In 2010 the eitc for a family filing joint with 2 children was $5036. His state and federal paid together is $3696 so just pull off the $696 and say that is state taxes paid. That means he will get back about $2036 dollars that he NEVER paid in!!
And people wonder why we are broke. The income tax system is just another welfare program for certain people.
Oh, they suck up far more than what they pay in, but most illegals have a hard time getting the EITC. You can’t actually get the EITC if you don’t have a SSN. Just having kids with a SSN doesn’t do it. The filers have to BOTH have one, not just either the husband or wife, either.
This is how they avoid paying taxes and SOAK the rest of us:
1. Claim a LOT of deductions so that not that much is withheld for taxes in the first place.
2. Or, claim the additional child tax credit for DEPENDENTS who live in Mexico and who don’t even have SSNs. These aren’t actual children of theirs, just people who they say they support. I’ve seen tax returns of up to $7000 gotten back that way.
3. The amount of benefits that their US born children suck up each year is HUGE. Food stamps, Medicaid, TANF, local aid, and schooling costs are FAR MORE than what they would ever possibly pay in.
4. And of course, we all know about under the table pay.
5. The EITC comes in if an illegal has somehow managed to get a real SSN issued to them. It happens legally under certain circumstances.