Economic Relief
Ivan Thought He Owed the IRS. A Free Tax Clinic in Little Rock Showed Him He Was Getting $7,800 Back
Roughly 20 percent of Americans who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit never claim…
EITC self-employed
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Economic Relief
Her Rent Jumped $580 a Month and Her Weekend Overtime Was Cut. A Raleigh Daycare Owner’s Search for Relief That Actually Worked
The deadline that matters most in Marlene Gantt’s story isn’t a government cutoff date or…
Economic Relief
A 26-Year-Old Widowed Plumber Had $8,400 in Medical Debt and Had Never Once Claimed the Tax Credit He Qualified For
According to the IRS, roughly one in five eligible workers fails to claim the Earned…
Benefits
Keith Yarbrough Paid Into the System for Over Two Decades. When He Needed Help, It Said He Earned Too Much Last Quarter
The conventional wisdom says that if you work hard and pay your taxes, the safety…
Benefits
Phil Hargrove Thought His Son’s Disability Benefits Would Cover the Costs — They Covered Less Than Half
Most people assume that if a child qualifies for government disability benefits, the financial pressure…