Free tax assistance available

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Free tax assistance and preparation for taxpayers with low and moderate incomes, with special attention to those age 60 and older, is available from AARP Foundation Tax-Aide through April 15. You do not need to be a member of AARP or a retiree to use this service.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers, trained in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, will offer help with personal income tax returns at various locations in Colorado.

In previous years, some 575 AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers helped more than 19,000 people file their federal, state and local tax returns in Colorado. The program is offered at approximately 50 sites in Colorado, including senior centers, libraries and other convenient locations.

Call our toll-free number, (888) 227-7669, or visit our website at www.aarp.org/money/taxes/aarp_taxaide/ during this tax season to locate an AARP Foundation Tax-Aide site near you.

Tax-Aide is a program of the AARP Foundation offered in conjunction with the IRS.

AARP Foundation is AARP’s affiliated charity. The foundation is dedicated to serving vulnerable people 50 and older by creating solutions that help them secure the essentials and achieve their best life. AARP Foundation focuses on: hunger, housing, income and isolation as key mission areas. For more information about AARP Foundation, please log on to www.aarp.org/foundation.