Category Archives: Earned Income Tax Credit

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Understanding When the IRS “Where’s My Refund” Tool Updates for EITC and ACTC Refunds in 2025

Tax season is underway, and many taxpayers are eagerly awaiting updates about their refunds. If you’re claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), it’s essential to understand how the IRS “Where’s My Refund” tool operates under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act. Why Are EITC and…

Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day Jan. 26, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service and partners around the nation today launched the annual Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day outreach campaign to help millions of low-to-moderate income working Americans that are eligible to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). For the past 18 years, the IRS has invited community organizations, elected officials, state and local governments,…

Join us for EITC Awareness Day on Friday, January 27, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service and partners nationwide today kicked off their Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day outreach campaign to help millions of Americans who earned $59,187 or less last year take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). “This is an extremely important tax credit that helps millions of hard-working people every year,” said IRS Acting…

Why You Can Expect A Smaller IRS Tax Refund In 2023

Changes to tax rules for charitable contributions and the end of pandemic-related stimulus and credits could mean less money for you. It’s highly likely your tax refund will be smaller in 2023, the Internal Revenue Service is warning, as pandemic-era programs continue to expire. Some tax credits that boosted refund bottom lines since 2020 are…

EITC refund information available on “Where’s My Refund” starting Feb. 19, 2022; most refunds expected to arrive around March 1

Most people think of the IRS as the agency that collects taxes, but you may not know that every year, our agency distributes billions of dollars in tax credits to eligible individuals, families and businesses. The IRS has been especially busy in the past year and a half issuing credits like advance payments of the…

Join us for EITC Awareness Day on Friday, January 28, 2022

Join us for Awareness Day on Friday, January 28, 2022 Join us in making the 16th annual Awareness Day as successful as last year’s. We partnered with more than 1,500 supporters with a combined social reach of over 2 million. And, partners sponsored nearly 220 live events and other activities such as news releases and articles for EITC Awareness Day.…

Join us for EITC Awareness Day on Friday, January 29, 2021

Join us in making the 15th annual Awareness Day as successful as last year’s. We partnered with more than 1,500 supporters with a combined social reach of over 2 million. And, partners sponsored over nearly 220 live events and other activities such as news releases and articles for EITC Awareness Day. With your help, we want to even make it bigger…

Tax Refund Timing for Earned Income Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit Filers

Taxpayers who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit may experience a refund hold. According to the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, the IRS cannot issue these refunds before mid-February. The IRS expects the first EITC/ACTC-related refunds to be available in taxpayer bank accounts or on debit cards…

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