JOINT BASE LANGELY-EUSTIS, Va. –
The tax offices at Joint
Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia will begin offering services to active duty,
retirees and dependents to file tax returns starting Jan. 30 2017.
The tax center on Fort
Eustis in building 2733 on Madison Avenue will open from Jan. 29 through April
13 and the office at Langley Air Force Base at 450 Weyland Road, will open Jan.
30 through April 13.
The Ft. Eustis center
will have walk-in times Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
Tuesday and Thursday will only be available to active duty members with
appointments.
A priority list for the
Fort Eustis center starts with active duty service members and dependents
between the ranks of E-1 to E-5 first, all other enlisted, officers between the
ranks of O-1 to O-3 and finally retirees. Tax services will not be available
for officers O-4 and above.
The Langley center will
be open weekly Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. by appointment
only.
Due to the training of
the volunteers, the type of tax services provided will also need to meet
requirements.
“Our volunteers are
trained to handle basic tax information,” said Andrea Singleton, 633rd Air Base
Wing Judge Advocate legal assistant. “We also want to make sure we have the
manpower to handle those who are lower ranking active duty who may not be able
to afford outside services.”
According to Melissa
Hudgins, 633rd ABW JA legal assistance attorney, the Internal Revenue Service
volunteer income tax assistants will be available to provide tax services to single
clients whose gross income does not exceed $100,000 and married couples filing
joint returns whose combined gross income does not exceed $150,000; both
spouses are required to be at the appointment.
The tax centers will be
unable to assist individuals with small businesses and rental property.
In the case of being
unable to make an appointment, there will be computers available for
utilization of Military OneSource to prepare their taxes.
To prepare taxes, bring
up-to-date and completed versions of forms including W-2, 1099-R, 1098-T,
Interest/Dividend/Brokerage Statements, Dependents Care Statements, Mortgage
Interest Statements, Rental Property Statements and last year’s tax return.
Alternative resources
that are available to file taxes are www.militaryonsource.mil
and www.irs.gov.
For more information or
to make an appointment, call the Langley tax center at 757-778-0045
or the Fort Eustis legal office at 757-878-2478/2343.