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ASHLAND The AARP Foundation, in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, will again offer free, volunteer-run income tax preparation assistance for taxpayers with low and moderate income.
In 2011, volunteers in the Ashland area filed more than 2,500 regular federal and state returns.
Volunteers are trained in tax preparation and must pass an IRS test before they are allowed to assist taxpayers.
Assistance will be available through April 17 for those who qualify at the following sites:
Boyd County
Ashland Central Fire Station, 11th Street and Carter Avenue
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Kyova branch, Boyd County Public Library, 10699 U.S. 60 (Kyova Mall)
Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursdays from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Greenup County
Advance United Methodist Church, 1007 Bellefonte Road, Flatwoods
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Greenup County Public Library, 614 Main St., Greenup
Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
McKell branch, Greenup County Public Library, 22 McKell Lane, South Shore
Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Carter County
Carter County Senior Center, 200 N. Hord St., Grayson
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Floyd County
Floyd County Public Library, 18 N. Arnold Ave., Prestonsburg
Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Public Library, 102 W. Main and Jefferson streets, Louisa
Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pike County
Pikeville Senior Center, 128 Park St., Pikeville
Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
To find sites in other areas, call (888) 227-7669 or visit aarp.org/tax-aide.
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