Tax Prep Help

Free Tax Prep Help at the Library

Tax assistance for this year has now ended. Thank you to our AARP Tax Aide Advisors who helped over 1,200 people with their 2023 tax returns. Check back in January for 2024 tax assistance dates. 


Free tax assistance through AARP Tax Aide Advisors is offered at the New Rochelle Public Library. Trained AARP volunteer counselors will be available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm during tax season. These sessions will be held in the Library’s Meeting Room and on the stage of the Theater, except during school vacation weeks, when they will be held in the Community Gallery. Tax filers are advised to arrive early, as they will meet with a tax advisor on a drop-in, first-come, first-served basis. The Library opens at 9:00 am on these days. Tax filers arriving before 9:00 am may line up at the Lawton Street entrance to the Library. The AARP Tax Aide assistance program is free. Tax preparers have all the necessary forms to complete e-filing.

Participants must bring with them last year’s return and supporting documentation, as well as an official photo identification and a social security card, or other comparable documentation. Bring documents that may apply to your tax situation:
  • Government issued Photo ID, Driver’s License, State ID or Passport for Taxpayer and Spouse
  • Government issued documents with Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number information for all people to be listed in your tax return
  • Last year’s Federal and State tax returns
  • Tax documents that apply to you:
    • Wage, Pension, Social Security, Unemployment, other income
    • Itemized Deductions, College Tuition, Student Loan Payments, other deductions
    • Estimated Payments to IRS and State
    • Health Insurance Marketplace Advance Payments – Form 1095-A
    • Bank Routing and Account Number information for direct deposit of refund
  • Review last year’s AARP Tax-Aide tax return envelope for other suggestions
  • All other records you think may help to prepare a correct tax return


Find Tax Forms at the Library


Most IRS forms are now available on the IRS.gov website, follow this link.

New York State tax forms are available online here.