Tax Assistance Events for Sandy-Affected Areas

The State's Treasury Department's Division of Taxation has organized a number of tax assistance outreach events throughout February and March in towns affected by Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Chris Christie's office announced Thursday. 

The events, scheduled during the height of tax season, are being held in towns that suffered heavy damage during Sandy as well as adjacent municipalities. The events will be located at libraries or other public buildings.

The events are scattered throughout Monmouth, Ocean and Bergen Counties.

The tax assistance events are free and residents can register online by visiting https://www.state.nj.us/treas/taxation/contactus_tytstormsandyrelief.shtml.. Residents can also email outreach.tax@treas.state.nj.us or call 609-633-6015 and leave a message, according to a release.

Experts will be on hand to assist residents with inquiries on how to report Sandy-related personal and business losses on their federal and New Jersey tax returns, as well as how to deal with property tax issues caused by Sandy-related property damage. Advice on how to recover lost tax tax documents or reconstruct lost personal or business records, as well as advice on other topics, will be available.

The events are supported by the AARP's Tax-Aide program and the IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. 

For a list of event dates, times and locations, see below. 

Superstorm Sandy Tax Assistance Outreach Events: 

Date

Time

Location

February 16 (Saturday)

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fairview Public Library

213 Anderson Avenue

Fairview, NJ 07022

February 21 (Thursday)

6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Hoboken Municipal Building

94 Washington Street

Hoboken, NJ 07030

February 26 (Tuesday)

6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Keyport Municipal Building

70 West Front Street

Keyport, NJ 07735

February 28 (Thursday)

6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Ocean County Library

Little Egg Harbor Branch

290 Mathistown Road

Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087

March 2 (Saturday)

10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ridgefield Public Library

527 Morse Avenue

Ridgefield, NJ 07657

March 9 (Saturday)

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Borough of Sea Bright Gym

1167 Ocean Avenue

Sea Bright, NJ 07760

March 14 (Thursday)

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Bradley Beach Library

511 4^th Avenue

Bradley Beach, NJ 07720

March 18 (Monday)

6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Ocean County Library

Toms River Branch

101 Washington Street

Toms River, NJ 08753

March 26 (Tuesday)

6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Ocean County Library

Brick Branch

301 Chambers Bridge Road

Brick, NJ 08723