AARP tax help now available at Cooke Co. Library
Jan. 22—Tax help is on the way. AARP tax assistance packets are now available at the Cooke County Library in downtown Gainesville.
This packets include instructions on how to prepare 2023 tax returns. Clients will need to fill out the booklet and then contact AARP, as per the instructions attached with it.
Clients will need to make appointments this year. Instructions on how to make appointments will be attached with the AARP paperwork. This information can be found on an attached postcard. The first appointments won't be available until Tuesday, Feb. 5. Appointments will be from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesdays only. At this time, this service will be offered until Tuesday, April 9.
The library staff has no involvement with this service. The library is just the location, and the AARP Tax Aides are volunteers.
"They are trying their best to provide this free service to our community. Both organizations want to continue to provide this much used and needed service. Be aware that the details and process may change. We're all trying to make this service as simple and safe as possible. Be patient," stated library director Jennifer Johnson-Spence in a press release.
For any general questions, call the Cooke County Library at 940-668-5530. The library is located at 200 S. Weaver St.
