Published January 25, 2013  Submitted by: Renee

The Southwest Missouri Office on Aging TCE (Tax Counseling for the Elderly) program provides free tax preparation and assistance. IRS-trained volunteers prepare federal and state tax returns and Missouri Property Tax Credit forms.

Older adults will be given priority, but other ages can receive the service after older adults have been served.

Documents to bring:

• Social Security numbers for individual and spouse and all dependents
• Documentation of all income and child and dependent care expenses
• Photo identification
• W-2s
• Last year's tax return
• Bank account and routing numbers, if using direct deposit
• Paperwork from close of home or purchase of new car if claiming first-time homebuyers or new car sales tax credit
• Paid real estate tax receipt for Missouri Property Tax Credit
• Letter of proof from Department of Veterans Affairs to exclude VA income for 100% disabled veterans

Call (417) 862-0762 for information about TCE sites in the other counties served by the Southwest Missouri Office on Aging.