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2005 Federal Earned Income Tax Credit

Earned Income Credit Amounts Increase

The maximum amount of income you can earn and still get the credit is higher for 2005 than it is for 2004. You may be able to take the credit for 2005 if:

You have more than one qualifying child and you earn less than $35,263 ($37,263 if married filing jointly)

You have one qualifying child and you earn less than $31,030 ($33,030 if married filing jointly)

You do not have a qualifying child and you earn less than $11,750 ($13,750 if married filing jointly)

The maximum amount of adjusted gross income (AGI) you can have and still get the credit has also increased.

You may be able to take the credit if your AGI is less than the amount in the above list that applies to you.

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Did You Know?

Form 5471 is Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations
Report information with respect to certain foreign corporations. A domestic partnership may have to file Form 5471 if it: Controls a foreign corporation; or Acquires, disposes of, or owns 5% or more in value of the outstanding stock of a foreign corporation; or Owns stock in a corporation that is a controlled foreign corporation for an uninterrupted period of 30 days or more during any tax year of the foreign corporation, and it owned that stock on the last day of that year.

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Taxation Terms

Today's Terms

Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate

Definition:
Completed by the employee and used by the employer to determine the amount of income tax to withhold.

Dependent

Definition:
A person, other than the taxpayer or spouse, who entitles the taxpayer to claim a dependency exemption.

Depreciation and Section 179 Expense

Definition:
50% special depreciation allowance. For qualified property you acquire after May 5, 2003, you can take a special depreciation allowance that is equal to 50% of the property's depreciable basis. However, instead of claiming the 50% special allowance, you can elect to claim the 30% special allowance or elect not to claim any special allowance.

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If you live in the following cities and need an taxation attorney you should contact our Taxation Attorney as soon as possible:

Annapolis
Baltimore
Capitol Heights
Catonsville
Columbia
Cumberland
District Heights
Dundalk
Elkton
Ellicott City
Essex
Fort Washington
Gaithersburg
Germantown
Glen Burnie
Gwynn Oak

Hagerstown
Hyattsville
Lanham
Lutherville Timonium
Middle River
Nottingham
Owings Mills
Parkville
Pasadena
Potomac
Rockville
Silver Spring
Sykesville
Temple Hills
Upper Marlboro
Westminster

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