Earned Income Credit - For 2010, almost 720,000 tax filers from Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties qualified for the Earned Income Tax Credit that is given to low- and moderate-income workers to reduce the amount of taxes they owe.

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POSTED BY EIZ ON THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY, 2012, 7:14 AM
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For 2010, almost 720000 tax filers from Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties qualified
for the Earned Income Tax Credit that is given to low- and moderate-income workers to reduce the
amount of taxes they owe. That was a 9 percent jump — or ...
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EARNED INCOME CREDIT
POSTED BY EIZ ON THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY, 2012, 7:14 AM
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1:37 p.m. EST, January 28, 2012Uncle Sam is worried that thousands of South Floridians whose
income may have dropped in recent years may not know they can get a tax credit worth up to
$5,751.
For 2010, almost 720,000 tax filers from Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties qualified
for the Earned Income Tax Credit that is given to low- and moderate-income workers to reduce the
amount of taxes they owe.
That was a 9 percent jump — or 57,959 more families getting the credit — compared with the
previous 2009 tax year. Those eligible for the credit could get a refund even if they owe no tax.
Plantation But, nationwide, an estimated 20 percent of eligible taxpayers may not claim it because
they don't know about the tax credit or don't think they can qualify for it, said Verlinda Paul, director of
the Earned Income Tax Credit for the Internal Revenue Service.
A married couple, filing jointly, with three or more qualifying children may receive the credit even if
they earned as much as $49,078 in 2011, said Mike Dobzinski, an IRS spokesman based in
Plantation.
Many parents are savvy about the tax credit because it puts thousands of dollars in their pocket