Military OneSource tax services Published Feb. 7, 2014 ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- It's tax time, and active duty members have several options to receive help in filing their 2013 returns. For the overwhelming majority of service members, they will prefer using the H&R Block electronic return on the Military OneSource site. Military OneSource provides a free online tax service for military members. It allows them to complete and electronically file their federal and up to three state tax returns or filings from home. H&R Block also provides free tax consultation service for tax advice and assistance in using the online H&R Block electronic return program. Call 1-800-342-9647 or visit www.MilitaryOneSource.mil for details. For those who aren't eligible for Military-OneSource (such as retirees) or otherwise have questions about using this approach from their home computer, Robins will offer a first-come, first-serve tax center manned by trained volunteers. The center will be open Mondays through Thursdays from 8 to 11 a.m., and 1 to 4 p.m. from Feb. 3 to late April. The center is in Bldg. 995. The center provides free tax preparation and electronic filing services to active duty personnel, Reservists, National Guardsmen, retirees and eligible family members. Reserve and National Guard members must be on Title 10 Orders in order to receive tax assistance. Those interested in having their taxes prepared should arrive at the tax center no later than 8 a.m. to attend a requirements briefing. Taxpayers who have all required documents on hand will be assigned an appointment; those who don't will be asked to come back at a later time. Taxpayers should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to their appointed time to complete the client questionnaire. Historically, there has been a large demand for this service and persons must arrive by 8 a.m. to receive the briefing and an appointment. The center will also offer a drop-off service. Those with all their documents can drop off paperwork at the center, and notices will be sent when the return is complete. If the 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 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. Tax preparers aren't 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 those who are eligible, they must bring the following documents: · 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. For more information about the Robins tax center, call the tax center at 468-1831.