AARP FOUNDATION TAX-AIDE WILL PROVIDE FREE TAX ASSISTANCE AND PREPARATION BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2014

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This year, AARP Foundation is again providing free tax assistance and preparation for taxpayers with low to moderate income through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, in its 45thyear, is the nation’s largest free tax assistance and preparation service, giving special attention to those 60 and older.  You do not need to be a member of AARP or a retiree to use this free service.

 

“Tax-Aide provides a valuable service for taxpayers in the Commonwealth,” said AARP Virginia State Director Bill Kallio.  “It couldn’t be done without the nearly 1,200 dedicated volunteers who work hard to make it happen.”

Last year in Virginia, nearly 1,200 AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers helped more than 80,000 people file their federal and state tax returns.  The program is offered at approximately 76 sites in Virginia including senior centers, libraries and other convenient locations. Virginia taxpayers using the service received more than $48.6 million in total refunds, as well as more than $9.4 million in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs).

Nationwide in 2013, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide’s 35,000 volunteers at nearly 6,000 sites provided 2.6 million people with free tax help. Taxpayers who used AARP Foundation Tax-Aide received $1.3 billion in income tax refunds and more than $244 million in EITCs.

For more information or to locate an AARP Foundation Tax-Aide site, visit www.aarp.org/findtaxhelp or call 1-888-AARPNOW (1-888-227-7669).  AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is offered in conjunction with the IRS.

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