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earned income tax credit

Tax Benefits for the Disabled

9 February 2010

I’ve been getting a lot of questions from disabled taxpayers about whether any special tax breaks exist for them in 2009. The answer is yes – and no.
As I stated in a prior post, there was some economic relief for disabled Americans in 2009 in the form of the Economic Recovery Payment (ERP) – but [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: EITC Eligibility

5 February 2010

Taxpayer asks:
I was told that if I make more than 46,000.00, my family didn’t qualify for the EIC. My wife saw on the news this morning that if you make less then 71,000.00 that we should qualify. I’m married with two children, one born in 2009. Which is correct?
Thanks

Taxgirl says:
Hmm. As far as [...]

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Hey Congress, Why Don’t You…? Take a Second Look

4 September 2009

Robert D Flach, the internet’s “Wandering Tax Pro“, writes:

If I ruled the world, or at least had a voice in rewriting the Tax Code, not only would every man be as free as a bird and every voice be a voice to be heard, but I would also make the following changes to our current [...]

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Hey Congress, Why Don’t You…? Eliminate Benefits for Having Kids

2 September 2009

David Smith writes:
If I could make one change in the tax code, I would eliminate any benefits for having children. I chose to be single. I chose not to have children. I am appalled to see how much our tax system subsidizes having children. It is welfare, just put forth another [...]

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