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Question: Can I Claim Jobseekers Allowance If My Mum Is Claiming Child Benefit And child tax credit?

I am wanting to find out as i want to claim JSA but dont want to stop my mums claim i am currently registered with connextions but i am only 16, 17 in june and need money to get to job interviews etc and to help the cost of the driving lessons will be taking shortly if you could please help that would be great.

Answer: No, it’s either or. Once you are in education you may get a grant or EMA

CPP Disability – Disability Tax Credit & CPP Disability Benefit Advocates

Question: What company is the best for doing taxes and getting the biggest refund?

I know we qualify for the child tax credit, and the earned income credit, and the daycare credit, but not exactly sure how much i will get on the daycare credit and earned income credit. We also own a house so we can get to deduct our insurance and interest. Who is the best tax company to go to for the biggest refund? H&R block? or who?

Answer: Go for honest instead of big promises. To get you the bigger refund, you have to stretch the truth.

Region digest: ‘Fraud conviction leads to prison’ and more stories

A Roane County woman was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Knoxville to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty to fraud and tax evasion, authorities said.

TurboTax Tips – How to Take the Child Care Tax Credit

Question: can my mom Claim Tax Credits and child benefits…?

can my mom Claim Tax Credits and child benefits in the uk.. if my boyfriend comes to live with us because he is not happy at home.. he is 18 and in full time education.. but she cant really afford for him to move in without it.. is it possible or are there certain conditions? thannks

Answer: You can claim child benefit for children up to the September following their 19th birthday if they are in full-time education. The person who is currently claiming child benefit for him would have to give up the claim. And yes, that means you can also claim child tax credits.

The person who receives the child benefit can claim for that child/youth as a dependant.

Who Pays No Income Tax? That’s The Wrong Question

Would you rather get a tax cut of $1,000 or $1.4 million?  I thought so. Would you change your answer if taking the smaller tax cut allowed you to avoid paying income tax entirely? That is exactly the focus of the endless squabble over the half of American households who pay no [...]

Advice on child tax credits

Still Undecided? Here’s the 2011 voting guide

With only one week left in the election, there are still those who still don’t know who they want to vote for. So for those who still need top make up their minds, here is The Northern View’s 2011 Voting Guide.

“We’re All in this Together” – Bleeding Hearts

Question: When u add a qualifying relative to your tax return, how come u cant get child tax credit.?

How come u cant get dependent care credit and earned income credit. Also will if affect what i can get for my qualifying child also???

Answer: In 2005, congress made the “qualifying child” a prerequisite for the child tax credit, dependent care credit and EIC. The rule was to simplify the claiming of these credits, but clearly if you can claim a dependent only as a qualifying relative, it isn’t so simple.

Tax tip: Advice for wary spouses – consider filing a separate return

What if your spouse ran a Ponzi scheme, reaping millions or billions, and you didn’t know it?

Health Reform: What Employers Should Know for Now and for the Future – Part 8