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FARMINGTON — Western Maine CA$H Coalition is once again offering free tax preparation to residents of the area.
Volunteers who are IRS-certified will prepare taxes for free for those with a household income of $57,000 a year or less. For free tax help there are two options:
Call 211 to schedule an appointment for Scan & Go service. Volunteers meet one-on-one with filers to get their tax paperwork, ID information, etc. scanned in. A follow-up appointment (by phone or in person) will be scheduled to review the completed return. Once reviewed and approved, taxes will be filed e-file.
Visit getyourrefund.org/westernme to scan documents directly to CA$H Coalition. Those using this service will be contacted within 72 hours of the upload to confirm that all documents have been received, and taxes will be prepared virtually by an IRS-certified volunteers within a week.
Preparers this year can also help those who never got their 2021 stimulus check, as well as those who qualify to get the entire child tax credit.
Those who only need help with a state return can also get help. This includes individuals with non-taxable income like Social Security, retirement, pensions [under a certain amount and with no withholdings], SSI, SSD, etc. and who pay property tax or rent. The state offers Property Tax Fairness Credit and Sales Use Tax Credit, which can range from $125 up to $1,200.
There is a strict quality control process established to ensure that returns are successfully filed (Western Maine CA$H has the lowest reject rate in the state).
All CA$H coalition guidelines follow CDC public health policies. The coalition is an organization made up of a group of local nonprofits.
