Free Tax Assistance Offered At Fairfield Public Library

Information from Fairfield Public Library:

FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield Public Library is once again offering free tax preparation help to patrons through the services of AARP/VITA/IRS Volunteer Tax Assistance Program.

On Tuesdays through April 9, patrons can seek assistance at Fairfield’s Main Library between the
hours of 9:30am and 4:00pm. This service is especially suited to seniors and low-to-moderate-income households (earning $65,000 or less per year). No appointment is necessary; patrons will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis.

Patrons requesting assistance will need: a government-issued ID (e.g., driver’s license, US passport, CT State ID card); Social Security cards for ALL household members, and any necessary tax documents, such as W-2 forms and past tax returns. Please note that patrons are asked to bring no more than ONE additional person with them.

The AARP/VITA/IRS Volunteer Tax Assistance Program is the nation’s largest, free volunteer-run tax assistance and preparation service, and is available to all individual filers regardless of income or age. In Connecticut in recent years, the service processed about 52,000 federal returns, in addition to an equal number of State returns and many amended filings from prior years.

Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Reference Services at Main Library, notes “We are very pleased to once again partner with AARP/VITA/IRS to offer this valuable service to our community, and hope that many of our patrons will take advantage of it.”