Care Act will affect them at tax time, and availability of the Free File program.

Residents who want a quick overview of Prince William County finances can read the Popular Annual Financial Report, or PAFR, online for "a broad, easy-to-understand, overview of the county’s financial position," according to a county news release Jan. 13.

Some members of the Virginia General Assembly's money committees will be at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on the GMU campus in Manassas at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 7, to hear from the public on the Governor's proposed amendments to the 2014-16 biennial state budget.