Legal Aid of North Carolina

EITC gives eligible taxpayers a tax credit when they file a federal tax return. You can get the credit even if you don't owe income tax.  

●  The EITC can put more than $4,500 in the pockets of those who
    qualify.
●  The average EITCis $1,800.
●  Each year, the EITC helps to lift roughly 5 million people out of
    poverty, including 2.5 million children.
●  Nationally, only 75 percent to 85 percent of those eligible for
    the EITC actually file for it.
●  A conservative estimate is that eligible NC families (who fail
    to file for the EITC) lose between $93 million and $176 million
    each year --- money that is needed for housing, food,
    transportation, and health care.  

 

 

1. Is there an Earned Income Tax Credit for North Carolina?

2. Who is eligible for the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit?

3. What are the requirements for a Qualifying Child?

4. What are the rules for people with no children?

5. What are the rules if I have one qualifying child?

6. What if I have two qualifying children?

7. What if I have three or more qualifying children?
8. I don’t want to lose my benefits. Will getting EITC affect my public benefits?

9. I think I may have been eligible for EITC last year but I didn't file a tax return. Is it too late?

 

 

 

General tax questions:

 

A. Where can I get help with my taxes?

B. How do I electronically file my tax forms with the IRS?

C. If I don't have an e-mail address how do I file my tax forms?

D. What should I know about if I have to go to a paid preparer?

 

 Call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 OR.

 Call the Legal Aid of North Carolina Tax Assistance Project at

  1-800-331-7594.