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Tax Help at the Library

Tax Preparation Help
Volunteers from UMD will be at the Main Library in the Gold Room (Michigan Street level) beginning Saturday, February 6, 2010. Their schedule will be:

Mondays:   2 - 8 p.m.
Saturdays:   11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Volunteers will not be here on these dates:
Monday, February 15 - Library Closed
Saturday, March 13
Monday, March 15
Saturday, March 20

The last day the volunteers will be here is Monday, April 12.

 

Bring the following materials to your tax help session:

  • Social Security numbers for everyone listed on the tax return (including children)
  • Birth dates of everyone listed on the tax return
  • Photo I.D.
  • Last year's tax return
  • W-2 forms, 1099 forms and any other taxable and nontaxable income statements or forms
  • Receipts for charitable donations
  • Property taxes paid in 2009 on your home
  • Daycare expenses (include provider's name, address and tax ID or Social Security number)
  • Receipts for purchase of school-related material for K-12 students
  • Form 1098-T for college, technical college or other post-secondary schools
  • Form 1098-E if interest was paid on a student loan
  • RENTERS: Form CRP from your landlord
  • HOMEOWNERS: 2009 property tax bill

For questions regarding the volunteer tax help, please call the UMD Accounting Department Office: 726-7966.

 

Additional Tax Preparation Help Sites:
Please call for information about hours, appointments or other requirements

 

Community Action
19 N. 21st Ave. W.
726-1665

Community Action
Memorial Park Office
5315 Grand Ave.
726-1665

VITA Site
UMD
Kirby Student Center Lounge

AARP Sites

  • CHUM Drop-In Center
    125 N. 1st Ave. W.
    720-6521
  • Duluth Lakeshore
    4002 London Rd.
  • Duluth Temple Israel
    1602 E. 2nd St.
    727-2158
  • Lincoln Park Center
    2014 W. 3rd St.
    722-4107
  • Rainbow Senior Center
    211 N. 3rd Ave. E.
    464-0903
  • West Duluth American Legion
    5814 Grand Ave.

 

Tax Forms
The Main Library has most (but not all) Federal tax forms, instructions and publications, as well as some basic Wisconsin forms. The state of Minnesota is providing the Library with the 12 most-commonly-needed forms; other forms may be printed for $.10 per page or received by calling 651-296-4444. Tax forms may be found in the Michigan Street lobby and on the Tax Shelf on the second floor near the copy machines.

For additional forms:


The Mt. Royal and West Duluth Branch Libraries have the basic forms, instructions and publications and notebooks of reproducible forms.

 


Internal Revenue Service - Duluth Regional Office
515 W. 1st St., Federal Bldg. - Room 105
Duluth, MN 55802
(218-626-1624   Press 1 for Duluth.    There is no live telephone assistance.)  
Tax Information: 800-829-1040; Forms & Publications: 800-829-3676
Recorded Tax & Refund Information: 800-829-4477
No state return preparation
2010 Tax Season Hours:
Monday through Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
No appointments. Walk-in, face-to-face help only.
Lobby hours for form pickup only: Monday through Friday - 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Web site: www.irs.ustreas.gov


Minnesota Department of Revenue
600 N. Robert St.
St. Paul, MN 55101

For questions about individual income tax, please contact:
     email:  indinctax@state.mn.us
     or call: 651-296-3781   or   800-652-9094
     TTY:  Call 711 for Minnesota Relay
Phone Assistance Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m
Web site: www.taxes.state.mn.us/taxes/

Mail questions to:
     Minnesota Department of Revenue
     Mail Station 5510
     St. Paul, MN 55146

Mail tax returns to:
     Minnesota Individual Income Tax
     St. Paul, MN 55145-0010

 


PLEASE NOTE: Library staff are not trained to help with tax questions.
Please contact the IRS or the Minnesota Department of Revenue for help from the experts.

Tax-Related Web sites

 

1/12/10
Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior St., Duluth MN 55802