FREE TAX PREPARATION. Free Tax Services are available if your household income is less than $54,000!

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1 FREE TAX PREPARATION Free Tax Services are available if your household income is less than $54,000! Set up your appointment today for FREE tax services. Call or or visit

2 Benefits at Tax Sites Include: Pre-paid Cards No bank account? No worries. You can still get direct deposit through a FREE pre-paid card. Check Cashing Get resources to avoid high fees while cashing a federal, state or city tax refund check. Savers Pledge Take the Savers Pledge online at the Great Lakes Michigan Saves website while waiting at one of the listed tax sites to help you reach your savings and debt reduction goals. PLUS! Financial-Credit-Savings Coaching Services Save, pay debts and improve your credit. Work with a coach and access free credit report review and one-on-one financial coaching services. Pay Yourself First Save a portion of your refund (10% or at least $50) and receive a gift card. Gift cards available while supplies last! You Save, We Match Set a financial goal, save at least $50 of your refund, attend 3 financial workshops and work with a financial coach and earn matching funds. Match savings available while supplies last! SaveYourRefund Save Small ($50), Win Big. Direct deposit your federal refund in 2 or more of your accounts. Sign up online for 102 chances to win $30,000 in prizes. Offered by Commonwealth and America Saves. More details available at tax sites!

3 Claim Your Tax Refund! The IRS estimates that one in five eligible workers do not claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), missing out on millions of dollars they ve earned. Claim Your Money! You may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, and more. Let our IRS certified preparers help you get all the tax credits you qualify for. Call today for an appointment and keep all of your money this year by filing for free if your household income is less than $54,000. Even if you are not required by law to file a tax return, in some cases it may be in your interest to file one anyway. For example, almost anyone who has dependents can benefit by filing an income tax return. Most people who are exempt from filing do not owe any taxes. However, you may still be eligible for a tax refund. Some of the available tax credits include: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Child and Dependent Care Credit Education Tax Credits Saver Credits Homestead Property Tax Credit Home Heating Credit You must file a tax return to claim available tax credits. Find out more at or by making a FREE tax preparation appointment by calling or Wayne Metro Early Childhood Services These sites are PEANUT FREE locations Tue Feb. 5 & Thurs am 4pm Thurs. Feb. 21 9am 4pm Fri Mar am 4 pm Wayne Metro Early Childhood Services Cortland Daly Elementary Shear Head Start* 138 Cortland Highland Park, MI Michigan Ave Inkster, MI Schoolcraft Ave. Redford Charter Twp, MI * For correct location of the building, search for South Redford School District

4 OUT-WAYNE Permanent Locations Open Weekly Jan Apr. 23 Tue. 10 am 6 pm Sat. 10 am 4 pm Closed 2/19 & 4/20 Wayne Metro Wyandotte Office 2121 Biddle Wyandotte, MI Feb. 7 Apr. 25 Thurs. 12 pm 6 pm Closed 2/21 Taylor Human Services Center Eureka Taylor, MI Feb. 4 Apr. 22 Mon. 10 am 4 pm Closed 2/18, 3/18 & 4/15 Jefferson Barns Com. Vit. Ctr Dorsey Westland, MI Feb. 4 - April 1 Mon. 10 am 4 pm Closed 2/18 & 3/18 Hamtramck Public Library 2360 Caniff Hamtramck, MI Mobile Tax Sites Open 1-2 Days Wed. Jan. 30, Feb. 6 & Feb13 9 am 3 pm Van Buren Charter Township Offices Tyler Rd Van Buren Twp., MI Thurs. Jan 31 Wed. Apr am 4 pm Romulus Athletic Center Northline Romulus, MI Tue. Feb am 2 pm Guidance Center 550 Eaton St. River Rouge, MI Thurs. Feb pm 6 pm Taylor Community Library Pardee Rd. Taylor, MI Wed. Feb. 20 & am 5 pm Redford Township District Library Six Mile Rd. Redford, MI Fri. Feb am 4pm Tues. Mar. 5 & 12 1 pm 6 pm Ecorse Seventh Day Adventist Church Melvindale Public Library th Street Ecorse, MI Allen Rd. Melvindale, MI Wed. Mar. 6 & Mar pm 6 pm Wayne Public Library 3737 S. Wayne Rd. Wayne, MI Tue. Mar. 26 & Wed. Mar am 4 pm Fri, Mar am 4 pm Livonia Public Library NOMADS Wayne County Airport Authority Five Mile Rd Livonia, MI Middlebelt Romulus, MI 48174

