Tax center offers Tax Saturday

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  • By Capt. S. Daniel Colton
  • Ramstein Law Center
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --  The Ramstein Tax Center offers an upcoming Tax Saturday for 1040 EZ filers. The tax center (located in the Ramstein Law Center, Bldg. 2137) will be open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 26 to assist active duty military members who qualify to file their taxes on a Form 1040 EZ. You qualify to use a Form 1040 EZ if all of the following apply:
  • Your filing status is single or married filing jointly.
     
  • You (and your spouse if married filing a joint return) were under age 65 and not blind at the end of 2010. If you were born on January 1, 1946, you are considered to be age 65 at the end of 2010.
     
  • You do not claim any dependents.
     
  • Your taxable income is less than $100,000.00
     
  • Your income is only from wages, salaries, tips, unemployment compensation, Alaska Permanent Fund dividends, taxable scholarship and fellowship grants, and taxable interest of $1,500.00 or less.
     
  • You did not receive any advance earned income credit (EIC) payments.
     
  • You do not claim any adjustments to income, such as a deduction for IRA contributions or student loan interest.
     
  • You do not claim any credits other than the earned income credit or the making work pay credit.
     
  • You do not owe any household employment taxes on wages you paid to a household employee.
     
  • You are not claiming the additional standard deduction.
This is not the only time available for 1040 EZ filers. All active duty members, no matter which form they use, are welcome to use the tax center during normal business hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. most Fridays (call ahead for Friday closure dates). For civilian and retiree taxpayers, the tax center will begin taking tax preparation appointments March 1. For questions about the Ramstein Tax Center, call 480-5911/5912 or 06371-47-5911/5912). For information regarding will preparation, powers of attorney or other general legal information, visit https://aflegalassistance.law.af.mil.