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Name: AARP
Location:
Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Phoenix, Arizona
United States
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AARP State Office Staff
AARP State Office Staff
Hometown(s):
Collier Center 201 E. Washington Street, Suite 1795 Phoenix, AZ 85004
Collier Center 201 E. Washington Street, Suite 1795 Phoenix, AZ 85004
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What we do, we do for all!
What we do, we do for all!
Tax-Aide Recruiting Volunteers for 2010 Tax Filing Season
The fall season is upon us and the AARP Arizona Tax-Aide program is beginning to recruit volunteers to help with the upcoming 2010tax filing season. The need for volunteers is important, especially as Tax-Aide looks to expand the program in more communities throughout the state. “We would like to offer Tax-Aide service especially in more Hispanic communities and although many of our current volunteers are bilingual, we need more volunteers to help us reach more people,” says AARP Arizona Tax-Aide State Coordinator Diane Pearson.
AARP Tax-Aide is the largest, free,
volunteer run tax counseling and preparation service to low and
middle-income people across the country sponsored by the AARP
Foundation in cooperation with the IRS. Last year in Arizona,
over 1100 Tax-Aide volunteers helped file nearly 83,000 tax returns
(Federal 44,000 and State 39,000). Initial training for the
Tax-Aide program begins in the fall. Pearson adds that
recruitment efforts start early so that volunteers receive the
support and training they need to be involved in the Tax-Aide
program when it begins in February.
People of all ages, backgrounds and
skill levels are encouraged to become an AARP Tax-Aide
volunteer. Volunteers need not have previous tax skills and
AARP membership is not required.
The AARP Tax-Aide program is
set to begin early next year with tax preparation sites set up at
churches, libraries, banks and senior centers. The
program ends April 15, the last day of the tax-filing season.
For more information on becoming a
volunteer for AARP Tax-Aide in Arizona call toll free 1-888-OUR-AARP
(1-888-687-2277) or visit the AARP web site at www.aarp.org/taxaide
.
AARP Tax-Aide is administered
through the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the Internal Revenue
Service. The AARP Foundation is an affiliated, 501 (c) (3)
nonpartisan charitable organization, established in 1961. It
administers publicly and privately funded programs, such as AARP
Tax-Aide and the AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program.
The Foundation also carries out the Washington, D.C.-based
advocacy programs funded through Legal Counsel for the Elderly,
Inc. These programs also receive support from AARP.
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