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The Free 'Tax-Aide' Program Helps Low- and Moderate-Income Taxpayers throughout Massachusetts
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(OPEN):
THIS WEEK [THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24TH], THE LARGEST FREE
TAX-PREPARATION PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY OPENS, AT 220 LOCATIONS, ACROSS
MASSACHUSETTS. AND, IT'S RUN BY VOLUNTEERS. "A-A-R-P
FOUNDATION TAX-AIDE"--NOW IN ITS 45TH YEAR--HELPS LOW- AND
MODERATE-INCOME TAXPAYERS WITH BASIC FEDERAL- AND STATE-RETURNS.
A-A-R-P MASSACHUSETTS STATE-PRESIDENT, LINDA FITZGERALD,
SAYS...
(FITZGERALD):
"WE HAVE MORE
THAN 600 VOLUNTEERS READY TO ASSIST MASSACHUSETTS-RESIDENTS, OF ALL
AGES, WITH THEIR TAX-PREPARATION--FOR FREE. THEY'VE BEEN TRAINED
WITH THE HELP OF [BOTH] THE I-R-S AND THE 'MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE'. THEY KNOW THE TAX-RULES--AND ABOUT THE
TAX-CREDITS [THAT] YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR."
(BRIDGE):
LAST YEAR, A-A-R-P'S VOLUNTEERS BROUGHT OVER 19-MILLION
DOLLARS, IN REFUNDS, TO THEIR CLIENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS. ONE
POPULAR--YET UNDER-UTILIZED--TAX-CREDIT IS THE "CIRCUIT-BREAKER"; IT
HELPS OLDER PROPERTY-OWNERS AND RENTERS. TOM LIGON, OF
WAYLAND, IS THE VOLUNTEER STATE-COORDINATOR FOR "A-A-R-P
FOUNDATION TAX-AIDE"; HE SAYS...
(LIGON):
"NOBODY IS
MORE GRATEFUL THAN A SENIOR WHO WAS EXPECTING TO GET NO MONEY BACK ON
HIS OR HER RETURN, BUT [INSTEAD] GETS A REFUND, THANKS TO THE
'CIRCUIT-BREAKER' TAX-CREDIT--WHICH, THIS YEAR, CAN BE UP TO A THOUSAND
DOLLARS. AS A-A-R-P-VOLUNTEERS, WE'RE HERE TO SAVE [BOTH] YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY MONEY--AND TO PROVIDE A HIGH-QUALITY, HELPFUL SERVICE."
(CLOSE):
TO FIND AN "A-A-R-P FOUNDATION TAX-AIDE"-SITE IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY,
CALL 1-888-"A-A-R-P-NOW"; THAT'S 1-888-227-7669. OR, GO
ONLINE, TO
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"M-A".
