Income Taxes
Tax Tips for 2010 (January 2010)
Lots of money flows at tax time. And everyone wants a piece of it. Be smart and keep
your hard-earned refund. Here are our simple tips for how to hold onto your money.
Información sobre Impuestos: Retenga su devolución, no lo regales a nadie! (enero 2010)
File
Your Tax Return for Free (January 2010)
This is a free on-line tax preparation program (I-CAN).
Presente su Declaración de
Impuestos Gratis con I-CAN! (enero 2010)
Este programa de ayuda electrónica en la presentación de sus impuestos es gratuito.
KHAI THUẾ MIỄN PHÍ
(tháng giêng 2010)
XÁC NHẬN TÍN THUẾ THU NHẬP CỦA QÚI VỊ.
Free tax preparation help in Maine (February 2010)
Find the AARP-sponsored Tax-Aide
centers and IRS-sponsored VITA sites nearest you.
Beware: Tax Scams (January 2010)
Don't fall for e-mails, online solicitations, and TV ads that are out to take unfair advantage of you.
Earned
Income Credit (January 2010)
If you worked in 2009, you may be eligible for this tax credit. This
can mean money in your pocket! The maximum credit this year is $5,657.
Making Work Pay Tax Credit
(July 2009)
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Making Work Pay
program provides a tax credit to almost 95% of Americans. Are you receiving
yours?
Tax Topics (January 2010)
Hot tax topics in 2010: Earned Income Tax Credit, First Time Home Buyer Credit, Making Work Pay Credit, and Unemployment Benefits.
Do You Owe Money to the IRS? (January 2007)
We explain the basic rules about what IRS can do if you owe them money, and what
you can do when notified of an IRS debt.
Uniform Definition of "Qualifying Child" (January 2010)
We try to help you sort out who can file for which child-related tax benefits - according to the 2005
"simplified" rules.
Injured Spouse Claim (January 2010)
Tax relief for married taxpayers fiing jointly where IRS is withholding money for
one spouse's debt and the other spouse does not owe on the debt.
Property Taxes
I
can't pay the taxes on my house. What can I do? (April 2009)
Explains what you can do to ask your town for a "poverty tax
abatement" if you can't afford to pay your property tax.
View,
download or print a poverty tax abatement form. If you are
applying for a tax abatement because you can't afford to pay your property
taxes, ask your town for an application form. If they don't have one, you
can use our standard form. To view this document, you need Adobe Acrobat
Reader. (If you need help with Adobe Acrobat reader,
click
here.)
Homestead Exemption
form (revised August 2007)
Most Maine homeowners qualify for a partial tax exemption
on their main residence. (If you have applied and qualified before,
you don't have to reapply each year.)
Are You Leaving Money on the Table? Maine Benefits Checklist (May 2008)
Find out about more tax credits and benefits you may be eligible for.
IRS Information
After a divorce or separation, the IRS may be trying to collect taxes from
you that you think your spouse or ex-spouse should have to pay. Either you
didn't understand that your taxes weren't fully paid, or, for other reasons,
it would be unfair to make you pay now. To find out if you may be eligible for
this tax relief and how to file for it, go to the IRS's
Tax
Information for Innocent Spouses.
IRS
Earned Income Credit Page
More information about who is eligible and how to claim your earned
income credit.
