AARP seeks volunteers to help with taxes

For Missouri's 2000 tax season, AARP volunteers helped more than 53,000 people with their tax returns. Each year, the demand for assistance goes up and volunteers must be added. AARP is seeking more volunteers to serve as tax-aide counselors during the 2001 tax-filing season.

New volunteers will receive free training from AARP in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to federal and Missouri income tax returns, the volunteers help eligible seniors to file for property tax credits (often referred to as Circuit Breaker). They will be asked to serve at least four hours per week from Feb. 1 through April 15 at one of the main preparation locations near them.

For information on how to join the AARP Tax-Aide team, call (888) 227-7669 or go online at "A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.aarp.org/taxaide">www.aarp.org/taxaide.