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Free Tax-Time Help for Thousands of Hoosiers

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Monday, January 30, 2012   

INDIANAPOLIS - It's tax season, and free help is available that should make completing returns for the IRS and state revenue departments less "taxing" for thousands in Indiana. Eligible residents can receive assistance filling out federal and state income tax returns through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program.

Steve Vanderver, a volunteer and incoming state coordinator, says low- and middle-income Hoosiers will need to bring identification, Social Security numbers and evidence of income.

"W-2s, 1099-R for pensions and so on, any 1099-INT for interest, 1099-DIV for dividends received."

Vanderver says the program helped 30,000 Hoosiers file last year, and that refunds show up in about a week if deposited electronically into bank accounts.

He notes that AARP's Tax-Aide is available to low- and middle-income taxpayers, preferably those over 60.

"It's for an individual with income tax, and who is not a business; we can't do businesses. We can do self-employed: for example, if someone works as a contract employee or they have maybe a beauty shop in their home."

Angela Carr Klitzsch, senior grants officer for the Central Indiana Community Foundation, urges low-income taxpayers to make sure they take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Depending on how much money you made during the year and the number of qualifying children you have, it can sometimes mean thousands of dollars in a refund.

"It's money that you earned anyway and just provided to the federal government, who then says that because of the amount of money that you have, you deserve that back and you can reinvest that as you see fit."

Klitzsch says when Hoosiers get their refunds, including the Earned Income Tax Credit, that money gets spent locally and helps bolster Indiana businesses. She says tax time is also a perfect opportunity to work on a family budget for the coming year.

To connect with AARP tax help, go to aarp.org and search for tax help. There's a place to enter your zip code to find the nearest Tax-Aide location.






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