Think you can claim the Earned Income Tax Credit for having a disabled child? You may need to think again. Tax law says you can only claim the EITC for a disabled child if s/he's disabled for more than 12 months. However, the caregiver of a disabled child may qualify for a smaller credit just for [...]
In this episode of "The Tale of the Complicated Household," learn more about who can claim the Earned Income Tax Credit. Don't forget that the law about who can claim a child changed over the last few years. If a parent and non-parent both meet EITC requirements, the non-parent must have the higher AGI. If you [...]
This humorous IRS video explains what does - and does not - constitute as a qualifying child when trying to claim the EITC. Read Publication 4717 to become familiar with the questions that, by law, tax preparers must ask taxpayers, as well as the documentation taxpayers must provide to verify their filing status and to claim [...]
The IRS conducts audits by mail to verify a taxpayer's eligibility for child-based refundable credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit. Typically the IRS holds the refund until the audit is complete. For Earned Income Tax Credit audits, you'll usually need to provide documentation verifying your relationship to the children claimed and that they lived [...]
This article was published by the IRS. With millions of tax refunds going out each week, the Internal Revenue Service reminded taxpayers today that recent improvements to Where's My Refund? on IRS.gov provide more information and remains the best way to check the status of a refund. The Where’s My Refund? tool provides taxpayers with three [...]
