Comments on: Making Sense of the Making Work Pay Credit http://www.taxgirl.com/making-sense-of-the-making-work-pay-credit/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: MarineWife1129 http://www.taxgirl.com/making-sense-of-the-making-work-pay-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-25331 MarineWife1129 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:41:31 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4669#comment-25331 Wildflowergirl-When you disputed the combat pay issue did they handle it for you over the phone or did you have to send in some type of correspondence? I am having the same issue and they are telling me I need to send in a letter. Wildflowergirl-When you disputed the combat pay issue did they handle it for you over the phone or did you have to send in some type of correspondence? I am having the same issue and they are telling me I need to send in a letter.

]]> By: decora http://www.taxgirl.com/making-sense-of-the-making-work-pay-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-25211 decora Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:34:39 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4669#comment-25211 dear taxgirl you are wonderful! astounding! stupendous! marvelous! a miracle! or, well, at least, thank you for explaining this mess to us. now I see one reason president Bush just wanted to send a check out. Yeah, it probably cost the government alot, but it was a hell of a lot less confusing. (i know i know, he did it for PR reasons too... but this whole mess has really made me reconsider the whole thing) Thanks again dear taxgirl

you are wonderful! astounding! stupendous! marvelous! a miracle!

or, well, at least, thank you for explaining this mess to us.

now I see one reason president Bush just wanted to send a check out. Yeah, it probably cost the government alot, but it was a hell of a lot less confusing.

(i know i know, he did it for PR reasons too… but this whole mess has really made me reconsider the whole thing)

Thanks again

]]> By: nicole http://www.taxgirl.com/making-sense-of-the-making-work-pay-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-25189 nicole Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:09:38 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4669#comment-25189 are you eligible for the making work pay if you are on long term disability, not social security. are you eligible for the making work pay if you are on long term disability, not social security.

]]> By: Wildflowerlady http://www.taxgirl.com/making-sense-of-the-making-work-pay-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-24867 Wildflowerlady Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:51:06 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4669#comment-24867 Today, after getting a letter from the IRS stating our return was adjusted, I was on the phone with them for almost two hours. My husband completed our taxes before he was shipped out to sea, and used the M form. The IRS rejected our claim to the $800 credit because the return was connect to tax free combat pay. It turns out our filing was correct and we were entitled to the credit. I am posting this today to reach out to other military tax filers - if your credit is rejected, call the IRS to dispute it. Chances are, the IRS's filing review program will not recognize a combat pay filing as a qualifier and will automatically reject the credit. Today, after getting a letter from the IRS stating our return was adjusted, I was on the phone with them for almost two hours. My husband completed our taxes before he was shipped out to sea, and used the M form. The IRS rejected our claim to the $800 credit because the return was connect to tax free combat pay.

It turns out our filing was correct and we were entitled to the credit. I am posting this today to reach out to other military tax filers – if your credit is rejected, call the IRS to dispute it. Chances are, the IRS’s filing review program will not recognize a combat pay filing as a qualifier and will automatically reject the credit.

]]> By: Don http://www.taxgirl.com/making-sense-of-the-making-work-pay-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-23689 Don Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:56:20 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4669#comment-23689 I am doing the taxes for my parents and am unsure about the Making Work Pay credit. They file jointly, don't work, both retired, on Social Security and my dad also gets a pension from Chrysler. They also receive royalties from a gas well on their property. TurboTax says they are eligible for the credit even though they don't work. Is the royalty income triggering this? Are they really eligible? I searched the web for an answer and couldn't find anything. I would hate to cause an audit by doing the wrong thing. Thanks for any help. I am doing the taxes for my parents and am unsure about the Making Work Pay credit. They file jointly, don’t work, both retired, on Social Security and my dad also gets a pension from Chrysler. They also receive royalties from a gas well on their property. TurboTax says they are eligible for the credit even though they don’t work. Is the royalty income triggering this? Are they really eligible? I searched the web for an answer and couldn’t find anything. I would hate to cause an audit by doing the wrong thing. Thanks for any help.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.taxgirl.com/making-sense-of-the-making-work-pay-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-23308 Nancy Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:07:49 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4669#comment-23308 My question is, I was doing my 2010 tax return and was asked it I received an Economic Revocery payment in 2010. I received the 250.00 from social security in 2009. I get social security and work- have no withholding taken out of paycheck. Wondering if the Making Work Pay 400.00 credit for single person, is per year or would I only get 150.00 credit on the 2010 tax return. Is the credit up to 400.00 for 2009 and up to 400.00 for 2010? Please comment. Thanks. My question is, I was doing my 2010 tax return and was asked it I received an Economic Revocery payment in 2010. I received the 250.00 from social security in 2009. I get social security and work- have no withholding taken out of paycheck. Wondering if the Making Work Pay 400.00 credit for single person, is per year or would I only get 150.00 credit on the 2010 tax return. Is the credit up to 400.00 for 2009 and up to 400.00 for 2010? Please comment. Thanks.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.taxgirl.com/making-sense-of-the-making-work-pay-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-23180 Kelly Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:09:25 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4669#comment-23180 No Craig. The total tax credit is still only $400. Your withholding was adjusted to accommodate the credit. If you had the withholding taken out correctly, you won't be getting a refund of $400. The credit should roughly equal your withholding adjustment. No Craig. The total tax credit is still only $400. Your withholding was adjusted to accommodate the credit. If you had the withholding taken out correctly, you won’t be getting a refund of $400. The credit should roughly equal your withholding adjustment.

]]> By: Craig http://www.taxgirl.com/making-sense-of-the-making-work-pay-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-23165 Craig Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:28:00 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4669#comment-23165 Sooooo...Bottom line is after having less tax withheld all year AND getting the $400 refund the total tax credit is a lot more than $400. Correct? Sooooo…Bottom line is after having less tax withheld all year AND getting the $400 refund the total tax credit is a lot more than $400. Correct?

]]> By: Amber http://www.taxgirl.com/making-sense-of-the-making-work-pay-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-20141 Amber Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:59:55 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4669#comment-20141 Kelly, Oh ok! Well, if I estimate right my earned income will be roughly $6,600.. So, since its over that minimum $6451 I should be good to go! Since I still won't have any taxable income at that amount, will I just see an extra $400 in my refund? Thanks again! Amber Kelly,

Oh ok! Well, if I estimate right my earned income will be roughly $6,600.. So, since its over that minimum $6451 I should be good to go!

Since I still won’t have any taxable income at that amount, will I just see an extra $400 in my refund?

Thanks again!
Amber

]]> By: Kelly http://www.taxgirl.com/making-sense-of-the-making-work-pay-credit/comment-page-1/#comment-20138 Kelly Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:06:44 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4669#comment-20138 Amber, it's not your taxable income that matters but rather your earned wages. I don't know the specifics on your return but it sounds like you might qualify for the credit. Check this link to see how to calculate the credit: http://www.taxgirl.com/calculating-the-making-work-pay-credit/ Amber, it’s not your taxable income that matters but rather your earned wages. I don’t know the specifics on your return but it sounds like you might qualify for the credit. Check this link to see how to calculate the credit: http://www.taxgirl.com/calculating-the-making-work-pay-credit/

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