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AARP offers free tax preparation service
The Bay Ridge AARP Chapter #3630, announces the AARP Foundationis once again providing free tax preparation and assistance atthree local sites in Southwest Brooklyn. They include St. Patrick’sChurch Rectory, 9511 Fourth Avenue, 718-238-2600, on Mondays from10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Regina Pacis Youth Center, 1258 65th Street,718-232-4340, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.;and Our Lady of Angels Church Rectory, 7320 Fourth Avenue,718-836-7200, on Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
According to the National AARP, the service focuses on helpingpeople with low or moderate income and aged 60 or older. Manyseniors who use professional tax preparers often pay from $150 to$300 to get a simple tax return done. If you’re worry about theircompetence, don’t be. We’re advised, AARP tax aide volunteersreceive several days of training, and pass three IRS certificationtests plus an ethics exam.