In an effort to assist lower-income families with filing their taxes, Lone Star College-Montgomery and Lone Star College-Conroe Center are providing free income tax preparation for community residents.

Beginning January 29 at LSC-Montgomery, accounting students and other volunteers trained and certified by the IRS, will help families prepare and file their 2012 federal income tax returns on Tuesdays, from 4-7 p.m., and on Saturdays, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., in the General Academic Center (Building G).

Then, beginning February 2, LSC-Conroe Center will offer tax preparation services through a partnership with AARP Foundation on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 12-4 p.m., and Saturdays, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at LSC-Conroe Center in Room CC107.

Tax preparation services at both campuses will be available through April 16, with the exception of March 11-17, when the college is closed for spring holiday.

“Between the two locations, most taxpayers should be able to find a time that works for them,” said Madeline Brogan, professor of accounting at LSC-Montgomery.

The college has provided volunteer tax preparation services for several years. Students in the college’s Accounting and Business Club, which promotes the profession and provides resources to interested students, use this as an opportunity for service learning.

For more information about the accounting program at LSC-Montgomery or the free tax preparation services, contact Pat Sendelbach, accounting department chair, at (936) 271-6134, or at Patricia.A.Sendelbach@LoneStar.edu or Madeline Brogan at (936) 273-7253, or Madeline.M.Brogan@LoneStar.edu.

LSC-Montgomery is located at 3200 College Park Drive, one-half mile west of Interstate 45, between Conroe and The Woodlands. For more information about the college, call 936.273.7000, or visit www.LoneStar.edu/montgomery.

With 78,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more than 90,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and the fastest-growing community college system in the nation. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of six colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, LSC-Tomball and LSC-University Park, five centers, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.