Help with filing

Originally published Sunday, April 7, 2002

IRS office

The South Sound Internal Revenue Service office is at 402 Legion Way S.E. in downtown Olympia. The office is on the third floor and is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Staff at the Olympia office will help you prepare 1040EZ and 1040A forms, and the following 1040 forms: Schedule A/B, Schedule EIC, Schedule H, Schedule R, Form 2441 (child-care credit) and Form 8812 (additional child tax credit).

The office staff will not prepare Schedule C and D forms or partnership or corporate returns.

Extensions

- By phone: 888-796-1074

- Web site: www.irs.gov

AARP Tax-Aide

Taxpayers can receive free tax help from more than 70 trained volunteers with the AARP Tax-Aide program. The program focuses on retirees, low-income people, singles, single parents, disabled people and non-English speaking taxpayers.

The volunteers are available at the following locations:

- The Olympia Center, 222 N. Columbia St., Olympia. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

- Olympia Timberland Regional Library, 313 Eighth Ave. S.E., Olympia. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

- Capital Place Retirement Residence, 700 Black Lake Blvd., Olympia. By appointment. Call 360-352-9309.

- Refugee Center, 711 State Ave. S.E., Olympia. 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

- Panorama City, 150 Circle Drive Parkway S.W., Lacey. 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and by appointment at 360-438-5296.

- Lacey Timberland Regional Library, 500 College St., Lacey. 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays.

- Tumwater Timberland Regional Library, 7023 New Market St. S.W., Tumwater. 1 to 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.

- Yelm Moose Lodge, 1117 Yelm Ave. W., Yelm. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

People who are unable to go to the sites because of disabilities can set up an in-home appointment with volunteer coordinator Bill Pilkey at 360-412-4039

On the Web

- IRS: www.irs.gov

- National Taxpayers Union: www.ntu.org

- The AARP also has a Web site at www.aarp.org/taxaide

On the Web:

- Filing 2001 tax returns: Seven-part series on taxes

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