Sandra Karas is a working actor, member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity Association, and an attorney in private practice in the areas of tax, estates, trusts, contracts and business law. She is also Secretary-Treasurer of AEA and serves as the site coordinator of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program in New York, where she has been affiliated with VITA as a pro bono preparer and instructor for more than 30 years. She holds licenses in the areas of tax accounting, securities, investments and law, and is admitted to practice in all New York State courts as well the Federal District Court, United State Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court.