If they otherwise meet all of the requirements to claim the earned income tax credit (EITC), unmarried parents with a qualifying child may choose which parent will claim the credit.

If there are two qualifying children, each parent may claim the credit based on one child.
One parent may claim the credit based on both children.
If both parents…[Read more]

No, for purposes of calculating the earned income credit, child support isn’t considered earned income.

Examples of items that aren’t earned income include interest and dividends, pensions and annuities, social security and railroad retirement benefits (including disability benefits), alimony and child support, welfare benefits, workers’…[Read more]

Advanced Premium Tax Credit recipients with no indication of return filing (non-filers) letter.

Advanced Premium Tax Credit recipients with no indication of return filing (non-filers) letter.

Advanced Premium Tax Credit recipients with no indication of return filing (non-filers) letter.

IRS received your federal income tax return, but they need more information to verify your identity in order to process your tax return accurately.

IRS received your federal income tax return; however, they need more information from you to process it.

IRS wrote to you because they didn’t receive your monthly installment payment.

Someone may have attempted to impersonate you by using your name and Social Security number (SSN).

The letter used for the Get Transcript incident to notify individuals whose SSNs were used to successfully access transcripts and included language for protecting minors (under the age of 18).

The letter used for the Get Transcript incident to notify individuals who were indirectly related to the Get Transcript account (for example, spouse, alimony spouse, child care provider, dependent over the age of 18, etc.).

The letter used for the Get Transcript incident to notify the primary taxpayer on a tax return that the access may have included the social security numbers of others listed on the tax return and included language for protecting minors (under the age of 18).

The letter used to notify potentially impacted individuals of an IRS data loss/inadvertent disclosure.

The letter used for the Get Transcript incident to notify individuals who had their SSN used unsuccessfully to obtain a transcript.