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AARP Foundation offers free tax preparation and filing. All taxpayers are welcome to take part in this service with a special emphasis on taxpayers age 60 and older. AARP membership is not required. Services are provided by a volunteer team with over 300 years of professional and volunteer tax preparation experience.

Making an Appointment

All of the tax preparation appointments at the Carmel Clay Public Library are full for this tax season.

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AARP Foundation offers free tax preparation and filing. All taxpayers are welcome to take part in this service with a special emphasis on taxpayers age 60 and older. AARP membership is not required. Services are provided by a volunteer team with over 300 years of professional and volunteer tax preparation experience.

Making an Appointment

Tax preparation at the Carmel Clay Public Library is by appointment only. No walk-ins are allowed.

Appointments will begin February 1 and will be scheduled on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 9am–1pm. (There will be no sessions on Saturday, February 22.) Appointments will take place at the Main Library in Meeting Room B on the second floor.

For questions about the program, call 317.689.8519.

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Who May Make an Appointment

While this program has a special emphasis on taxpayers age 60 and older, all taxpayers are welcome to take part in this service. AARP membership is not required.

AARP tax preparation volunteers are certified to prepare most returns, but they are not approved for the following:

Self-employment if expenses exceed $35,000, home office, ACA premium, or a net loss
Rental income, depreciation, or electric vehicle credit
Income, deductions, or credits outside our scope
(If you are uncertain about the complexity of your tax situation, please call 317.689.8519.)

As part of the effort to prevent identity theft, the IRS requires volunteers to check the ID of every taxpayer (including spouse for joint returns).

What to Bring to Your Appointment

The following information will be required to complete a tax return:

Copy of your 2023 tax return (if you are a new client)
Driver’s license, state ID, or passport for taxpayer and spouse
Social Security cards for taxpayer(s) and dependents
All tax forms (examples include W-2, 1099-R, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-SSA, 1099-G unemployment, 1099-MISC)
1095-A for health insurance provided by ACA
For assets sold—be able to provide original purchase date and cost, sold date, and proceeds
For self-employed—1099-NEC income, 1099-K credit card income, cash income, plus a tabulated total of expenses
Federal and state estimated income tax payments
Dependent care provider information (name, address, employer ID or Social Security number, amount paid)
1098-T and book costs for college education credit
For homeowners—real estate taxes paid in 2024
For renters—rent paid in 2024, name and address of landlord
Bank routing and account # for refund deposit
If assigned by the IRS, your six-digit Identity Protection PIN

For a printable version of this information, click here.

As part of the effort to prevent identity theft, the IRS requires volunteers to check the ID of every taxpayer (including spouse for joint returns).

What to Bring to Your Appointment

The following information will be required to complete a tax return:

Copy of your 2023 tax return (if you are a new client)
Driver’s license, state ID, or passport for taxpayer and spouse
Social Security cards for taxpayer(s) and dependents
All tax forms (examples include W-2, 1099-R, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-SSA, 1099-G unemployment, 1099-MISC)
1095-A for health insurance provided by ACA
For assets sold—be able to provide original purchase date and cost, sold date, and proceeds
For self-employed—1099-NEC income, 1099-K credit card income, cash income, plus a tabulated total of expenses
Federal and state estimated income tax payments
Dependent care provider information (name, address, employer ID or Social Security number, amount paid)
1098-T and book costs for college education credit
For homeowners—real estate taxes paid in 2024
For renters—rent paid in 2024, name and address of landlord
Bank routing and account # for refund deposit
If assigned by the IRS, your six-digit Identity Protection PIN

For a printable version of this information, click here.