It's that time of year again, Base Tax Center opens Feb. 2 Published Jan. 15, 2016 ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- It's tax time, and the Robins Tax Service is preparing to help service members, retirees and eligible family members file 2015 returns. The Base Tax Center will be open Tuesdays through Fridays from 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. from Feb. 2 through April 18. The center is located in Bldg. 995 in a trailer next to the old Robins Elementary School. The tax center provides free tax preparation and electronic filing services to active duty, Reservist, National Guard, retirees, and their eligible dependents. Per AFI 51-504, legal assistance, notary and preventive law programs, Reserve and National Guard members must be on Title 10 Orders in order to receive tax assistance - that applies to their eligible dependents as well. Services will be provided on a first come-first served basis. To use the tax center, you should arrive no later than 8 a.m. to attend a requirements briefing. Taxpayers who have all required documents will be given an appointment with a preparer. Those who don't will be asked to come back when they do have all the documentation. You should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the appointed time to complete a client questionnaire. The center will also offer a drop-off service for the 2015 filing season. Those who have all required documents to prepare their taxes may drop off paperwork at the tax center, and notification will be sent when the return has been completed. If a taxpayer is deployed to a combat zone - Persian Gulf, hazardous duty area of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Albania, the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea north of the 39th parallel, or Afghanistan, they have 180 days from the last day they were in the combat zone, or the last day of continuous qualified hospitalization for injury from the combat zone, to file a return. Tax preparers are not permitted to prepare returns for taxpayers who received a 1099 Miscellaneous Business Income or Royalties, had Health Savings Account Deductions, or whose tax returns will include Schedule C (Profit or Loss from Business), Complicated & Advanced Schedule D (Capital Gains & Losses), Schedule E (Supplemental Income and Loss from Rental Real Estate) or Schedule F (Farm Income or Loss). For more information, call the tax center at 478-926-1831. What to bring For those eligible for assistance, bring the following documents and information: * Military IDs and Social Security cards of taxpayer, spouse and dependent children * W-2s * 1099s * 1098s * Legal documents * Divorce decree or Form 8332 that states entitlement to claim a dependent * Power of attorney if someone will be signing the return for you or your spouse * Death certificate if you are filing on behalf of a deceased person * Voided check for verification of your bank account and routing numbers. * Child care provider's name, address, tax identification (or Social Security) number and the amount paid * Last year's tax return or any other useful documentation