MPLP Newsletter - Spring 2007

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Issue 33 Spring 2007	Table of Contents Special: ICAN-EIC Elder Law Family Law Housing Law Public Benefits	MPLP 2007 Events MPLP 2007 Taskforces
S P E C I A L With one month to go in the 2006 tax season and ICAN E-File has already totaled $1.75 million returned to low-income wage earners in Michigan. This passes last years' season ending mark of $1.4 million and it is only March 5th. I-CAN E-File 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 also allows low-income Michigander's to file their Michigan state tax returns and claim the Michigan Home Heating and Homestead Property Tax credits. The Michigan Poverty Law Program has partnered with Michigan credit unions and Michigan Works! agencies as well as other legal aid programs to promote the Earned Income Tax Credit and ICAN E-File to low-income wage earners in Michigan. Over 100 credit unions are participating in this year's campaign. For more information on ICAN E-file and other free tax preparation services see http://michiganeic.org. Steve Gray Michigan Poverty Law Program Ann Arbor, Michigan E L D E R L A W - Articles by Alison Hirschel , MPLP Elder Law Attorney Free Tax Help Available for the Elderly MPLP Seeks to Advocate on Issue of Lack of Dual Certification of Nursing Home Beds for Medicare and Medicaid Michigan’s Implementation of the DRA Citizenship and Identity Verification Requirement for all Medicaid Applicants and Recipients to Begin April 1, 2007 A Message from the Center for Medicare Advocacy: Medicare Beneficiaries Shoud Check their 1099 Tax Forms Carefully for Regarding Part D Premiums Planning Begins for First Annual Law and Aging Weekend Get-Away in Northern Michigan
F A M I L Y L A W - Articles by Rebecca Shiemke , MPLP Family Law Attorney Social Security and Child Support 10 Custody Myths and How to Counter Them
H O U S I N G L A W - Articles by Jim Schaafsma, MPLP Housing Attorney FY2007 Appropriations for HUD Set P U B L I C B E N E F I T S - Articles by Lisa Ruby, MPLP Public Benefits Attorney Welfare Reform
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