Tax Credits

Tax credits are different from tax deductions or allowances. With tax deductions, the adjusted gross income (AGI) is lessened, making the taxable income smaller. But with tax credits, you get to reduce your taxes directly. How can it possibly happen? Let’s take the tax credit the government is offering for those who purchased or planning [...]

Tax credits actually relate to two concepts, the first one involves the amount of partial payments made to the taxes that you have due, and the other defines it as a benefit paid by the state through the tax system. They can be considered as payments from the government back to the tax payer. This [...]