I-CAN: Free Tax Filing

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Claim Your Earned Income Credit

Get up to $5,751 back at tax time with the Earned Income Credit!

Pine Tree Legal Assistance is a partner in the free I-CAN™ E-File project. Use I-CAN™ to prepare your federal tax return online and to e-file, available starting January 17, 2012.

Fast! If you use e-filing and direct deposit, you can receive your refund within 10 to 14 days without paying any fees.

Who can use I-CAN™?

Generally if you have a Social Security Number or Taxpayer ID you can use I-CAN™ unless you are:

• currently in the military,
• a church employee,
• not a U.S. citizen or resident, or
• your home is in another country.

To find out if you are eligible to file using I-CAN™  link below.

Go to I-CAN™ Free Filing Now

Here's what one happy I-CAN™ user said: "Thank you for this site. It has been extremely helpful. The I-CAN was very easy to use, much more so than [other commercial] software."

If you need more help with free filing, contact Volunteer Income Taxpayer Assistance (VITA) 800-829-1040 for free face-to-face help in your area. Or call 211 - Maine services network - to find a VITA site near you. Get more information on free filing options in Maine.

If you run into problems using I-CAN™ E-File, call the Pine Tree Legal Assistance Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic: 207-942-8241.

Free Maine State Filing:

Once you have prepared your federal tax return using I-CAN™, you can use Maine's I-FILE to file your state return and get a faster state tax refund.

Thanks to Legal Aid Society of Orange County for creating I-CAN™ E-File.

Updated December 2011
PTLA #249