WHAT IN THE WORLD IS A PATH ACT? DARNIT

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February 8, 2017 at 10:05 am #4161966
Johnny
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According to the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, the IRS cannot issue refunds before February 15 for tax returns that claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit. This applies to the entire refund, even the portion not associated with these credits.
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- February 8, 2017 at 9:49 pm #4162655
  thewaitisreal
  Since 90%of people recieving a refund file before feburary 5th it gives them the opportunity to catch anyone filing with the same info to prevent theft of tax refund
- February 8, 2017 at 9:49 pm #4162654
  thewaitisreal
  Since 90%of people recieving a refund file before feburary 5th it gives them the opportunity to catch anyone filing with the same info to prevent theft of tax refund
- February 8, 2017 at 9:31 pm #4162630
  MizuSeirei
  @mizuseirei
  “Path Act” is the new tax law that is put into place to prevent ID theft. It is a way to prevent false tax filers from claiming false dependents, or ID theft for tax fraud. It allows the IRS to hold the refunds from release until after most legitimate tax filers have filed and claimed the credits, and if the others file and the credits are not legit, they are audited and denied the refunds. This rule applies to those who claim the EITC and ACTC.
- February 8, 2017 at 10:31 am #4162005
  Tom
  PATH Act is basically an attempt by the IRS to control fraud. The idea behind it is, that most fraud occurs with early filers, particularly on returns with either or both EITC or ACTC credits and identity theft. The IRS feels this will deter people from committing fraud if they know they can’t receive and spend the money before A) they get caught or B) the person who had the ID stole does their tax return.
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