THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide to Federal Income Taxation

by Paul D. Diaz, EA, MBA · Enrolled Agent, admitted to practice before the IRS


Glossary · IRC §32 · 26 U.S.C. §32

Earned Income Tax Credit

From THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide. Principal treatment in Chapter 4: Credits — Direct Offsets to Tax.

Earned Income Tax Credit (Section 32) — Fully refundable, means-tested credit that is the largest cash transfer program administered through the tax code.

In the Guide

This section is treated in Chapter 4. The published chapter summary is the source of the definition above. The full reasoning, citations, and worked examples are in the book.

Related in this chapter

Cite as: Diaz, Paul D. THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide to Federal Income Taxation, Professional Edition, Chapter 4: Credits — Direct Offsets to Tax. IRC §32 (26 U.S.C. §32). taxguide.tax/irc/32

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