Tax help offered to the public by AARP Tax Aide volunteers at most ACPL locations.
Free tax help is available at select ACPL branches from January 27 through April 15. Assistance is provided by AARP Tax Aide volunteers on a first come, first served basis. No advance registration.
The checklist below includes items you need to bring when you visit an AARP Foundation Tax-Aide site for help preparing your tax return(s):
• Social Security card(s), or other government documentation with Social Security number for taxpayer, spouse and all dependents.
• Last year's tax return (TY2018)
• W-2 forms from each employer
• SSA-1099 if you received Social Security benefits
• All 1099 forms (1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-B, 1099-R, 1099-MISC, etc)
• Unemployment compensation statement (1099G if applicable)
• 1095-A or 1095-B or 1095-C form
• All forms indicating federal income tax paid
• Child care provider name, employer ID, Social Security number (if applicable)
• All receipts or canceled checks if planning to itemize deductions
Free Tax Help at ACPL Schedule
Mondays
Aboite Branch
5630 Coventry Lane
12 PM to 4 PM (Jam 27 thru Apr 13)
Little Turtle Branch
2201 Sherman Blvd
12 PM to 4 PM (Jan 27 thru Apr 13)
Pontiac Branch
2215 S. Hanna Street
10:30 AM to 2:30 PM (Jan 27 thru Apr 13)
Tuesdays
Dupont Branch
536 E. Dupont Road
10 AM to 3 PM (Feb 4 thru Apr 14)
Georgetown Branch
6600 East State Blvd
10 AM to 2 PM (Jan 28 thru Apr 14)
Hessen Cassel Branch
3030 East Paulding Road
10:30 AM to 2:30 PM (Jan 28 thru Apr 14)
Shawnee Branch
5600 Noll Avenue
10 AM to 2 PM (Feb 4 thru Apr 14)
Main Library
900 Library Plaza
4 PM to 7 PM (Jan 28 thru Apr 14)
Wednesdays
Waynedale Branch
2200 Lower Huntington Rd
10:30 PM to 2:30 PM (Feb 5 thru Apr 15)
Tecumseh Branch
1411 East State Blvd
10 AM to 2 PM (Jan 29 thru Apr 15)
Thursdays
Grabill Branch
13521 State Street
Grabill, IN
10 AM to 3 PM (Jan 30 thru Apr 9)
New Haven Branch
648 Green Street
New Haven, IN
10 AM to 2 PM (Jan 30 thru Apr 9)
Tecumseh Branch
1411 East State Blvd
10 AM to 2 PM (Jan 30 thru Apr 9)
Pontiac Branch shares a campus with the Fort Wayne Urban League and Brightpoint’s Hanna Creighton Head Start. It has a 2 story playscape for children and artwork on the pillars by Theoplis Smith. Don’t miss the stained glass window that was designed by William L. Lupkin Designs and donated by the building’s architect, Alan R.Grinsfelder. The Pontiac Branch is a community destination for neighborhood kids, organizations & clubs, and those in need of computer access.
