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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2015
AARP offers February tax preparation
This year, AARP Found-
ation is again providing
free tax assistance and
preparation for taxpayers
with low to moderate in-
come through the AARP
Foundation Tax-Aide pro-
gram.
Tax-Aide, in its 48th year, is
the nation’s largest free
tax assistance and preparation
service
It gives special attention to
older populations.
You do not need to be a
member of AARP or a retiree
to use this service.
“In 2014, our volunteers
were able to obtain total
income tax refunds of
$55,978,686 for the nearly
81,000 participants, and
$1.6 billion in Earned
Income Tax Credits (EITC),”
said Jerry Cohen, AARP
Oregon State Director.
In 2014, AARP Foundation
Tax-Aide’s
36,000
vol-
unteers at more than 5,000
sites nationwide provided
2.6 million people with free
tax help.
AARP Foundation Tax-
Aide volunteers are trained
and
IRS-certified
each
year to ensure their knowl-
edge of revisions to the U.S.
tax code.
Last
year,
AARP
Foundation Tax-Aide volun-
teers in Oregon helped more
than 80,795 people file their
federal and state tax returns.
The program is offered at
approximately 134 sites in
Oregon including senior cen-
ters, libraries and other
convenient locations.
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Preparation of tax returns
under the Affordable Care Act
rules will require add-
itional documentation from
taxpayers this year.
The good news is that for
taxpayers on Medicare or
Medicare Advantage for the
full year, no further informa-
tion is required.
Otherwise, taxpayers need
to bring along their family’s
health insurance coverage
information including infor-
mation about Marketplace and
Exchange
purchases,
and health care exemp-
tions.
For more information on
documentationthat is required
or to locate an AARP
Foundation Tax-Aide site,
visit www.aarp.org/findtax-
help or call 1-888-227-7669.
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For the Love of Animals exhibits today at FEC
Animal lovers and support-
ers of the local Humane
Society are invited to the
Florence Events Center today,
Jan. 31, to enjoy the “For the
Love of Animals” exhibit and
reception.
There will be complimenta-
ry punch, coffee and dog-bone
shaped cookies for all visitors,
as well as an area set up to
have photographs taken of peo-
ple’s pets.
An “Animals” art exhibit by
local artists will be on display
in Gallery One. There also will
be photographs of pets up for
adoption in Gallery Five.
Attendees can also purchase
raffle tickets for a chance to
win an original oil painting of
their pet by artist Ron
Hildenbrand
The event runs from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., and the only admit-
tance requested is a bag or can
of dog or cat food.
All pets visiting must remain
in the designated “photo
booth” area, and be on a leash.
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