Tax Day is April 18, and if you are among the many taxpayers yet to file, there is help waiting for you.
AARP’s Tax-Aide service offers free in-person and virtual tax assistance now through April 18 in every state. “They sit down with one of our volunteers complete an intake sheet and by the time they leave, they have a completed return in their hand and we electronically file it later on with the IRS,” said Lynnette Lee-Villanueva, the Vice President of Tax and Credits at AARP.
“It is a free program and it’s volunteer based. All of our sites have trained volunteers who are also IRS certified to be able to prepare the returns,” said Lee-Villanueva.
AARP said its Tax-Aide service helped secure more than $1 billion in refunds for more than 1.2 million taxpayers last year.