All Appointments Filled for GAF Tax Help

The AARP Tax-Aide Program sponsored by the Golden Age Foundation (GAF) begins Monday, March 8.

Volunteers will prepare and e-file returns on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings.

All appointments have been filled.

More than 260 appointments were made, fewer than in a normal 10-week tax season. This year, the program is only six weeks long, due to factors related to COVID-19, and there are fewer free programs being offered in the area, so the GAF tax program was swamped with calls.

For residents who received appointments, your tax return documents will be scanned when you arrive, and you will return the following week to pick up the completed return.

For a full overview of the process, see the tax articles in the LW Weekly on Feb. 18 and 25.

You must be a full-year California resident and, if married, file a Married Filing Joint return.

The program does not prepare returns with rental property or the sale of anything other than your California residence or stocks, bonds and mutual funds. It will not handle Schedule Cs for selfemployed individuals or amended returns. Broker statement cannot exceed 15 pages.

Residents who were unable to get a GAF appointment can file taxes for free at IRS.gov. Click on the “File Your Taxes for Free” icon and follow the prompts.