Get Tax Help and Forms

Sarasota County Public Libraries serve as the host venue for tax assistance provided by outside community organizations. Library staff do not make tax assistance appointments. Tax assistance hours and availability vary by location.

Tax assistance dates, times and processes may change often and without warning. Please contact AARP or VITA directly to find out what services are provided in your local neighborhoods or at any of the Sarasota County Public Libraries.

AARP - Visit online at sarasotaaarptaxaide.com/home or call 941-861-1110 or 888-227-7669.

VITA- Visit online at uwsvita.org or call 1-833-UWS-VITA, 1-833-897-8482.

Scope of Services

Most returns are able to be prepared by AARP and VITA volunteers. However, some situations are out of the scope of services. The most common include:

Any transactions involving digital assets (e.g., cryptocurrency)
Installation of solar panels for an energy credit
You receive rent from an apartment or house
You have self-employment income with expenses over $35,000, had a net loss, had employees, inventory, real estate, depreciation, or have a home office
Any cancellation of debt other than credit card debt or foreclosure of primary residence
Casualty loss to due hurricane
Adoption expenses

Hours and Locations

Click the drop-down menu for more information about tax help at that location.

Please note that the schedule/details are in progress for Tax Year 2024. Information will be updated for each location as it is finalized.

Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library

Elsie Quirk Library

All tax appointments at Elsie Quirk Library are full for the current tax year.

Visit to make an appointment, then return for the appointment (Please, no drop ins/no phone calls).

Make a Tax Assistance Appointment

Visit the library's front desk to schedule an appointment in the AARP appointment book.

Appointment schedule

February 10 through April 14

Mondays | 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Wednesdays | 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

If you have any questions about the Elsie Quirk Library location for tax assistance, please call 941-281-5231 to contact the local AARP Tax Aide Representative. Information is to be updated weekly, and you may leave a message if needed.

Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library

All tax appointments at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library are full for the current tax year.

Visit to make an appointment, then return for the appointment (Please, no drop ins/no phone calls). Library staff cannot schedule appointments.

Make a Tax Assistance Appointment

Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21, tax volunteers will be available to set up tax assistance appointments.

Tuesdays | 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursdays | 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Regular hours beginning Tuesday, Feb. 4 (see below).

Appointment schedule

Feb. 4. through April 15

Tuesdays | 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Last appointments at 3:30 p.m.
Thursdays | 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Last appointments at 3:30 p.m.

Service not available Feb. 11, Feb. 18.

Woodmere Park (near Jacaranda Library)

All tax appointments at Woodmere Park are full for the current tax year.

Woodmere Park Recreation Center
3951 Woodmere Park Blvd, Venice, FL 34293
Map

Visit to make an appointment, then for the appointment (Please, no drop ins/no phone calls).

Woodmere Park staff cannot schedule appointments.

Make a Tax Assistance Appointment

Beginning Friday, Jan. 17, tax volunteers will be available to set up tax assistance appointments on

Preregistration:
- Mondays and Wednesdays | 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Fridays | 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Regular hours beginning Wednesday, Feb. 5 (see below).

Appointment schedule

Feb. 5 through April 14.

Mondays | 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Last appointment of the day starts at 3:30 p.m.
Wednesdays | 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Last appointment of the day starts at 3:30 p.m.
Fridays | 9 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Last appointment of the day starts at 12 p.m.

Service not available March 13, 16, 18, 19

It is important that all taxpayers listed on the tax return with the exception of their dependents, are present and prepared for their tax appointment.

Please review the list of forms and documents to bring with you for your appointment. You may speed up your appointment if you fill out and print the Intake/Interview & Quality Review Sheet (IRS Form 13614-C) before your appointment.

Please consult the list of frequently asked questions available on the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program website.

Fruitville Library

All tax appointments at Fruitville Library are full for the current tax year.

Come to make an appointment, then come back for the appointment (Please, no drop ins/no phone calls)

Make a Tax Assistance Appointment
- AARP Tax Assistant Volunteers will be available to set up tax assistance appointments.
- Preregistration:
  - Wednesday, Jan. 29 | 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  - Thursday, Jan. 30 | 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Regular Hours beginning Wednesday, Feb. 5 (see below)
- Walk-ins: Subject to availability.
Appointment schedule
- Wednesday, Feb. 5 - Thursday, April 10
- Wednesdays and Thursdays | 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

For more information, click here for a direct link to the AARP listing or call 240-774-0543 for preparing for your tax preparation appointment at Fruitville Library.

Gulf Gate Library

All tax appointments at Gulf Gate Library are full for the current tax year.

Come to make an appointment, then come back for the appointment (Please, no drop ins/no phone calls).

Make a Tax Assistance Appointment

Preregistration: Tax volunteers will be available to set up tax assistance appointments on
- Tuesday, Jan. 21 | 1-3 p.m.
- Wednesday, Jan. 22 | 1-3 p.m.
- Thursday, Jan. 23 | 1-3 p.m.
- Friday, Jan. 24 | 1-3 p.m.
- Saturday, Jan 25 | 1-3 p.m.
Regular hours beginning Saturday, Feb. 1 (see below).

