IRS-certified AARP TAX-AIDE volunteers will be available again this year to prepare and electronically file tax returns at several sites in the Sequim area. The service is free of charge.
Sponsored by the IRS and the AARP Foundation, the TAX-AIDE program is available for low- and middle-income taxpayers of all ages.
TAX-AIDE volunteers will be available through this year’s tax season, which extends to April 13.
The TAX-AIDE volunteers are IRS-certified to prepare most basic tax returns, making sure that the taxpayer receives all eligible deductions and credits. They help everyone from first-time taxpayers and working families to retirees and those who just needs some help to get through their tax return.
Volunteers do not prepare returns for taxpayers, however, who have income from rental properties or taxpayers with complicated business returns.
What to bring
Taxpayers should bring the following with them to the TAX-AIDE site:
• Photo ID (required)
• Social Security cards for taxpayer, spouse and all dependents (required)
• Copy of 2017 tax return
• W-2 from each employer
• All 1099 forms (1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, 1099-C, 1099-R, 1099-MISC, SSA-1099, 1099-G, etc.); these include interest, dividend, stock sale, cancellation of debt, retirement, self-employment, Social Security and unemployment compensation
• Documentation of health insurance coverage for taxpayer, spouse, and all dependents; bring Form 1095, if received
• Check or bank document with routing and account numbers, if direct deposit of the refund is desired
• Any other documents necessary to complete a 2018 return (for example, cost of stock sold, tuition statements and receipts necessary to itemize deductions, if applicable)
Where to get assistance
TAX-AIDE sites in the Sequim area include:
• Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesdays and Saturdays. Call 360-775-8494 for an appointment.
• Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays (first-come, first-served; no appointment required)
• Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., by appointment, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., on Mondays; call 360-457-7004.
