The AARP Tax-Aide program offers free income tax preparation in conjunction with the IRS and the AARP Foundation. The program is open to everyone regardless of age but is primarily geared to senior citizens. There may be some limitations depending on the complexity of the return.
There are locations throughout Morris County as well as nationally. Local offices include Boonton Senior Center (Tuesdays), Parsippany Community Center (Tuesdays and Thursdays), Kinnelon Fire House (Thursdays), and Denville Municipal Building (Wednesday).
Taxpayers need to bring a social security card, picture ID, last year’s tax return, all documents dealing with wages (W-2), income from various sources (1099 INT, 1099 DIV and 1099 Misc), records of all expenses (medical costs, donations. Real Estate tax, higher education costs, etc).
The Boonton Senior Center is located at 126 North Main Street, Boonton (973-544-8293) and hours are 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM from February 4 thru April 14. Individuals must call and leave a message stating their name and telephone number, preferred date, email address and a time when they can be contacted to firm up the appointment. Calls will be returned in a timely manner when we are able. Once an appointment is made please arrive a few minutes early to complete necessary paperwork. If for some reason you cannot make your appointment you should call the above number to reschedule. This will allow us time to contact other taxpayers in need of our services.
Site contacts for those mentioned above
- Denville – (973-627-6555) @ Municipal Building
- One St Mary’s Place, Denville NJ
- Kinnelon (973-838-1321) @ Kinnelon Fire House
- 103 Kiel Ave. Kinnelon, NJ
- Parsippany Community Center (973-263-7351) Community Center
- 1130 Knoll Road, Lake Hiawatha, NJ
For contact information to make an appointment and a list of all sites in Morris Cunty go to www.freetaxesmorrisnj.org. Offices will be open February 3 thru April 15.