Volunteers Still Needed for AARP Tax Aide

January 4, 2024 – Tax season is upon us all, and the AARP Tax Aide program is looking for more volunteers.

AARP Tax Aide is a free tax preparation and e-file service available by appointment to anyone. You do not need to be a senior to use this service. You do not need to be a senior to volunteer either. A member of the KSST Team is proud to be one of the new volunteer trainees for the 2023 tax season.

Tax Aide Volunteer Training will be during the month of January. It is largely computer based, and the actual returns done for clients are also done via computer. The returns are all done at the Sulphur Springs Library. If you have ever done your own tax return on a computer, you have a basic idea of how the process works.

Tax Aide volunteers are never alone. There is an entire team of support available at all times. Guidelines and policies developed by the IRS and AARP also protect the filer, and the volunteer. A volunteer who follows the rules in preparing a return can not be held liable for errors. Client returns are screened and their potential difficulty is matched with the volunteer’s level. Some simple returns might take just 15 minutes, others are more fit for experienced members of the team. Volunteers will never be put in a situation where they have no support. All returns prepared by a Tax Aide Volunteer are reviewed by a different volunteer member of the team before filing.

Please keep in mind that the free Tax Aide service can not help with every type of return. The majority of people who make an appointments do meet the return guidelines, or ‘scope’, set nationally by the IRS and AARP.

Training has already begun for the 2023 tax season. Any volunteer wanting to be included this season will be personally brought up to speed by local trainers.

Sign up to volunteer and learn more by clicking here.

The first appointments for the free service in the Sulphur Springs Area will be February 6th.