NEW TODAY: AARP provides free tax preperation services at NeighborImpact Bend & Redmond

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Bend, OR – AARP Foundation is providing free tax-aide to Central Oregon residents from February 3 to April 15.
NeighborImpact helps to facilitate this service by providing an office location for clients to meet with IRS-certified tax preparers. The program is open to taxpayers of all ages and is not limited to AARP members.
Last year NeighborImpact facilitated the preparation of taxes for over a thousand individuals, bringing over $1.1 million to the Central Oregon economy through tax returns averaging $1,030 per household.
AARP will be providing drop-in tax services at the NeighborImpact Bend office on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from February 5 to April 15 and at the NeighborImpact Redmond office by-appointment on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from February 3 to April 14.
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