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• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Millions of lower-income people miss out on this every year. According to the IRS, 20 percent of taxpayers who are eligible for the EITC fail to claim it. The EITC is a credit, not a deduction, ranging from $1,502 to $6,728. The credit is designed to supplement wages for low- to moderate-income workers. Many wage earners previously classified as middle-class who have lost jobs, took a pay cut or worked fewer hours may now be eligible for this credit.
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