An estimated 30,000 households in southeast Michigan may still be eligible to file for the 2014 Home Heating Credit, which helps low-income families with the cost of heating their homes.
Many eligible low-income households do not know about the credit or fail to take advantage of it. Eligibility for this Michigan credit is based on several variables including income, number of exemptions, and heating costs. The current credit covers the period from Nov. 1, 2013 through Oct. 31, 2014 and the deadline to apply is September 30.
Accounting Aid Society (AAS), a nonprofit agency with more than 35 years of tax experience, offers free help in applying for the Home Heating Credit. AAS also offers free tax filing help for those who missed the regular income tax filing deadline in April, or who have tax returns to file from previous years. Eligibility guidlines for free tax help are households with incomes up to $53,000, and individuals with income up to $35,000.
AAS has five year-round locations and appointments must be made by calling 313-556-1920. AAS’s year-round locations include:
- Oakland Neighborhood Tax Center
1956 Hilton, Ferndale 48220
north of 9 Mile, east of Woodward
- Northend (New Center) Neighborhood Tax Center
7700 Second Avenue, Detroit 48202
3 blocks north of Grand Blvd., just west of Woodward
- Southwest Neighborhood Tax Center
2826 Bagley and 21st, Detroit 48216
in Mexican Mercado/Ford Resource and Engagement Center
- Northwest Neighborhood Tax Center
19556 Grand River, Detroit 48223
between W. Outer Drive and Evergreen
- Osborn Neighborhood Tax Center
4777 E. Outer Drive, Detroit 48234
inside St. John Conner Creek Village
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