It’s federal income tax season, and two free tax-preparation services are getting ready to help filers.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide provides tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, with a focus on taxpayers who are over 50 and have low to moderate income. Tax-preparation sites, manned by IRS-certified volunteers, open the first week of February and close at the end of the filing season, typically April 15.

Locations of Tax-Aide sites are available at aarp.org and 888-227-7669.

The IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) offer free basic tax return preparation to qualified individuals, including people with income of $67,000 or less, and people who are disabled persons and/or speak limited English. In addition, TCE sites, most of which are operated by Tax-Aide, offers free help for people 60 and older with questions about pensions and retirement-related issues.

More information, including the nearest VITA or TCE sites, is at irs.gov and 800-906-9887.

Since 1968, Tax-Aide has helped more than 80 million taxpayers. This year, it’s expected that the nearly 28,000 Tax-Aide volunteers nationwide will assist nearly 2 million people.

VITA has operated for more than 50 years.