Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
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ISBN: 9780357391129
Author: WHITTENBURG
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 7, Problem 5P
To determine
Introduction: To support low and moderate-income taxpayers, the earned income credit (EIC) is formulated. It helps in reducing the tax burden and compensate wage income through refundable credit when earnings are less than the taxpayer’s maximum income.
The rules that apply to taxpayers with a qualifying child in order to claim EIC.
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