Ayumu Tsukasa @lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy does filing separate disqualify you from the earned income credit?message-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhy does filing separate disqualify you from the earned income credit?Ayumu Tsukasa @lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThey already have all the information, they’re clearly just mismanaging it.
minus-squareEp1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThey don’t, though. The IRS doesn’t know where your kids go to daycare, or how much you’re paying for it, until you claim it as a deduction on your taxes.
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThen how do they “catch” people? The data is there or they couldn’t.
They already have all the information, they’re clearly just mismanaging it.
They don’t, though. The IRS doesn’t know where your kids go to daycare, or how much you’re paying for it, until you claim it as a deduction on your taxes.
Then how do they “catch” people? The data is there or they couldn’t.