Free Income Tax Service

AARP Tax-Aide will be offering FREE basic Federal and State ( GA and NC) personal income tax preparation in Murphy, NC, beginning 2/2/2009 and ending 4/14/2009. We offer electronic preparation and filing of tax returns. Our location will be in the classroom building of the First United Methodist Church on Valley River Avenue, one block north of the traffic light in downtown Murphy.

The service is available by appointment  from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Wednesdays. The appointment numbers is 828-835-0220; walk-ins are accepted if time allows.

This is the 41st year the AARP Foundation will be offered this service. It is confidential and open to anyone with non-complex individual returns. The service is offered to any taxpayer with low to moderate income with a special emphasis placed on those age 60 and older. The returns are prepared by friendly IRS-certified volunteers who live in this area.

In 2009 this service helped prepare over 2,000,00 income tax returns nationwide, from nearly 7,00 sites, at no charge.

Additional information can obtained at www.aarp.org/taxaide or 1-888-227-7669.