Appointment schedule
- Beginning Saturday, Feb. 1:
  - Mondays, 1-5 p.m.
  - Thursdays, 1-4:30 p.m.
  - Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
    - Reduced hours on Saturdays, Feb. 8, March 8 and April 12 | 1-4 p.m.
- Ending Monday, April 14.

Click here to visit Sarasota AARP Tax Aide to prepare for your tax preparation appointment at Gulf Gate Library.

Selby Library

First come, first served (Please, no phone calls).
Click here for a direct link to the AARP listing for this location.
AARP Tax Assistant Volunteers will take the first 30 people each day.
- Tax help is located on the second floor of the Selby Public Library.
- Beginning Monday, Feb. 3
  - Mondays through Thursdays | 2-5 p.m.
    - No service on Monday, Feb. 17.
  - Saturdays | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Ending Tuesday, April 15.

This is the process for AARP's tax aide program at Selby:

Bring all necessary tax documents with you. If you do not have all of your documents, you will have to return another day and get in line again. Please click here to view AARP's list of required documents.
All taxpayers listed on the tax return must be present, not including their dependents. AARP cannot accept the presence of less than all taxpayers, unless a legal power of attorney is presented.
AARP Tax Aide is located on the second floor of the library. Please follow the flags.
Enter the glass-enclosed room and present yourself to the Client Facilitator (greeter) at the front desk.
You will be asked to identify yourself with your driver's license or another valid picture ID and a document showing the Social Security numbers of all persons on your tax return, including your dependents.
The Client Facilitator will provide you with IRS form 13614-C, Intake/Interview & Quality Review Sheet and an appointment number indicating your place in the queue. You will be asked to fill out the form while at the waiting area outside the glass-enclosed rooms, until called for an interview. Please prepare all tax documents before the interview to speed up the process.
If you are able to fill out and print form 13614-C before arriving at the library, you will help make the process more efficient. Thank you!
Please read IRS form 15080 - Return Information to VITA/TCE Tax Preparation Sites attached to form 13614-C. You signed consent will speed up the preparation of your tax return in future years by pre-filling your personal information and the forms used in the current year's return in future years tax returns.
You will be called for an interview with an AARP volunteer to go over your completed form 13614-C. The purpose of this interview is to make sure you have all the documents necessary to complete your tax return before meeting with a volunteer tax preparation Counselor.
The assigned Counselor will prepare your tax return in your presence. Upon completion of the return, a Quality Reviewer will be assigned to your tax return.
The Quality Reviewer will go over the completed tax return in your presence.
You will be asked to sign IRS form 8879 - IRS e-file Signature Authorization authorizing Tax-Aide to e-file your return on your behalf. The Quality Reviewer will then hand you an envelope containing a copy of your tax return and all your supporting documents. We will not keep any documents belonging to you.
The Quality Reviewer will electronically file (e-file) your tax return with the IRS.

Shannon Staub Library

All tax appointments at Shannon Staub Library are full for the current tax year.

Come to make an appointment, then come back for the appointment (Please, no drop ins/no phone calls).

Make a Tax Assistance Appointment

Tax volunteers will be available to set up tax assistance appointments early on
- Friday, Jan. 24 | 10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Regular hours beginning Friday, Feb. 7 (see below).

Appointment schedule
- Beginning Friday, Feb. 7
  - Fridays | 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    - Except: Friday, Feb. 14 (not available)
- Ending Friday, April 11.

It is important that all taxpayers listed on the tax return with the exception of their dependents, are present and prepared for their tax appointment.

Please consult the list of frequently asked questions available on the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program website.

Venice Community Center

The Venice Community Center
326 Nokomis Avenue S
Venice, FL 34285
Map

Come to make an appointment, then come back for the appointment (Please, no drop ins/no phone calls). Venice Community Center staff cannot schedule appointments.

Make a Tax Assistance Appointment
- Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21, tax volunteers will be available to set up tax assistance appointments on
- Preregistration:
  - Tuesday, Jan. 21 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  - Thursday, Jan 23 | 9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
  - Monday, Jan. 27 | 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  - Tuesday, Jan. 28 | 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  - Thursday, Jan. 30 | 9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Regular hours beginning Monday, Feb. 3 (see below).
Appointment schedule
- Beginning Monday, Feb. 3.
- Mondays
  - 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
  - Last appointment of the day starts at 3:30 p.m.
  - Exception: Monday, Feb. 17 (Library closed.)
- Tuesdays
  - 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
  - Last appointment of the day is 12:30 p.m.
- Thursdays
  - 9 a.m. - 6:45 p.m.
  - Last appointment of the day is 5:30 p.m.
- Ending Monday, April 14.

It is important that all taxpayers listed on the tax return with the exception of their dependents, are present and prepared for their tax appointment.

Please consult the list of frequently asked questions available on the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program website.

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Hours and Locations

All tax appointments at Elsie Quirk Library are full for the current tax year.

All tax appointments at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library are full for the current tax year.

All tax appointments at Woodmere Park are full for the current tax year.

All tax appointments at Fruitville Library are full for the current tax year.

All tax appointments at Gulf Gate Library are full for the current tax year.

All tax appointments at Shannon Staub Library are full for the current tax year.