Here we are at the end of February and tax season is here. The library has resources to help you complete this yearly task! If you choose to file your taxes yourself, we have the 1040/1040SR forms in English and Spanish, and the English instruction booklets. The Spanish instruction booklets are on order but haven’t arrived yet. The tax forms and booklets are located in the hallway near the Children’s Room; you are welcome to come in and help yourself. If you need additional forms, stop at the Service Desk and we can print them out for you for $.25 per side (double sided forms are $.50). If you have access to a computer, visit irs.gov to view, download and print any tax forms you may need. The IRS website also has a lot of useful information including resources for filing your Federal and Minnesota taxes online for free.

The Minnesota Department of Revenue doesn’t provide the library with tax forms, but we have printed out some of the most common forms. The following are available at the Service Desk for $.25 per side.

M1 – Individual Tax Form

M1PR – Homestead Credit Refund

CRP – Certificate of Rent Paid

If you need any other tax forms or tax tables, library staff would be happy to print them for you at a cost of $.25 per side.

Once again this year, free tax preparation by IRS-certified preparers is being offered in the lower level of the library. This service is sponsored by the United Way of the Brown County Area and the library. It is available by appointment only, so please call 507-276-3186 to set up an appointment.

April 15 will be here before we know it!

New Ulm Public Library is located at 17 North Broadway and is open Monday-Thursday from 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. and Friday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The library will be closed on Monday, February 19 for Presidents Day.