As many of you know, I-CAN! E-File was created by the Legal Aid Society of Orange County (California) to empower low-wage earners to file their taxes and claim Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) online, for free! You can also claim the Michigan State EITC, Michigan Home Heating and Homestead Property Tax Credits using I-CAN! E-File. I-CAN! E-file allows individuals to file their Federal and Michigan taxes. The program is written at a 5^th grade literacy level and can be accessed in English or in Spanish.

Unfortunately, it is estimated that as many as 25% of eligible workers fail to claim the EITC.Please help us spread the word about the EITC and I-CAN! E-File so that all eligible workers can access this credit.

Taxpayers must have earnings in 2009 and annual income below:

• $43,279 for taxpayers with 3 or more children ($48,279 for married and filing jointly) to receive a credit up to $5,657.
• $40,295 for taxpayers with 2 children ($45,295 for married and filing jointly) to receive a credit up to $5,028.
• $35,463 for taxpayers with 1 child ($40,463 for married and filing jointly) to receive a credit up to $3,043.
• $13,440 for taxpayers with no child ($18,440 for married and filing jointly) to receive a credit up to $457.

The launch date for this year’s I-CAN! E-File program is January 16, 2010.

You can download a one page EITC Flyer for distribution to your clients here: http://www.michiganeic.org/icaneicpartners

We are continuing to partner with the Michigan Credit Union League and nearly 100 credit unions across the state will be conducting outreach to their members letting them know about EITC and I-CAN! E-File.

You can also get additional information at http://michiganeic.org