Tribal Alert: Thanks to the CILS I-CAN!™ E-File Partnership: 2011 Federal and State Income Tax Returns Surpass 2010 Amounts

Tax refunds totaling $349,859 were returned to over 215 low-income individuals thanks to CALIFORNIA INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES’  ICAN!™ E-FILE partnership with LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY.

Partnering with I-CAN!^TM E-FILE allows CILS to assist you prepare individual federal and state income tax returns free of charge.  The program ensures that many of the special income tax issues facing Indian taxpayers are addressed.

2010 tax return refunds totaled $319, 506.  Each year more and more money is returned to taxpayers.  Keep CILS in mind for your 2012 tax return next year!

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“I was with CILS when the first ICAN partnership was formed in 2004.  Eight years later I am privileged  to have coordinated the program for the past four years.  The amount of money returned to our community increases each year, this year by over $30,000!  Special thanks also goes to our ICAN Advocates who help us make this program so accessible.” – Angela Medrano, Escondido Staff Attorney