Earned income creates IRA eligibilityKenneth Hooker
Income such as investment profits and Social Security payments is considered unearned income, also known as passive income. Low- and moderate-income earners are eligible for theearned income tax credit(EIC or EITC). This is a tax benefit that reduces the amount of taxes owed and can even resu...
The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) applies specifically to income earned from performing services as an employee or independent contractor. “Foreign earned income” includes wages, salaries, professional fees, and other amounts received as compensation for personal services actually rendered. This...
If the foreign income exclusion is claimed, then the taxpayer may not claim any business deductions that are allocable to the excluded income — foreign taxes paid on the excluded income cannot be claimed either as a credit or a deduction, and neither traditional nor Roth IRA contributions can ...
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There’s a misconception that you actually receive back the dollars that were withheld due to your over-earning. That’s not how it works – you actually get credit back for the months when your benefit was withheld. This is much the same as how the “do-over” option works, except tha...
1. Parker and Peyton have a toddler. In 2019 they earned $50,000 which resulted in total tax of $2,684. The Child Tax Credit of $2,000 reduced this dollar-for-dollar to $684. (For tax calculations, I used ourFederal Income Tax Calculator.) ...
U.S. citizens who are bona fide foreign country residents are eligible for the FEIE. In other words, you’ll need to be residing in the foreign country as a resident. You may have to go through certain tests to prove this eligibility requirement. ...