5 DETROIT Permanent Locations Open Weekly Wed. Jan 30 Apr am 4 pm Wayne Metro Lakeshore Bldg Woodward Detroit, MI Fri, Feb. 1 Apr am 4 pm Closed 3/29 Northwest Activities Center Meyers Detroit, MI Thurs. Feb 7 Apr pm 6 pm Closed 2/14 Samaritan Center 5555 Conner Street Detroit, MI Mobile Tax Sites Open 1-2 Days Sat. Feb. 2 & 9 11 am - 4pm Detroit Public Library Wilder 7140 E. 7 Mile Rd. Detroit, MI Sat. Feb. 16, 23 & Mar am 4 pm Life Remodeled 2470 Collingwood St. Detroit, MI Tue. Feb 19 & 26 1 pm 6 pm Thurs. Feb am 5pm Crowell Community Center Detroit Public Library Campbell Lahser Rd, Detroit, MI W. Vernor Detroit, MI Sat. Mar. 9, 16 & am - 4 pm Detroit Public Library Chandler Park Harper Detroit, MI48213 Tue Mar am 5 pm Wed. Mar pm 6 pm Detroit Public Library Edison Joy Rd. Detroit, MI Tues. Apr 2 &9 12 pm 6pm Kemeny Recreation Center 2260 S Fort St, Detroit, MI Sat. Apr. 6th 11am-4pm Sherwood Forest 7117 W. 7 Mile Rd. Detroit, MI Is your income between $54,000 and $66,000? Can t make one of these times? You still have options. Go to waynemetro.org, complete a short survey, and you will be directed to My Free Taxes, an IRS approved website to complete your income taxes.

6 Saving For a Rainy Day, Planning For the Future It happens to all of us. The car stopped running, the refrigerator dies, the hot water heater needs to be replaced. If this happened to you today, would you be prepared? By saving a portion of your refund, you are saving for when these emergencies happen. Starting a small savings account that you gradually contribute to is a great way to prepare for some of life s unexpected events. That rainy day fund will grow over time and soon you will have savings that can help you plan for your future.

7 What to bring: Your Social Security Card and Cards for all claimed dependents* (Originals Only) Valid Picture ID (Driver s License or State ID) Bank or Credit Union routing, and SAVINGS and Checking account (For Direct Deposit) Identity Theft PIN (provided by IRS) Copy of Last Year s tax return * If filing a Married Filing Jointly return, spouse must be present. *If filing a Married Filing Separately return, spouse SSN will be needed. Proof of Income Wages (all Forms W-2) Unemployment (Form 1099-G) Gambling/Lottery Winnings (Form W-2G) Miscellaneous Income (Form 1099-Misc) Pension (Form 1099-R) Social Security Benefit (Form 1099-SSA) Supplemental Security Income or Letter from SSA VA total monthly benefit or sum for the year Interest and Dividends (Form 1099-INT and/or 1099-DIV) DHS Assistance (DHS Annual Statement) Other relevant income information Proof of Expenses Medical or HMO Premiums paid for self or dependents Paid Daycare costs and provider s Tax I.D number Student Loan Interest (1099E) Tuition (1098T) Health Care Coverage (Form 1095-A, B, or C) Real Estate Taxes Paid in 2018 Mortgage Interest (Form 1098) Homestead Property Tax Credit Homeowners Renters Proof of taxable value of your home. Summer/winter property taxes billed for Lease or rental contract and rent receipts for Landlord s name, address & zip code. Home Heating Credit Total amount of residential heating costs paid in (expires September 30)

8 Set up your appointment today for FREE tax services. Call or or visit