AARP tax assistance Cobb libraries

AARP tax assistance available at Cobb public libraries

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Between now and right before the April 15 filing deadline, Cobb citizens can get free tax assistance at their public library branch.AARP free tax preparation sessions

The AARP once is again is providing the service, which is available at three libraries in East Cobb.

Every Monday through April 13, Tax Aide will be available at Gritters Library (880 Shaw Park Road) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Each Tuesday through April 14, you can go to the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road), between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

On Thursdays through April 9, the same service will be provided at the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road) from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Here’s more from the AARP on Tax Aide, and what you’ll need to bring when you show up:

IRS-trained tax counselors will provide the Tax-Aide service for low to moderate income taxpayers. The free, confidential service is available to everyone regardless of age and membership in AARP is not required.

AARP Tax-Aide is sponsored by the IRS. Electronic filing will be available at all locations.

No appointments are necessary but arrive early to sign up. Space is limited. Tax-Aide officials request everyone plan ahead to be prepared for their Tax-Aide sessions.

 

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AARP free tax preparation sessions coming to East Cobb library branches

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Once again the AARP is offering free tax preparation services for low and moderate income earners in Cobb County, including three library branches in East Cobb.AARP free tax preparation sessions

The sessions begin on Feb. 1 and end on April 15. Here are the specific dates and times at East Cobb library branches:

No appointments are necessary, and you don’t have to be an AARP member. Services are free and confidential, and electronic filing also is available. Returns are prepared by IRS-certified tax counselors.

Bring your 2017 tax returns and 2018 tax forms, a social security card and identification and a valid check for any direct deposit refunds.

For information visit the AARP’s Tax Aide page.

 

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EAST COBB THIS WEEK: Garden tour; tax help; Holocaust exhibit; Coffee with a cop; library events and more

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Spring break is over, school students are diving into Milestone testing and a beautiful (and warm) week is in the forecast in East Cobb. Some early-week events will be culminated by a Cobb Master Gardeners spring tour, but here’s what’s coming up in the community that you can dive into as you get back back into the swing of things:Kitty Weichherz, In Her Father's Eyes, East Cobb Library exhibit

  • A month-long Holocaust exhibition, “In Her Father’s Eyes,” continues at the East Cobb Library Monday-Saturday from 11-6 through May 2. It’s the story of Kitty Weichherz (in photo), a Czech girl born in the same year as Anne Frank, and told through family photographs and the diary of her father, who survived the Sobibór death camp. Holocaust Remembrance Day is Thursday;
  • Two public libraries in the community are holding free AARP tax assistance sessions this week. On Monday, from 10-2, you can bring your forms to the Gritters branch (880 Shaw Park Road); on Tuesday, the hours are from 10:30-2 at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road);
  • Cobb Police are holding two more Coffee With a Cop sessions this week: On Monday at 6 p.m. at the Chick-fil-A Lassiter (3046 Shallowford Road), and on Thursday at 8 a.m. at Chick-fil-A Eastlake (2105 Roswell Road). Precinct 4 community officer Nathalie Jegg and colleagues will be on hand to answer your crime and public safety concerns;
  • On Monday night, a Republican candidates’ debate for Georgia Secretary of State takes place at Lassiter High School (2601 Shallowford Road), and while the event is free, you’ll need to sign up;
  • From 6-8 Tuesday there’s going to be an open house for information about the new draft master plan for Cobb Greenways and Trails. We posted about recommendations to expand the Johnson Ferry Trail and the Noonday Creek Trail, and that link has more information about the Cobb DOT project. The open house will be at the Cobb Civic Center (548 S. Marietta Parkway);
  • On Wednesday, the East Cobb Library is holding a chair yoga wellness session for adults 18 and over, and you’ll need to sign up for that;
  • More health tips at the library: From 7-8 Wednesday at the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road) you can Ask a Chiropractor about what’s ailing you, but you’ll also need to register first;
  • On Thursday morning, stop and smell the azaleas and other wildflowers at the Cobb Master Gardeners spring tour from 9-12 at the Wright Environmental Education Center (2661 Johnson Ferry Road). The tour is free, but if you like what you see, they are accepting donations.
  • On Thursday afternoon, step back in time and enjoy Classic Movie Thursday from 2-4 at the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center. It’s John Frankeneimer’s “The Manchurian Candidate” from 1962, starring Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury and Frank Sinatra. You can bring your own food and drink to the black box theater;
  • If you live in the Bells Ferry Road corridor and want to keep up with what’s happening in the community, the Bells Ferry Civic Association is holding its annual meeting Thursday night from 6:30-8 at the Shiloh Hills Baptist Church (75 Hawkins Store Road). The guests include Angie Jenkins of the Noonday Creek Trail wildlife group, Eric Meyer of Cobb DOT; Cobb Police Precinct 1 community officer Fernando Pharr and District 3 Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell. The meeting will take place in the church’s student center;
  • Thursday begins a three-day run of the Wheeler Theatre presentation of “Shrek the Musical.” The other shows are Friday and Saturday, all of them starting at 7 p.m. at school’s performing arts center (375 Holt Road).

Check out our full calendar listings for more, this week and beyond. Send us your event information and we’ll post it! E-mail us at: calendar@eastcobbnews.com.

Whatever your plans are for this week, make it a great one!

 

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