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AARP Massachusetts Continues to Offer Free Tax-Filing Assistance
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(OPEN):
TAX-DAY IS LESS THAN ONE MONTH AWAY--AND THE COUNTDOWN IS ON.
FOR LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME MASSACHUSETTS-TAXPAYERS, FREE HELP IS STILL
AVAILABLE. HUNDREDS OF "A-A-R-P TAX-AIDE"-SITES ARE
OPEN, ACROSS THE STATE. THE PROGRAM HELPS RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES,
WITH BASIC FEDERAL- AND STATE-RETURNS. A-A-R-P MASSACHUSETTS
STATE-PRESIDENT, LINDA FITZGERALD, SAYS...
(FITZGERALD):
"RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE MORE THAN 600 VOLUNTEERS, HARD
AT WORK. THEY'VE BEEN TRAINED BY THE I-R-S--AND THE MASS
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. THEY KNOW THE TAX-RULES--AND ABOUT THE
IMPORTANT TAX-CREDITS [THAT ARE] AVAILABLE TO BAY-STATE RESIDENTS."
(BRIDGE):
THIS YEAR, A NUMBER OF TAX-BREAKS ARE UP FOR GRABS--LIKE STATE-HELP
FOR OLDER PROPERTY-OWNERS, AND THE ENERGY-EFFICIENCY CREDITS.
JOHN WOODS IS THE VOLUNTEER STATE-COORDINATOR FOR "A-A-R-P
TAX-AIDE"; HE SAYS...
(WOODS):
"TAX-FILING CAN BE STRESSFUL--ESPECIALLY IN THESE
TOUGH ECONOMIC-TIMES. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE HERE TO DELIVER
QUALITY-RESULTS--AND TO MAKE THE TAX-FILING PROCESS A SIMPLE AND
LESS-CHALLENGING EXPERIENCE."
(CLOSE):
TO FIND AN "A-A-R-P TAX-AIDE"-SITE NEAR YOU, CALL TOLL-FREE
1-888-"A-A-R-P-NOW"--OR GO ONLINE, TO
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"M-A".
