Base Tax Center Now Open Published Jan. 25, 2016 By Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- The Minot Air Force Base Tax Center is now open and will remain open until April 18. The tax center offers free advice, assistance, preparation and electronic filing of federal and state income tax returns through the Internal Revenue Service's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. Tax assistance priority will be given to active duty military; however, military dependents, retirees and DoD civilian personnel may receive assistance on a space-available basis. The tax center is located in the Pride Building, west entrance, 2nd floor. The tax center will be open Monday - Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment only. Fridays will be walk-in hours from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Many squadrons also have unit tax advisors who can assist personnel with filing their taxes. Deployments can create many special tax issues. If you are, or will be, in a deployed status at any time, January through April and cannot file by the April 15th deadline, your filing season will be automatically extended. For any deployments, you may provide a spouse or family member with IRS Form 2848 (www.irs.gov) power of attorney, to file your taxes on your behalf while you are deployed. To get refunded earlier, deployed personnel can authorize another individual a power of attorney to file taxes on their behalf while deployed. To receive tax preparation/e-filing assistance, you must bring: · Photo IDs - Proof of identification (Taxpayer/Spouse) · Social Security Cards (or ITIN card, if applicable) (Taxpayer/Spouse/Dependents) · Birth Dates (Taxpayer/Spouse/Dependents) · Prior Year Tax Return (if new to Minot or Itemizing Deductions) · Wage/Income Statements (i.e., W-2s, W-2G, 1099-B, 1099-R, 1099-G, 1099-Misc) · Interest & Dividend Statements (1099-INT, 1099-DIV) · Affordable Care Act Healthcare documents (IRS Form 1095-A, 1095-B or 1095-C) · Dependent Care Information (Daycare Provider Name, Address, Tax ID #, Amount Paid) · Education Credit Information (1098-T, receipts for out-of-pocket expenses) · Proof of Bank Routing and Account Number (For Direct Debits/Direct Withdrawals) · Any other forms applicable to your return o (i.e., "1098-E Student Loan Interest Paid", "5498 IRA contributions", "1098 Mortgage Interest Paid", Real Estate Taxes paid in 2015, etc.) Once you have received and printed all your tax documents, appointments can be scheduled by calling 723-3026.