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Federal Income Tax Information
Advanced Earned Income Credit Information
Programs that provide information and guidance for employers of and/or employees who earn less than a specified amount during the year and qualify for a tax credit which reduces the amount of money that is withheld from their paychecks in advance of filing income tax returns at the end of the year. The program costs employers nothing because they are able to reduce the amount forwarded in withholding taxes to the IRS. Also included are organizations that issue the tax credits.
Earned Income Credit Information
Programs that provide information and guidance for employers of and/or employees who earn less than a specified amount during the year, regardless of whether it is taxable, and qualify for a credit which allows them to subtract up to $4,008 from their tax liability at the end of the year or obtain a refund. The minimum income amount varies depending on whether the individual has qualifying children (sons, daughters, adopted children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, stepchildren, or eligible foster children who meet age criteria and have lived with individual in the U.S. for a specified period of time) and their number. Eligible foster children may include brothers, sisters, step brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews or children placed by an authorizing placement agency. Also included are organizations that issue the tax credits.
Federal Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Information
Programs that provide information and guidance for eligible individuals who need assistance in determining whether they qualify for the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit program which allows for the deduction of payments for some types of home care, child care and adult day care services when such care is necessary to allow the individual to work. Service recipients must be children younger than age 13 or a spouse or other dependent of any age who is incapacitated. The credit amount cannot exceed a family's tax liability, and no benefit is provided to families whose incomes are so low that they have no income tax liability.
Federal Child Tax Credit Information
Programs that provide information and guidance for eligible individuals who need assistance in determining whether they qualify for the Child Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit programs. The former allows taxpayers to take a credit on their federal tax returns for each of their eligible children including sons and daughters, stepsons and daughters, adopted children, grandchildren and eligible foster children. The credit amount cannot exceed a family's tax liability, and no benefit is provided to families whose incomes are so low that they have no income tax liability. The additional child tax credit is for certain individuals who get less than the full amount of the child tax credit and may be claimed by people who owe no tax.
Federal Education Tax Credit Information
Programs that provide information and guidance for eligible individuals who need assistance in determining whether they qualify for the federal Hope Scholarship Credit or the Lifetime Learning Credit, both of which allow individuals to take a tax credit for postsecondary education expenses. Education credits are subtracted from the individual's tax, but are non-refundable, i.e., the credit amount cannot exceed a family's tax liability, and no benefit is provided to families whose incomes are so low that they have no income tax liability.
General Federal Income Tax Information
Programs that provide general information about the federal tax obligations of individuals.