What is the Child Tax Credit?
The Child Tax Credit allows you to claim up to $1,000 for each of your “qualifying” children who are under the age of 17 – provided you meet certain income limits. When Congress passed the fiscal cliff agreement in January 2013, lawmakers put the Child Tax Credit into effect for five years, locking it […]
4 Tax Credits That Can Give You a Big Fat Tax Refund Check
]Nobody likes to pay taxes. In fact, most people prefer to get a little something back from the IRS after filing a federal tax return. Even though it’s more prudent, financially speaking, to break even – or have to write the IRS a small check – I recognize that lots of Americans love the idea […]