Ayumu Tsukasa @lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agoWhy does filing separate disqualify you from the earned income credit?message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareWhy does filing separate disqualify you from the earned income credit?Ayumu Tsukasa @lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agoThey already have all the information, they’re clearly just mismanaging it.
minus-squareEp1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months 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-up1·6 months 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.