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GET THE RIGHT REFUND!
Make sure your tax return includes Form M1ED & Form M1REF before submitting it!
Learn what you need to know about filing your taxes
Get Help Preparing Your Taxes or Filing an Amended Return
Get help with your 2023 Federal and MN State Income Tax Returns if you participated in MAA in 2023*!
*For prior years, even though the deadline to file your 2022 tax returns has passed, we may still be able to help you if you’ve filed for an extension or need to file an amended return. Please contact our team to learn more.
Thank you to everyone who partnered with us for free tax assistance for the 2022 tax season. At this time, the opportunity for free tax prep is limited to families who utilized services through MAA for at least one of their dependent children in 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023. Assistance will depending on availability of our tax preparer or MAA staff, and will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.
If you have questions or would like assistance, please contact MAA at 612-440-9342
Whether you choose to utilize the free tax preparation services through MAA or now, when you file you taxes it’s essential that you confirm you are eligible for the K-12 Education Tax Credit and file the firms required to claim the tax credit - this is the only way to guarantee you receive the correct refund. Even though to deadline for 2022 tax returns has passed, you may still be able to file an amended return. Please review the instructions below.
Important steps to follow when filing your taxes
If someone else prepares your taxes for you:
Give the person who will do your taxes these instructions and all the blue receipts you received in the green envelope we mailed to you (or attached to the email we sent you at the beginning of January).
Before submitting your Minnesota tax return, make sure it includes Form M1ED and Form M1REF. If it doesn’t, double check with your tax preparer if you are eligible for the K-12 Education Tax Credit.
If you prepare your own taxes:
Carefully read these instructions (they’re also on the pink paper you received in the green envelope we mailed to you).
When completing your Minnesota tax return, be sure to check whether you are eligible for the K-12 Education Tax Credit.
Assuming you are eligible for the tax credit, use the blue receipts you received in the green envelope we mailed to you to claim the K-12 Education Tax Credit.
Before filing your taxes, make sure it includes Form M1ED and Form M1REF. If it doesn’t, double check whether you are eligible for the K-12 Education Tax Credit. You may want to seek the assistance of a trained tax preparer.
The Department of Revenue provides links to several types of free tax prep software you can use online. We’ve created instructions for how to claim the K-12 Education Tax Credit when using this software. Click on the links below.
1040NOW | FreeTaxUSA | OnLine Taxes | TaxAct |
Find free tax preparation assistance in your area
There are over 200 free tax preparation sites across Minnesota listed on the Minnesota Department of Revenue’s website!
If you live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, Prepare + Prosper offers free tax preparation assistance.
Please note that MAA cannot make any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, suitability, or quality of the products or services offered by any of these tax preparation services. Any reliance on these tax preparation services is strictly at your own risk.
Questions
MAA cannot provide tax advice, but if you have questions about the materials we sent you or how to get tax assistance, please contact us:
Lisa Lennex-Sagbo
MAA Community Navigator
maanavigator3@youthprise.org
612-440-9342