LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY, INC. 7 -2003

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8 EXHIBIT A TO THE OUTREACH PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Features of the Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Inc. ("Legal Aid") I_CAN!,M Earned Income Credit Module The EIC Module is a self-guided internet application that allows end-users (taxpayers) to complete their Earned Income Tax Credit ("EITC") and other federal tax forms necessary to claim the EITC. It also allows for such documents to be electronically filed with the United States Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), provided that the taxpayer has a valid e-mail address, and for such documents to be prepared in hard copy for mailing to the IRS if the taxpayer does not have a valid e-mail address. The EIC Module also gives California state income tax filers the ability to prepare their state tax forms in hard copy, to be mailed to the California Franchise Tax Board. The mc Module will produce tax returns in English, but all of the user instructions will be in the language specified by the end-user: English, Spanish or Vietnamese. The electronic communications each e-filer receives from the IRS will be translated into the language the end- user chose when preparing his or her return and will be sent to the end-user's specified e-mail address. The EIC Module will be available at www.icanefile.orgbeginningonoraboutFebruary I, 2003 and, except for maintenance periods, will be available at all times until October 15, 2003. Other helpful information and training materials are currently available at www.icanefile.org/programs. Additional information will be posted as available. Legal Aid reserves the right to change the foregoing if such change is required by the IRS or if, in the sole discretion of Legal Aid, such change appears necessary or advisable.