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EIC and CTC Calculator Help - $14k income + $9k unemployment with 3 kids

Need help figuring out my refund for this year. Made $14k from work and got $9k unemployment. Had $180 in withholding total. Claiming 3 kids as dependents. Anyone know roughly what I might get back with EIC and child tax credit?

Sofia Martinez

Based on your income and 3 qualifying children, you're likely eligible for both EITC and Child Tax Credit. With $23k total income, you should qualify for maximum EITC around $7,430 and CTC of $6,000 ($2k per child). After factoring your withholding, ballpark estimate would be around $13,610 total refund, assuming kids qualify and you meet all other requirements.

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Dylan Mitchell

omg thats way more than I expected! 🙏 are you sure about this?

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Sofia Martinez

Just an estimate - you should really run this through a tax prep service to be 100% sure

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Dmitry Volkov

Hey! You should check out taxr.ai - it's this new tool that analyzes all this stuff for you. It costs $4.99 but it'll give you an exact calculation with all the credits you qualify for. Way better than guessing or getting random answers here tbh. https://taxr.ai

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Ava Thompson

is it legit? seems kinda sketchy paying for tax help online 🤔

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Dmitry Volkov

totally legit! it connects directly to IRS systems and gives you a detailed breakdown. saved me hours of research

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Ava Thompson

just tried it - holy cow this is amazing! wish I knew about this sooner

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CyberSiren

make sure ur kids lived with u more than 6 months of the year or u might not qualify for the credits js

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Miguel Alvarez

unemployment is taxable income btw did u have any withheld from that?

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Dylan Mitchell

nope 😬 should I be worried?

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Miguel Alvarez

you might owe some tax on it but the credits will probably offset it

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Zainab Yusuf

in the same boat! following for answers 👀

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Connor O'Reilly

dont forget to file Head of Household if ur single with kids, better tax bracket

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Dylan Mitchell

good looking out! def will do that

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