Tax-Aide Takes Anxiety out of Tax Time
By: Source: AARP.org Date Posted: 2008-01-23 17:10:09.774736-05:00
Beginning Feb. 1 and continuing through April 15, 150 IRS certified AARP volunteers will staff 47Tax-Aide sites throughout Nebraska. The AARP Tax-Aide volunteers will assist middle and low income citizens with their income tax filings and questions. Special help is offered to those 60 and older.
AARP Tax-Aide is the nation's largest, free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service. Last year, 7,891 federal returns and 4,028 state returns were filed by AARP Tax-Aide volunteers in Nebraska.
The Tax-Aide volunteers, trained in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, will offer help with both Federal and State income tax returns. Returns can be as e-file or paper, although e-file returns are strongly recommended whenever possible.
"I enjoy working with Tax-Aide. Helping taxpayers understand the complex tax forms and helping them fill out the forms correctly is very satisfying," said Dorothy High, Tax-Aide volunteer state coordinator from Scottsbluff. "Tax law can often be very confusing. AARP volunteers can make the process a whole lot easier and is greatly appreciated by the taxpayers."
To prepare for the visit to your Tax-Aide filing site, be sure you have the proper documents to assist your counselor in filing your return:
- Social Security cards and benefit statement
- photo ID
- copy of last year ' s return
- W-2 form
- 1099 forms (interest or dividends)
- 1098 (mortgage interest)
- 1040-ES (estimated tax payment)
- 1099-R (pension, annuity, IRA)
Hours of operation vary; check online [http://www.aarp.org/money/taxaide] or call 1-888-227-7669 for more information.
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