RSVP offers tax counseling for the elderly

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Updated: March 24, 2012 8:02AM

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of West Suburban Cook and Southern DuPage counties will offer Internal Revenue Service’s Tax Counseling for the Elderly program through April 13.

The free program will provide assistance to individuals age 60 and older from low- to moderate-income households in completing their federal tax forms, including 1040EZ, 1040A and 1040, as well as state income tax forms. All forms will be electronically submitted.

Volunteer tax assistors have been trained to provide the service that will be available Mondays at the Melrose Park Public Library; Tuesdays at Elmwood Park’s LaFrambois Senior Center; Wednesdays at the Proviso Township Office in Hillside; Thursdays at Leyden Township’s Carl Fiorito Center in Franklin Park; Fridays at the Norridge Senior Assistance Center; and Saturdays at the Robert M. Collins Center on Triton’s main campus in River Grove.

For information or to schedule an appointment, call the RSVP Office at (708) 456-0300, Ext. 3895. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.

Upon making an appointment, individuals will be asked to bring their W-2 forms from all employers, Form 1099-S, bank interest statements, a copy of last year’s tax return and any other relevant tax information.