HONOLULU (KHON2) — With 2025 less than a month away, now’s the time to get ahead and prepare for the upcoming tax season. AARP is gearing up, looking for Hawaii volunteers to join the Tax-Aide team.
In 2024’s tax season alone, the nation’s tax assistance and preparation program helped serve more than 1.7 million taxpayers with nearly 28,000 volunteers.
Hawaii volunteers helped complete more than 10,500 state and federal tax returns, helping Tax-Aide participants save more than $3 million in refunds.
Volunteers will help assist with tech support, organize tax sites, translate and more.
The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program and AARP Hawai`i are proud to continue our work to provide Hawai`i residents with free tax assistance next year. Even modest refunds can impact the lives of older adults, and our Tax-Aide volunteers help make sure they don’t miss out on the credits and deductions they have earned and need.
Terry Higashi, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide spokesperson
Each volunteer will be trained and IRS-certified to keep up with the latest changes to the U.S. Tax Code.
“AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers have made it possible to help more than 80 million taxpayers file their returns for free,” explained AARP Foundation President Clair Casey.
The first training class for aspiring Tax-Aide volunteers will be held in January.
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Visit AARP’s website for more information on the program or to become a Tax-Aide volunteer.