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If you are a Michigan taxpayer looking for FREE help completing your income taxes and claiming the Federal and State Earned Income Tax Credit, then you have come to the right place. Choose from one of the two options below.
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Self- Help Tax Prep |
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Volunteer Assisted Tax Prep |
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If you'd like to prepare your taxes yourself you can use ICAN! E-file. ICAN! E-File is FREE web-based software that will help you do your federal and state of Michigan taxes for FREE. Taxes are easy to do with I-CAN! E-File and you don't need to be a computer expert. Answer a few questions and I-CAN! E-File will prepare your tax forms for you and help you efile. To learn more or to get started started with ICAN! E-file click on the link below. |
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There are hundreds of VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) sites scattered all over Michigan where you can have an IRS-trained volunteer prepare and efile your state and federal tax return for you for free. You must meet income requirements to be eligible, but generally anyone who qualifies for the Earned Income Tax Credit will be eligible for free VITA help. To locate a VITA site near you, call 2-1-1 or check this list of FREE tax assistance centers. |
You could be eligible to receive up to several thousand dollars through the Earned Income Tax Credit
Do you qualify for Federal EITC?
- Workers with three or more children who earned less than $43,998 (single parent) or less than $49,078 (married) in 2011 are eligible for a credit of up to $5,751.
- Workers with two children who earned less than $40,964 (single parent) or less than $46,044 (married) in 2011 are eligible for a credit of up to $5,112.
- Workers with one child who earned less than $36,052 (single parent) or less than $41,132 (married) in 2011 are eligible for a credit of up to $3,094.
- Workers without a qualifying child who earned less than $13,660 (single parent) or less than $18,740 (married) in 2011 are eligible for a credit of up to $464.
- If households had investment income in 2011, it must be below $3,150 in order to qualify for EITC.
Do you qualify for Michigan's EITC?
Michigan’s state EITC is equal to 20% of your Federal EITC.
