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Tax Information and Help

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Tax Help at the Library

AARP volunteers offer assistance with electronic filing of your tax forms at several library locations.

Please remember to bring all relevant information (all W-2 slips, Social Security card, etc.) with you. See below for detailed requirements for tax help.

A limited number of people may be served per location per day. There is no guarantee that the volunteers will be able to serve everyone in the time allotted.

Tax forms are available in paper and online, but library staff cannot help you choose forms, fill out forms or offer tax advice.

Tax Help Sites, Dates and Times

Tax help service is on a "first-come, first-served" basis, with exceptions noted below.

Central Library
February 8 - April 12
Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Hayden Heights
February 5 - April 9
Tuesdays, 12 noon - 4 p.m

Rondo
February 9 - April 13
Saturdays, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Sun Ray
By appointment only. Please call 651-501-6300 to make an appointment.
February 8 - April 15
Mondays, 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m
Fridays, 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

West 7th (Community Center)
By appointment only. Please call 651-298-5493 to make and appointment.
February 4 - April 15
Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

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Requirements

In order to receive this free service, you are required to provide the following:

  • Valid picture ID - state driver's license or state ID or current passport.
  • Social Security card or ITIN card for self and all dependents to be claimed.
  • Date of birth for self and all dependents to be claimed.

You will be required to sign a form listing your address, phone, date of birth, and social security number.

For tax preparation assistance, please bring:

  • W-2 forms
  • Records of all income, including unemployment benefits, bank or mutual fund interest, pension or other retirement plan payments
  • Forms of all government assistance and payments -- Social Security, Social Security Disability (SSDI), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Last year's tax return

For itemizing, bring:

  • Statement of property tax paid in 2012
  • Form 1099-D (dividends)
  • Form 1099 INT (interest income)
  • Form 1098 (mortgage interest statement)
  • All documentation on home improvement loans, school loans, medical costs, school costs and supplies, and charity donations

For property tax refund, please bring:

  • (Homeowners) Statement of Property Tax Payable in 2013
  • (Renters) Certificate of Rent Paid (CRP) from your landlord

Please Note:

  • Non-English speakers must bring their own interpreters.
  • Preparers will do ONE year's return per visit.
  • All tax forms will be filed electronically.

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Saint Paul Public Library locations that carry tax forms:

Call ahead if you are looking for a specific form! Forms usually arrive at the libraries in early-mid February.

Libraries with basic federal and Minnesota tax forms:

Libraries with basic Minnesota forms:

Other forms may be downloaded from the federal or state web sites or photocopied from books of reproducible forms available at libraries at a cost of 15 cents per page.