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	Big Refunds! A Bad Thing? Almost everyone looks forward to a big refund each year. Should they? Probably not! A big refund means that the IRS gets to keep your money without paying you interest. By: Iowa Legal Aid Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Claim All the Tax Credits You Earned: What the Earned Income Credit Can Do for You at Tax Time! The Earned Income Credit (EIC) is a federal tax credit for low and moderate income working people. The EIC is available to workers who do not have children living in their homes, as well as working parents. You can get a refund even if you do not owe federal income tax. If you do owe federal income tax, the EIC decreases your federal tax. By: Iowa Legal Aid Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Divorced, Never Married and Non-traditional Families and Tax Credits Who can get qualifying child and qualifying relative dependency exemptions. Examples of filled out tax forms for are included. By: Iowa Legal Aid Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Earned Income Credit Toolkit (Separate Website) The kit is an overview of the Earned Income Credit from the Internal Revenue Service and includes information on a wide range of tax questions related to the EIC. (Requires MacroMedia Flash Player to view, available on the IRS website) By: Internal Revenue Service


	Short on Money? How Tax Time Might Help Low-Income taxpayers running behind on bills like utilities or rent or just wanting to save up a little money should know about the Earned Income Credit. By: Iowa Legal Aid Read this in: Spanish / Español


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