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The AARP Foundation in cooperation with the Marian Sutherland Library in Mountain Top and the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Wilkes-Barre will again provide free tax preparation and e-filing for federal and state income taxes for area residents. This service is available to all taxpayers with lower and middle incomes with special attention to those aged 60 and over. Taxpayers are not required to belong to AARP to be eligible for this service.Appointments are required and the following information and documents are needed for filing: photo ID, Social Security cards for taxpayer, spouse and all dependents, a copy of your 2014 tax return, your social security statement, all 1099&#8217;s, W-2 wage statements, interest or dividend statements and your property tax receipts for 2015, if filing for Property Tax Rebate, and any other tax forms received for the 2015 tax year.The Kirby Library, 35 Kirby Ave. in Mountain Top, will be available for tax assistance Wednesdays beginning, Feb. 3 and continuing through April 6. Call 570-678-5436 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday for an appointment. Do not call the library for an appointment.At the Good Shepherd Church, 190 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, tax assistance will be available on Tuesdays beginning Feb. 2 and continuing through April 5. Call 570-678-3504 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday for an appointment. Do not call the church for an appointment.

Free tax preparation available for area residents