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Free Tax Help!

The deadline to file taxes is just around the corner – but it may not be too late to get free tax help!  Several library locations are still offering this service.  Check out the schedules here.

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Last year I sold shares of stock I purchased 20 years ago. I’m working on my tax return for 2010, and need to report “capital gains” from the stock’s increase in value. Does the library have a source that would provide the stock’s value for the date I purchased my shares?

Dallas Public Library’s Business & Technology Division offers access to Daily Stock Price Record for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, and American Stock Exchange (ASE), providing a historical record of daily high, low, and closing prices for stocks … Continue reading

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Event: Free Tax Help

Need help with your taxes? Almost all of our library locations are offering free tax help from now until April.  Schedule and details here.

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When will the library be receiving this year’s 1040 series Instruction booklets?

Instruction booklets for the 1040-EZ and 1040-A are now available in the Government Information Center on the 6th floor of the Central Library. We expect to receive the booklets for form 1040 at any time.  (2/15/2011 update: the 1040 books … Continue reading

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Need help with your income tax?

It is tax season and once again the Dallas Public Library is partnering with AARP to provide free tax help on a first-come, first-served basis to low- and middle-income taxpayers, with special attention to those who are 60 and older. … Continue reading

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