The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a tax break designed to help those with low to moderate incomes. Its especially ...

Who would want to go through the stress involved with filing a tax return if they, technically, don't make enough money to be required to file a tax return? Why indeed? But that logic only hurts you, ...

Personal finance expert Dave Ramsey shut that idea down immediately. "You can't pay a kid for doing chores and file taxes on ...

In the same way states are building upon federal tax credits, localities should consider building on state tax credits.

Fifty years since the federal earned income tax credit went into effect and a team of researchers from UConn and City ...

Inconsistencies in the law often prove troublesome for taxpayers and the IRS. Various tax code sections define “earned income” differently, some reference it differently and still others refer to it ...

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