MPLP Newsletter - Winter 2007
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Issue 32 Winter
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S P E C I A L Once again this year MPLP is asking all in the poverty law community to help get the word out to our working clients about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the availability of the ICAN!-EIC web site to help folks claim the credit. For those of you who don't know I-CAN!-EIC is web-based software developed by the Legal Aid Society of Orange County that allows low-income workers to electronically file their income taxes and apply for the EITC online at no charge. It is written at a 5th grade literacy level and is available in English and Spanish. And, thanks to continuing support from the Michigan Credit Union League, I-CAN!-EIC will also allow low-income Michiganders to file their Michigan state tax returns and claim the Michigan Home Heating and Homestead Property Tax credits. I've posted a one page flyer (from the Michigan EITC Coalition) that you can use to let your clients know about the EITC and ICAN!-EIC. Please consider including this flyer in any letter you send to a client between now and February 15th. You can find the 2006 flyer along with some other materials here: http://michiganeic.org/icaneicpartners/ A couple of facts from past years to encourage your outreach: * Over $250 million in EITC went unclaimed last year in Michigan alone. * Last year ICAN!-EIC helped return $1.4 million to low-income workers in Michigan * Over 80% of the EITC is claimed on returns filed between Jan. 15th (the first day of efiling) and Feb. 15th We are continuing to partner with a over 100 credit unions and MichiganWorks! agencies across the state. They will be conducting EITC outreach to their membership and some will be making computers available at their locations to access the ICAN!-EIC web site. If you have questions or are interested in becoming an ICAN!-EIC partner be sure to contact me. Steve Gray Michigan Poverty Law Program Ann Arbor, Michigan C O N S U M E R L A W - Articles by Lorray S. C. Brown, MPLP Consumer Law Attorney Case Developments
Return to Top E L D E R L A W - Articles by Alison Hirschel , MPLP Elder Law Attorney New Medicare Fee Schedule and Medicare Advantage Eligibility Rules for 2007 Some Low Income Subsidy Recipients Might Not Receive “Extra Help” with Medicare in 2007 Federal Government Issues Proposed Rule Requiring All Nursing Homes to Install Sprinkler Systems and ProvidesInformation on the Web about Nursing Home Fire Safety
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Rebecca Shiemke , MPLP Family Law Attorney Recent Case Developments in Family Law This Criminal Process is not an Adequate Substitute for a Personal Protection Order Recent News Reports about Domestic Violence | |||
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Articles by Jim
Schaafsma, MPLP Housing Attorney
HUD and Most Other Federal Program End Year Operating Under Continuing Resolution
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2008 MPLP Roadshow
Elder Law Task Force Meeting
