Volunteer tax preparers sought

Published 12:01 am Monday, November 17, 2014

Tax-Aide on the North Olympic Peninsula is looking for new volunteers to prepare federal income tax returns for the coming tax season.

Tax-Aide volunteers provide free tax return preparation and electronic filing for low- and middle-income community members.

The Tax-Aide program is sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service and the AARP Foundation.

Training in December

AARP membership is not required to volunteer or to receive Tax-Aide’s free tax preparation and e-filing services.

Training begins in December using training materials and software provided by the IRS.

All volunteers must attend training classes and pass an IRS test before assisting taxpayers during the tax season.

Visit www.aarp.org/taxaide to complete an online application.

For more information, contact the following local coordinators:

■ In Port Angeles, Lois Bellamy, 360-457-1497 or lois_bellamy@mac.com.

■ In Jefferson County, David Self, 360-385-2617 or dcself@olypen.com.

■ In Sequim, Gail Anundson, 360-582-1295 or sequimgail@gmail.com.

■ In the Forks-West End area, Hearst Coen, 360-452-6541 or hj_coen@msn.com.