Need Help Completing Your Income Tax Forms?

The AARP Income Tax preparers are back again this year to help with the preparation of income tax forms. They will be available from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays from February 7 through April 11 at the John's Island Regional Library. In order to have time to assist individuals, the last person will be helped starting at 1:30 p.m. Also note: first come, first served and assistance in Spanish/Español will be available.

If you would like more information concerning sites where free income tax assistance will be available in the greater Charleston, SC area, please call the Reference Desk at (843) 559-1945 or visit the Charleston County Public Library website.

Some helpful websites:
Internal Revenue Service: www.irs.gov
South Carolina Income Tax Information/Department of Revenue: www.sctax.org

It's Tax Time--Need Help?

Interested in free tax preparation assistance? Several branches of the Charleston County Public Library are offering help through a project coordinated with the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Assistance will be available in Spanish at two branches: Cooper River Memorial and John's Island Regional. Click here to see a complete listing of the dates, times, and locations of tax preparation assistance at the CCPL branches.

The programs target low- to moderate-income residents with AARP also giving special attention to helping residents over 60 years old. For additional tax assistance, you can contact these organization directly: VITA at 965-4037 or 2-1-1, or AARP at 1-888-227-7669.

Tax Help and Forms @ the Library

From Saturday, February 2, 2008 through Saturday, April 12, 2008 AARP volunteers will be in the John's Island Regional Library's auditorium to assist in the preparation of income tax forms. The free tax assistance will be available from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on a first come, first served basis. There will be a Spanish-speaking tax preparer to assist patrons in Spanish. The last person will be accepted at 1:00 p.m. to allow AARP volunteers time to assist before closing at 2:00 p.m. Free tax help will also be available at select other branches of the Charleston County Public Library.

2007 Income Tax forms will be available at the library from January 7, 2008 until April 21, 2008.