[NFBofAlaska] FW: Tax information to share

[lucas.bonnie at gmail.com]

Please see the following information for free tax preparation, for Alaskans.

Subject: Tax information to share


February 1, 2021

AARP Foundation Tax Aide volunteer tax preparers will provide free tax
preparation assistance for seniors and low-to-moderate income households
this tax season. Service delivery is being adjusted due to COVID to make tax
prep safe for volunteers and the public. The traditional model of taxpayers
sitting down face-to-face with a tax preparer will not be available.

Many of the previously-used free tax prep sites, including the Anchorage
Senior Center, AARP State Office, Northeast Community Center, and Spenard
Recreation Center are closed in 2021.

Tax prep will be by appointment only with minimal face-to-face interaction
this year.

Taxpayers will fill out interview questions in advance and make appointments
with an intake site. They will bring their tax documents to an intake site
appointment to be scanned and saved into secure, IRS-approved software.
Volunteer tax preparers will prepare the tax return from home, completing
the return within one week. Taxpayers will set up a second appointment to
review the tax return with a volunteer and sign the form authorizing
electronic filing.

Masks will be required at all drop-off and signing appointments.

For information on how to make an appointment with an intake site, taxpayers
are encouraged to call 211 or 800-478-2221 or to visit
http://www.FreeTaxPrepANC.com<http://www.freetaxprepanc.com/>


Bonnie Lucas, MS, CVRT, MSW
Braille and Technology Instructor, VISA Coordinator Equipping Alaskans for
Success Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
3903 Taft Drive
Anchorage, Alaska  99517
Phone: (907) 248-7770    Direct: (907) 771-4306
www.alaskabvi.org       www.facebook.com/alaskabvi


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