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Tax credits for families
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3/5/2025
There are several tax credits that families with children or dependents can take advantage of. CPA and TurboTax expert Miguel Burgos is here to help.
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Well, if you have a family and you have a bunch of kids, they could be big pains in
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the necks, but you get some credit back for them come tax time.
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Thankfully, Uncle Sam understands CPA and TurboTax expert Miguel Burgos is here with
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us right now to talk about this.
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Okay, so I have, I got kids, we have families.
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What are some credits that families should take advantage of?
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Well, Tracy, in the tax code, we have many credits that are, we can say are family oriented.
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For example, we have the child tax credit that can go up to $2,000 and for 2024, up
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to 1,700 of those are refundable.
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Also, we have the child independent care credit.
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If you have a single dependent and you're paying for childcare while you work or study,
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you can get a credit of up to $1,050 and if you have two or more dependents, you can get
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a credit up to $2,100 additional to that.
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We have the earned income credit for 2024, the maximum amount it's $7,830 and also the
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education credits.
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If one of your children is attending to a university or college, you can claim the American
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opportunity credit, which goes up to $2,500 and also the lifetime learning credit.
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So many things, remember you can go to TurboTax.com to see what's the best option and which of
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this credit you qualify for and get a benefit out of them.
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Yeah, it's good stuff.
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I mean, there are AGI limitations on some of these credits, but please, please, please
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try to see if you qualify and of course, make sure you have your kid's social security numbers
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available for all of this.
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So one of the things, Miguel, that I think families in particular struggle with sometimes
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is married filing joint versus married filing separately.
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Is there ever a good time to do married filing separately?
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I feel like it's generally more beneficial to file jointly.
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And I agree with you on that, Tracy.
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In general, most cases, if it's just about the tax outcome, getting a rate or refund,
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married filing jointly is the best option and multiple reasons for that.
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Tax brackets are wider, so that means that more income is taxed at a lower rate.
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Additional to that, there are multiple credits that are not available if you file separately.
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For example, the Earned Income Credit, the Child Independent Care Credit, and also you
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may be affected by other limitations.
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You may have to see how you're going to figure out the standard deduction if one of them
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wants to itemize, the other one wants to claim the standard deduction.
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However, if you have legal reasons, let's say, for example, that a couple that has some
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sort of prenup arrangement, or perhaps either a taxpayer or spouse owes money that the IRS
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will collect through their refund, then in order to protect the refund of the other part
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of the tax return, either the taxpayers or the spouse, you may want to file separately
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just to protect your refund and avoid the responsibility of whatever the other party
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may owe.
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But remember, for the most part, filing jointly provides the better tax outcome.
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If you want to figure it out, go to TurboTax.com and we have experts that can help you to determine
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which one is most beneficial for you, either filing jointly or filing separately.
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Yeah, in certain instances, it's worth running it both ways.
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So absolutely take advantage of the products out there.
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CPA and TurboTax expert Miguel Burgos, thank you for sharing all this information with us.
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It's my pleasure.
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