Tax Trivia: EITC Reporting

Update: We have a winner! It’s Adrienne! Jaime was also a winner for getting the bonus question right. For the answer, see the comments!

Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is:

Since its inception in 1975, the EITC has been controversial – no wonder, since it’s considered one of the largest social welfare programs in the US. At the turn of the century, the IRS conducted a lengthy study into trends related to the EITC and overpayments. What specific group of people did the Fraud Detection Center note could be considered part of a trend of inappropriate EITC claims? Bonus points if you know what activity some of them claimed as earned income for purposes of the credit.

The first correct answer wins free CCH tax prep software. I’m looking for a specific answer on this – and my judgment on this is final.

I’ll be out of the office today teaching a CLE on taxes and I’ll have limited access to email – if you’re a winner, you likely won’t know until late afternoon, so keep guessing. If you’ve submitted an answer and you don’t see it, it’s likely in the queue.

Remember that you have to comment on the actual post, not on email, Twitter or Facebook, in order to win (though feel free to comment that way for fun). You can read the rules for the giveaway and more about the prizes here.

What’s your guess?

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Kelly Phillips Erb, known as Taxgirl, is a tax attorney, writer, and speaker who explains tax news, IRS updates, scams, financial crime, and money in plain English.

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