Earned Income Tax Credit - 2013 - Podcast text script
HI… I’M SARA…AND I WORK FOR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
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 YOUEARNED 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.
