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I-CAN! EIC Available to Help You Do Your Taxes for FREE and Get Your Earned Income Tax Credit
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I-CAN! EIC is an online resource that will help you do your federal and Pennsylvania income taxes for FREE in English or Spanish, and obtain a federal earned income tax credit cash refund.
By: Legal Aid Society of Orange County (California)
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Spanish / Español
The Earned Income Tax Credit - 2009 (Audio/Podcast)
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Podcast (with written transcript) discussing the Earned Income Tax Credit and how it helps low-wage workers and their families.
By: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) - Should I Apply?
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Use this online resource to find out if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by answering a few simple questions and providing basic income information.
By: Internal Revenue Service
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Spanish / Español
Earned Income Tax Credit - Are You Eligible [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Informational brochure on Earned Income Tax Credit and information on whether you qualify.
By: Internal Revenue Services
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC or EIC)
(Separate Website)
Information on the Earned Income Tax Credit available to low income taxpayers when you file your taxes.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Earned Income Tax Credit, Tax Year 2007 (Video)
Three-part excerpt from Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" cable access television show broadcast on Erie Cablevision (Channel 2) in Erie, PA.
Diana Smith, Senior Tax Specialist, Internal Revenue Service, provides information about Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for the tax year 2007. This tax program provides cash refunds to many low-income employed people regardless of whether any tax is owed. December 13, 2007.
Part 1 - Requirements of Filing for EITC- information on qualifying children; adjusted income limitations; and qualifying without children.(8:30)
Part 2 - Other Criteria Concerning EITC - citizenship requirements; and common errors when filing.(5:42)
Part 3 - Getting Free Help - via IRS Website; using the EITC Assistant; Volunteer Income Tax Assistant (VITA) Sites and using ICAN E-file; and Avoiding Refund Anticipate Loans (RALS). (11:29)
Click on title above to watch the program.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Free Tax Return Preparation For You by Volunteers
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Information on volunteer tax assistance that is available to assist you in filing your income taxes.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Volunteer Income Tax Program (VITA) Directory
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Listing of VITA tax assistance sites across the Commonwealth.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Free Tax Help Available
(Separate Website)
Information on free assistance from the IRS by computer and telephone and in person.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Free Income Tax Help - University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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Information on the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Tax Clinic, which gives free legal help to persons, based upon their level on income, who have income tax problems or need income tax advice.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Free tax help is available for low-income working people! - Pittsburgh
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Just Harvest provides free tax assistance at its office on Pittsburgh's South Side for low-income workers with simple tax returns.
By: Just Harvest
Free Tax Prep in Philadelphia
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Information on free tax preparation assistance in Philadelphia.
By: Community Legal Services
Free Tax Preparation Sites in Philadelphia
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The Campaign for Working Families is a partnership that promotes the efforts of working families to move up the economic ladder. The Campaign operates free tax sites throughout Philadelphia (prepare and e-file federal and state income tax returns), and connects individuals to the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), other tax credits, public benefits, and asset-building resources.
By: The Campaign for Working Families
ErieFreeTaxes.org - VITA Tax Preparation Sites in Erie, Pennsylvania
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List of sites where you can get free tax preparation assistance in Erie, Pennsylvania.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Free Tax Preparation Service Available - Lackawanna County
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In a cooperative partnership, the United Way of Lackawanna County has brought together a number of local organizations to help you complete your tax returns FOR FREE!
By: United Way of Lackawanna County
AARP Tax-Aide
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From February 1 through April 15th each year, the AARP Tax-Aide program offers free one-on-one counselling, as well as assistance on the telephone and internet to help individuals prepare basic tax forms, including the 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ and other standard schedules.
The service is available to taxpayers with low- and moderate-income, with special attention to those age 60 and older.
By: American Association of Retired Persons
I-CAN! EIC Available to Help You Do Your Taxes for FREE and Get Your Earned Income Tax Credit
(Separate Website)
I-CAN! EIC is an online resource that will help you do your federal and Pennsylvania income taxes for FREE in English or Spanish, and obtain a federal earned income tax credit cash refund.
