Questions tagged [eitc]
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Will a retirement account with more than $3,400 in it bar me from getting EITC?
EITC (earned income tax credit).
Is a retirement account considered investment income by the IRS?
The IRS considers these as investment income:
Interest (both taxable and tax-exempt)
Dividends
Capital gain income
Some rent and royalty income
Net…
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I trade labor for lot rent on my live-in R.V. Can I claim any income to apply for EITC? Do I owe taxes? There is no money exchanged
I work as a farm laborer in exchange for lot rent for my own Recreational Vehicle, electricity, and water on a friend's farm. There is no cash exchange. I am the one and only "lot renter". Will either "landlord" or I owe taxes or have income to…
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Do withdrawals from an inherited IRA count towards the earned income tax credit?
The question says it all. Do withdrawals from an inherited IRA count towards the earned income tax credit?
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Medical expense deduction when there is no income
If medical expenses exceed your income, is there a mechanism by which you can receive money back when you file your taxes?
What impact would trying to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit have on this situation?
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Clarification regarding disqualified income for Earned Income Credit (EITC or EIC)
I'm a graduate student with several kids. Right now I'm trying to leverage my temporarily diminished income by "backdoor" rolling-over my 401k account to a Roth IRA account, without inadvertently disqualifying myself for EIC. My understanding is…
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What box on my W-2 correlates to my "earned income" for purposes of EITC?
As an example:
I have $20,000 in Box 1 on my wife and my only W2
I have $35,000 in Box 3 (reflecting significant pre-tax 401(k) deductions)
Filing MFJ with no kids
For 2016, to claim EITC both earned income and AGI must be below $20,430 for a…
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