Get CA$H
Are you leaving money on the table?
If you earned under $50,000 last year, you can find out if you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit and get your taxes prepared for free through The Midcoast Creating Assets, Savings & Hope (CA$H) Coalition. Our coalition of more than 20 agencies and businesses has a crew of IRS-certified trained volunteers who will provide free tax preparation by appointment in Bath, Brunswick, Topsham, Wiscasset and Richmond through April, 2012.
Call 207-319-1390 to make an appointment, starting Jan. 9, 2012.
Appointments are available at the following locations and times:
- Midcoast Maine Community Action Agency
34 Wing Farm Parkway, Bath
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
January 23 – April 6. And Saturday, Feb. 4
- TUESDAYS: Bowdoin College’s McClellan Building
Room 117, next to Maine Street Station, Brunswick
4:30-7:30 p.m., January 24 – April 10.
- SATURDAYS: Bowdoin College, Kanbar Hall 101
Corner of Old Bath Road and Route 123
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 28 – March 10 (Except Feb. 4)
- WEDNESDAYS: Westrum House
Community Room, 22 Union Park Road, Topsham
4-7 p.m., Feb. 8 – March 14
- THURSDAYS: Richmond High School
132 Main Street, Richmond
4-7 p.m., Jan. 26, Feb. 2, Feb. 9, March 8, March 22
- THURSDAYS: Coastal Enterprises, Wiscassett
Lincoln County Economic Development Office Conference Room
35 Water Street (Lower Level) (Across the street from CEI’s main building)
4-7 p.m., Feb. 16, Feb. 23, March 1, March 15, and March 29
- MONDAYS: University College at Bath/Brunswick
9 Park Street, Room 104, Bath
2-4 p.m. (Self-Prep VITA assisted), Regular 4-7 p.m., Jan. 30, Feb. 6, and Feb. 27
Call 319-1390 to make an appointment, starting Jan. 9.
If you would like to arrange a special location for your employees or a group of people, please call Sharon Ross at 373-1140, ext. 206 for details.
Tax Coalition Volunteers Help Return More Than $750,000 to the Local Economy
The Midcoast Maine Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope (CA$H) coalition had another record-breaking tax season, helping 443 taxpayers file federal and state income taxes that resulted in about $763,000 worth of federal and state refunds going back to the local economy.
Struggling families get free tax prep help from Midcoast CA$H
Families struggling to make ends meet shouldn’t have to pay to get their tax refund and, in Maine, they don’t – thanks to the Midcoast Creating Assets Savings, and Hope (CA$H) Coalition. Midcoast CA$H offers free tax preparation from Jan. 22-April 14, 2012 to anyone who earned less than $50,000 in 2011 (combined income).
Call 207-319-1390 to make an appointment starting Jan. 9, 2012. Or 207-373-1140, ext. 206 for more details.
Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund “Circuit Breaker” Program
Maine’s Circuit Breaker program allows eligible Maine residents to receive a partial refund of property taxes and/or rent paid on their primary residence. For more information: http://www.maine.gov/revenue/taxrelief/tnr.htm
Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community/WWC
WWC provides training, advocacy and assistance in four program areas: Building a Career; Starting a Business; Managing your Money; and Becoming a Leader. For more information go to: http://www.womenworkandcommunity.org/