Tax-Aide begins IRS filing help in Burnet County

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program will begin its season helping with Income Tax returns tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 2.

Free preparation and electronic filing will be offered in Marble Falls at the Boys & Girls Club, 1701 Broadway Street, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 2-April 13. The exception will be March 14 and 16.

In Burnet, assistance will be offered 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Mondays, Feb. 6-April 10 at the Hill Country Community Foundation Building, 402 East Jackson Street. The one exception will be Feb. 27 when the service will be open at the Herman Brown Free Library, 100 East Washington Street.

The local program was developed to provide free tax preparation to help anyone over 50 who could no afford help with their Income Tax Return. In practice, the program is open to all ages and backgrounds who need assistance.

“People should bring a Social Security card for each person on the return this year,” said Judy Fiene, the Burnet Tax-Aide coordinator. “We must see the physical card for each one.

“They also bring a driver license or other photo identification card. Tax documents, such as W-2 and 1099 forms, will be needed. And, last year's taxes are a help.”

Last year, the first time the service was not offered in Kingsland also, that amounted to 503 people in Marble Falls and, in Burnet, 399.

Through the AARP Foundation of the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) has assisted almost 50 million low- to moderate-income taxpayers. A list of documents someone would need to take advantage of the program can be found online at www.aarp.org/money/taxes/aarp_taxaide/.

For more information, contact Jack Tibbitts in Marble Falls at 830-798-1626, or Fiene, at 512-234-2438.