Know a Senior That Needs Help With Tax Preparation?
I have enough angst over filing my own taxes, so I was glad to see that AARP offers a program for helping with tax help. AARP Tax-Aide claims to be the nation’s largest, free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service. They serve low- and middle-income taxpayers with special attention to those ages 60 and older. Tax-Aide is in its 26th year.
Tax-Aide offers online assistance, where you can submit a question online, but it might be a good idea to check the Frequently asked questions (FAQ) first.
And something we really like is that you can find one the of the 7,000 local Tax-Aide sites here. We’ve also put a link to it on our State & Local Resources page.
You can also volunteer to the Tax-Aide program. Some positions don’t appear to require prior tax preparation experience. You might even be able to lessen some of your tax-time angst.
Tax-Aide is part of the bigger Internal Revenue Service’s ‘Tax Counseling for the Elderly’ (TCE) program. The TCE Program provides free tax help to people aged 60 and older. Trained volunteers from non-profit organizations provide free tax counseling and basic income tax return preparation for senior citizens. Volunteers who provide tax counseling are often retired individuals associated with non-profit organizations that receive grants from the IRS.
If you don’t want to use the Web to find tax help, you can contact the TCE program at 800-829-1040. To locate the nearest AARP Tax-Aide site by phone, call 888-227-7669.
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[...] We’ve seen some good coverage of tips on taxes for seniors and retirees lately. We’ve picked a number of good ones that cover a range of topics. Some of them address filings for this year (2009) and some have to do with strategies for 2009 and beyond. If you have tax questions you need help with, consider the AARP Tax-Aide program that we covered in an earlier post: Know a Senior That Needs Help With Tax Preparation? [...]