AARP Foundation tax-aide to provide free tax assistance and preparation

Frontiersman.com

MAT-SU — AARP Foundation will offer free tax assistance and preparation for taxpayers with low to moderate income through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program. In its 45th year, the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is the nation’s largest free tax assistance and preparation service, giving special attention those age 60 and older. You do not need to be a member of AARP or a retiree to use this free service.

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 Earned Income Tax Credits. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is offered in conjunction with the IRS. For more information, visit aarp.org/findtaxhelp or call (888) 227-7669. Here are the dates and hours for AARP sites in the Mat-Su Borough:

Wasilla

• Wasilla Senior Center, 1301 Century Circle. Mondays, 10 a.m. to 3:30 pm. Call 376-3104 for appointment; walk-ins also welcome. Closed Feb. 17 and March 31.

• Mat-Su Evangelical Church, 5201 East Mayflower Lane, (about Mile 7, Palmer-Wasilla Highway). Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 746-6113 for appointment; walk-ins also welcome.

Palmer

• Mat-Su Senior Services, 1132 S. Chugach. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 745-5454 for appointment; walk-ins also welcome.

Houston

• Mid-Valley Senior Center, 11975 West Mid Valley Way. Feb. 4, Feb. 25, March 4 and March 18 only, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 892-6114 after 10:30 a.m. for appointment; walk-ins also welcome.

Talkeetna

• Upper Su Senior Center, 16463 E Helena. Feb. 18, March 11 and April 15 only, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 746-6113 for appointment; walk-ins also welcome.

Trapper Creek

• Trapper Creek Community Center, near Mile 115.4, Parks Highway. Feb. 11 and April 8 only, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 746-6113 for appointment; walk-ins also welcome.