By: Legal Aid Society of Orange County (California)
Free File - Your Link to Free Federal Online Filing
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If your adjusted gross income was $54,000 or less in 2007, you can use Free File from the IRS to prepare and e-file your taxes online.
By: Internal Revenue Service
IRS e-file for Individuals
(Separate Website)
Information on IRS e-file, which is available trhough tax preparers and authorized software programs.
By: Internal Revenue Service
The Electronic IRS: File, Pay....and More
(Separate Website)
The Electronic IRS is a gateway to the many IRS electronic options available to helping reduce your burden and improve the timeliness and accuracy of tax returns.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Where's My Refund?
(Separate Website)
Online tool from the IRS to get information about the status of your tax refund.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Tax Trails
(Separate Website)
Tax Trails is an interactive session which poses questions that you can answer by selecting Yes or No. Your choice then activates a hypertext link to the next appropriate question until an answer is possible. It offers a way to get quick and simple answers to your tax questions.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Free File Alliance
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The Free File Alliance is a free federal tax preparation and electronic filing program for eligible taxpayers developed through a public-private partnership between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Free File Alliance LLC, a group of private sector tax software companies.
By: Free File Alliance
Pennsylvania/Federal e-file
(Separate Website)
Information on combined e-file of federal and state tax returns.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
pa.direct.file
(Separate Website)
File your Pennsylvania personal income tax return online.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax Filing Options
(Separate Website)
Information on how to file your Personal Income Tax return electronically using one of three methods offered by the PA Department of Revenue.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Where's My PA Personal Income Tax Refund?
(Separate Website)
Information on finding out the status of your Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax refund.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Economic Stimulus Payment Information Center
(Separate Website)
Information on whether you qualify for the recovery rebate credit on your 2008 federal income tax return.
By: Internal Revenue Service
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Spanish / Español
Basic Information on the Economic Stimulus Payments
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Starting in May 2008, the Treasury will begin sending economic stimulus payments to more than 130 million households. This provides basic information on the details about who can receive payments and how to get them.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Stimulus Payments: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
(Separate Website)
Answers to some of the most commonly asked questions regarding the 2008 Economic Stimulus Payments.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Economic Stimulus Payments: Information for Low-Income Individuals
(Separate Website)
The economic stimulus law passed in February 2008 contains a special provision allowing low-wage workers with at least $3,000 in qualified income to qualify for the stimulus payment. There also is a payment of $300 for each eligible child under age 17. This contains information on how to collect your stimulus payment.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Economic Stimulus Payments: Information for Recipients of Social Security Benefits
(Separate Website)
The economic stimulus law passed in February 2008 contains a special provision allowing Social Security recipients to count those benefits toward the qualifying income requirement of $3,000 and thereby qualify for the stimulus payment. This is information on how recipients can get their stimulus payments.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Economic Stimulus Payments: Information for Recipients of Veterans' Benefits
(Separate Website)
The economic stimulus law passed in February 2008 contains a special provision allowing recipients of certain veterans? benefits to count those benefits toward the qualifying income requirement of $3,000 and thereby qualify for the stimulus payment. This is information for recipients on how to receive stimulus payments.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Get Your Tax Rebate: Beware of Rebate Scams (Video)
(Separate Website)
Video from the IRS about the dangers of scams from individuals posing as IRS officials trying to "help you get a tax rebate."
By: Internal Revenue Service
Get Your Tax Rebate: General Taxpayers (Video)
(Separate Website)
Video from the Internal Revenue Service with information on how to get your Economic Stimulus Payment.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Get Your Tax Rebate: Taxpayers Who Normally Don't File (Video)
(Separate Website)
Video produced by the Internal Revenue Service explaining how individuals who normally do not need to file a tax return can and should file one to get an Economic Stimulus payment.
Tax Tips & Information
(Separate Website)
Information on matters relating to filing taxes, earned income tax credit and tax scams.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax
(Separate Website)
Personal income tax section of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue web site.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax Filing Options
(Separate Website)
Listing and explanation of various options available for filing you Pennsylvania personal income tax return.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Pennsylvania Tax Forgiveness Program
(Separate Website)
Information on how the Pennsylvani Tax Forgiveness Program works.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
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