Luke and Vanessa have been married since 2016 and have filed jointly each year since then. Their 2019 EIP was based on their 2019 tax return that was filed in early February 2020. In May 2020, they celebrated the adoption of a child. If their AGI was never greater than $120,000, what was their EIP and RRC in 2020? a. EIP $fill in the blank b. RRC $fill in the blank

Luke and Vanessa have been married since 2016 and have filed jointly each year since then. Their 2019 EIP was based on their 2019 tax return that was filed in early February 2020. In May 2020, they celebrated the adoption of a child. If their AGI was never greater than $120,000, what was their EIP and RRC in 2020? a. EIP $fill in the blank b. RRC $fill in the blank

SWFT Individual Income Taxes

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Chapter13: Tax Credits And Payment Procedures

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