Credits I-CAN!® Free File Can Help You Claim

I-CAN!® Free File can help you claim the following credits and deductions if you qualify for them on your Federal, California, Michigan, Montana, New York and Pennsylvania returns. For more information about the limitations of I-CAN!® Free File, click here.

Federal

Credits

  • Making Work Pay
  • Earned income credit
  • Child tax credit
  • Additional child tax credit
  • Child and dependent care credit
  • Education credits (American Opportunity Credit and Lifetime Learning Credit)
  • First-Time Homebuyer
  • Credit for the elderly and disabled
  • Savers credit
  • Advance tax payments
  • Excess social security and Tier 1 RRTA tax withheld

Deductions

  • Standard deduction (with additional property tax and vehicle sales tax deductions)
  • Itemized deductions (including casualties and thefts, noncash charitable contributions, the qualified mortgage insurance premium deduction, and employee business expenses)
  • Exemption for dependents, seniors and the blind
  • Business expenses (including expenses for business use of the home, vehicle expenses, and depreciation)
  • Self-employed health insurance deduction
  • IRA deduction
  • Tuition and fees deduction
  • Student loan interest deduction
  • Deduction for alimony paid
  • Deduction for penalty on early withdrawal of savings
  • Educator expenses
  • Health savings account contribution deduction
  • Moving expenses

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California

Credits

  • Child and dependent care credit
  • Renter's credit

Deductions

  • Interest on U.S. obligations and CA municipal bonds exclusion
  • Social security benefits exclusion
  • Standard deduction worksheet for dependents
  • State income tax refund deduction
  • State adjustment to federal itemized deductions
  • Unemployment compensation exclusion

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Michigan

Credits

  • College tuition and fees credit
  • Community foundation credit
  • Home heating credit
  • Homeless shelter/food bank credit
  • Homestead property tax credit
  • Homestead property tax credit for veterans and blind people
  • Income tax paid to Michigan cities
  • Michigan earned income tax credit
  • Public contributions credit
  • Vehicle donation credit

Deductions

  • Dividend/interest/capital gains deduction for seniors
  • Michigan education savings program deduction
  • Pension and annuity exclusion

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Montana

Credits

  • Elderly Care Credit
  • Elderly Homeowner /Renter Credit
  • Capital gains credit

Deductions

  • Dividend and interest exemption
  • Disability income exemption for taxpayers under age 65
  • Interest exemption for taxpayers 65 and older
  • Itemized deductions (including casualties and thefts, employee business expenses, child and dependent care expenses and the federal income tax deduction)
  • Montana family education savings account exemption
  • Qualified mortgage insurance premiums deduction
  • Pension and annuity income exclusion
  • Social security exemption
  • Standard deduction
  • Tier II Railroad benefits exclusion
  • Tips and gratuities exemption

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New York

Credits

  • Child and dependent care credit
  • College tuition credit
  • Empire state child credit
  • New York City earned income credit
  • New York City household credit
  • New York City school tax credit
  • New York State earned income credit
  • New York State earned income credit for noncustodial parent
  • New York State household credit
  • Real property tax credit for renters
  • Volunteer firefighters and ambulance worker's credit

Deductions

  • Pension and annuity income exclusion
  • Itemized deductions

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Pennsylvania

Credits

  • Property tax or rent rebate credit
  • Special tax forgiveness

Deductions

  • Disability income exclusion
  • Interest on U.S. obligations and PA municipal bonds exclusion
  • IRA distribution exclusion
  • Pension and annuity exclusion
  • Social security benefits exclusion
  • Unreimbursed employee business expenses (including moving expenses and business use of the home)

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