earned income credit

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RK Finnell @irishidid (8687) • United States 16 Jan 18

Once again the IRS will be delaying tax refunds to those claiming earned income credit (EIC) and child tax credit. The estimate date will be February 27th. It's a shame that people cheat on their taxes and cause problems for...

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Life and Taxes, Divorce and Earned Income Credit.

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 11 Apr 09

The IRS publications are a bear to interpret, so I'm asking my MyLot friends and experts this vital tax question (aaarrrgggh ). I have signed the yearly paper to give my son as a dependent to my ex-husband. Therefore,...

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Spreading The Wealth Let's Think About This

mfpsassy @mfpsassy (2827) • United States 29 Oct 08

Macain is right we shouldn't be "spreading the wealth" I agree (not) let's do away with the programs that benefit from the taxes we pay that "spread the wealth". See ya later social security. Goodbye medicare and medicaid....

are we really spreading the wealth

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Simple tax fix - stop giving away my money

muncierebel @muncierebel (730) • United States 14 Oct 08

I do not understand why politicians can't see the forest for the trees. They're trying to find ways to fund all sorts of programs and yet they continue to dole out welfare in the form of taxes. I'm speaking of Earned Income...

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Why Woul Obama Be Against This?

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 5 Jun 08

Obama has gone on record as saying he would roll back Bush's tax cuts, but why? Bush's tax cut resulted in: Doubled the child tax credit to $1,000 per child. Fixed the marriage penalty. Expanded the earned-income credit for...

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How Do You Deal With People Who Act Like The World Owes Them A Living?

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36445) • United States 23 May 08

I just recently responded to a discussion talking about Pet Peeves, and this made me start this discussion. For me, one of my biggest pet peeves are people who are always complaining about everything, and acting like the world...

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Child Support

Kimisha @Kimisha (1) • United States 2 May 08

My fiance has a 6 yr old son with his ex-girlfriend. He spends between $8,000-$10,000 per year on child support to include food, clothing, education, and a monthly stipend of $200.00. The issue is the child lives one week with the...

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Update On My Rant With Red-Tape Bull~~NOT IN A GOOD MOOD!

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 2 Apr 08

Okay I only started my first rant discussion the other day about my problems my bank is giving me about depositing that tax earned income credit of tax year 2003 due my mother, but since I'm her daughter, sole survivor and...

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Another Rant: Going Through Red Tape Bull Do-do Again

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 1 Apr 08

Well here's another rant of mine...It seems I'm going through the same aggravation now as I did last year. I had actually started a discussion about the red tape I was going through when last year I had gotten a tax-earned...

bank crap

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Stimulus Calculator (attn: Sedel1027)

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 20 Mar 08

It was brought up in another discussion that we wished there was a calculator for determining what amount of stimulus tax rebate one can expect to receive.... good news. there is one. http://www.irs.gov/app/espc/ click on...

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Have You Ever Wanted Something...And....

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 7 Dec 07

Have you ever wanted something but because your finances weren't too hot you didn't think you could have it?? Okay maybe I'm a bit gripey..LOL..I've been reading here for the past few weeks, how some MyLotters have been...

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Guess what, No One in American is Expected to Raise a Family on < $10/hr

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 1 Oct 07

Figure that federal mimimum wage is $5.85 (and many states have set minimum wage above that). $5.85 x 40 hrs/week x 52 weeks/yr = $12,168 Every family with 2 kids whose breadwinner makes minimum wage is eligible for...

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W-4/US Income Tax Question

Signal20 @Signal20 (2281) • United States 3 Aug 07

Have a question....my 15 year old just took a job working a few days a week at a restaurant. I still intend on claiming her on my income taxes, especially for the Earned Income Credit, so should she put 0 or 1 for the her W-4? The...

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USA Taxes - Earned Income Credit? Refund or Welfare?

debbie4824 @debbie4824 (118) • United States 28 Feb 07

The United States has something called the Earned Income Credit, it is basically this. If you make a small enough amount of money and you file taxes, you can get more money back then you paid in. The more kids you have, the more...

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So I just did my taxes....

Signal20 @Signal20 (2281) • United States 1 Feb 07

And you gotta love that Earned Income Credit, if you're eligible!!! Anyway, I just did the e-file through the IRS's website. It was so easy. Took a bit of time, just going through everything, making sure it's right. But I...

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Advanced Earned Income Credit!!!

hannarose27 @hannarose27 (514) • United States 1 Feb 07

Has anyone recived this? If so is this your second time or more? I'm wondering this because this is the first time we've submitted the W-5, I am wondering how it effected your next years returns. Did you see it as a positive...

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lyndaj70 @lyndaj70 (293) • United States 30 Jan 07

How many people here got the earned income credit, about how much are/have you received, who hasn't qualified for it and what are your thoughts on it, like do you approve of the credit, why or why not, and if you received it, what...

When is Enough really enough

minerc @minerc (1373) • United States 19 Jan 07

I agree that parents should have to pay child support, What I disagree with is this, If parents share the Custody 50 percent and 50 percent why should either have to pay child support? If both parents have to pay rent or a house...

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tammyr @tammyr (5945) • Etowah, Tennessee 8 Jan 07

The us government has passed a refundable tax credit.(meaning you get the excess back, much as the earned income credit.) It is called the Telephone Tax Credit. They are refunding money paid to the Federal Excise Tax on...

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tax return credits...

nickiy @nickiy (40) • United States 8 Jan 07

do you get one child tax credit for each child or do you get one only no matter how many kids you have? also what is the maximum you can make and still get a earned income credit.... what are some credits that a normal family...

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