Earned Income Tax Credit (ASL) - YouTube video text script
HI… I’M JESHAL… AND I WORK FOR THE IRS.
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT AN IMPORTANT TAX CREDIT THAT ONE IN FIVE ELIGIBLE WORKERS OVERLOOKS.
IT’S THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT OR E-I-T-C.
YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR IT IF YOU WORKED ANY PART OF LAST YEAR… AND EARNED LESS THAN 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT CAN BE A BOOST TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
EXACTLY HOW MUCH THE CREDIT WILL BE DEPENDS ON YOUR INCOME… FAMILY SIZE AND OTHER FACTORS.
FAMILIES WITH QUALIFYING CHILDREN CAN GET MORE… UP TO 58-HUNDRED DOLLARS.
THE AVERAGE CREDIT LAST YEAR WAS OVER TWO-THOUSAND-200 DOLLARS.
SO IF YOU EARNED 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS FROM WAGES… SELF-EMPLOYMENT OR FARMING… SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
YOU CAN DO SO BY GOING TO I-R-S-DOT-GOV AND TYPING E-I-T-C ASSISTANT IN THE SEARCH FIELD.
YOU NEED TO FILE A FEDERAL TAX RETURN TO CLAIM THE CREDIT, AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS YOU CAN DO THIS FOR FREE.
FIRST OF ALL… YOU CAN USE BRAND-NAME TAX PREPARATION SOFTWARE BY GOING TO I-R-S-DOT-GOV-SLASH-FREE FILE.
OR YOU CAN GET HELP AT ONE OF THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER TAX HELP SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
JUST GO TO I-R-S-DOT-GOV AND TYPE VITA IN THE SEARCH FIELD TO FIND A LOCATION NEAR YOU.
TO GET MORE INFORMATION… GO TO I-R-S-DOT-GOV-SLASH-E-I-T-C.
YOU EARNED IT.
NOW FILE… CLAIM IT AND GET IT.
