To Your Benefit 2007 - Understanding Tax Credits and Deductions
By: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
Interactive Guides
www.BridgeToBenefits.org
(Separate Website)
Use this tool to find out who may be eligible for and learn about the Earned Income Tax Credit and Working Family Credit, and other Minnesota welfare programs.
By: Children's Defense Fund Minnesota
Other Helpful Resources
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Information and Help Line This hotline will help connect you with a free tax preparation site and help you find out if you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
By: Legal Aid Society of Orange County
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Website
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This is the official website of the IRS.
By: Internal Revenue Services
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Minnesota Department of Revenue website
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Give yourself a legal check-up Get free legal information that will help you.
By: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
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Legal Information by Phone
If You Failed to File an Income Tax Return Last Year
By calling Tel-Law, you can listen over the phone about what you should do if you failed to file an income tax return last year. Many other topics are also available.
By: Hennepin County Bar Association
If You Can't Meet the Tax Filing Deadline
By calling Tel-Law, you can listen over the phone about what to do if you can't meet the tax filing deadline. Many other topics are also available.
Other Helpful Resources
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Website
(Separate Website)
This is the official website of the IRS.
By: Internal Revenue Services
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Minnesota Department of Revenue website
(Separate Website)
Minnesota Education Credit and Subtraction
Excerpted from Minneapolis Legal Aid Fact Sheet T1 - Tax Refunds for People with Low Incomes
2008 for tax year 2007
By: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
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Question & Answer Column
I plan to file my taxes soon, and I believe I will be receiving a refund...
Being elderly and on a fixed income, I could really use the refund. I heard that if I go to a tax preparer, they may be able to give me my refund on the spot. Is this true and how does it work?
By: Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota-Duluth
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