TAX-AID PROGRAM FOR ELDERLY BEGINS TODAY AT SENIOR CENTER

The tax-aid program for senior citizens and low-income people will be offered each Wednesday through the tax season, beginning today.

The program also will be offered on April 14. It will operate out of the Cape Girardeau Senior Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Taxpayers needing assistance should bring their Social Security cards and all tax documents such as W-2 forms, as well as last year's income tax return.

Volunteers will assist the taxpayers in filling out their income tax returns. The service also will be provided to nursing home and boarding home residents and homebound persons.

The service is provided free of charge by the American Association of Retired Persons and the Internal Revenue Service. The senior center provides space for the program.