oreo
Gold Member
I don't know where you are getting your information, but you do not get a refund for FICA. Someone might get back more money than they paid in (i.e. kgrill) but they do not get back their payroll taxes.
Let's say a person has $750 in income tax liability, $1400 in social security and $425 in medicare. Total of 2,525 BEFORE deductions and credits. Their earned income credit is $4,000. They pay NOTHING and recieve back $1,475. It happens. You can call it whatever you want Ravi.
Regardless, you were being misleading.
Yeah--the earned income tax credit is nothing but B.S. There are working families out there that pay absolutely no federal income tax during the year but get a "cough-cough" refund check back anyway. Many times in the thousands of dollars.