Federal Tax Credits for Families with Children – 2017 Law – Course Manual Only
Course Content
Rules surrounding a variety of benefits available to families with children are complex and often confusing. Allowable credits are subject to varying restrictions and may be dependent upon filing status, gross income and other limiting factors. This course covers important rules and offers numerous tax scenarios to help clarify understanding of these topics.
Topics Covered
- Refundable vs nonrefundable credits
- Rules for claiming the credit for child and dependent care expenses
- Figuring the amount of childcare expense and completing Form 2441 – Child and Dependent Care Expenses
- Rules for claiming the child tax credit
- Definition of qualifying child for purposes of the child tax credit
- Children of divorced or separated parents
- Rules for claiming the adoption credit
- Figuring the amount of adoption credit and completing Form 8839 – Qualified Adoption Expenses
- Earned Income Credit rules for taxpayers without qualifying children
- EIC rules for taxpayers who have qualifying children
- Preparation of Schedule EIC
- Special EIC rules for military/clergy/ disability income
- Reclaiming the earned income credit after denial and requirements for Form 8862
- Due diligence requirements for paid preparers with respect to EIC claims
- Best practices with respect to EIC due diligence rules
- IRS enforcement efforts and penalties impacting tax practitioners
- Rules for claiming the additional child tax credit
- Preparation of Schedule 8812
Objectives
By the conclusion of this course, you should be able to:
- Identify the difference between a refundable and nonrefundable credit
- Determine what expenses qualify for the child and dependent care credit
- Determine if your child qualifies you to take the child tax credit
- Describe rules relating to the earned income credit
- Determine who qualifies for the additional child tax credit & how to calculate it
- Explain rules for calculating and claiming the adoption credit
- Distinguish which family member should claim a particular tax benefit when two or more taxpayers qualify for the same benefits with respect to a qualifying child or qualifying relative.
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Section 8.1
Course Manual Only
Course Type:
CPE Tax
Term:
2017 Tax Law
Registration Status:
Registration Open
Ends: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 11:59 PM (PDT)
Course Status
Available
Started: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 11:59 PM (PDT)
Ended: Saturday, August 15th, 2020 11:59 PM (PDT)
Course Length:
0 Hours
Course Fees:
| Course Materials | $7.99 |
| Total | $7.99 |
Course Credits: 0
No CE is awarded with the purchase of this manual. You must enroll in and complete the full version of this course to received CE.
Field of Study Taxes
Program Level
Intermediate
Prerequisite
Basic tax knowledge
good course for review
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