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The AARP Tax Filing Assistance Program will be offered starting 1:00 p.m. Friday Feb. 1 at the Orange Public Library. Trained volunteers will be available from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday through April 11and Tuesday April 15. Anyone seeking assistance should bring the following:

All W-2 and 1099 Forms including Social Security Benefits statements.

Records of Capital Gains and Losses.

Receipts of medical expenses, taxes paid, interest paid, contributions, casualty and theft losses, job expenses, sales tax receipts for major purchases, and Social Security cards for dependents. Also, a copy of their 2006 tax return. (A copy of the 2006 tax return is very helpful to the volunteers assisting in the preparation of the 2007 return).

Electronic filing will be available.