Generally Speaking: AARP Offers Free Income Tax Services
The Bay Ridge AARP has announced two locations in the southwest Brooklyn area where free income tax assistance is available, now through April 15: Mondays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at St. Patrick’s Rectory, 9511 Fourth Avenue, contact phone number: 718-238-6600; and Fridays, (except Good Friday) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Our Lady of Angels Rectory, 7320 Fourth Avenue, contact phone number: 718-836-7200.
Both sites allow walk-ins, and offer the option of e-filing. The service is available to citizens age 60 and older, who should be in the low to middle income range. You do not have to be an AARP member to avail yourself of this service. Each of the tax assistants has been trained and certified by the Internal Revenue Service.
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