<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/ubalt-stories-service-learning-tax-clinic.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>02/19/2025</pubDate><title>Accounting students gain life lessons in tax clinics</title><description>A new service-learning component is giving students an opportunity to apply their knowledge by helping real clients with their income tax filings.</description><author>UBalt Stories</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/tax-prep-feature.jpg" alt="Students help a client with their taxes."/></image><image-cap/><quote>It just gives you hands-on experience. I learn this way better.</quote><quote-name>Anna Carlucci</quote-name><quote-info>B.S. in Business Administration</quote-info><tags><tag>Community Engagement</tag><tag>Merrick School of Business</tag></tags></item>