Janitor Bob Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I am taking a review course (by Fuller) and it is stating that a taxpayer's permanently disabled son, age 26, who lived with taxpayer all year is NOT a qualifying child for EIC because they do not meet the age test. But I thought (and I am reading in the instructions that if permanently and totally disabled, the child can be any age and be qualifying child for EIC....Help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacun Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 You are correct. If permanently and totally disabled child, age doesn't matter. It could be that Fuller is using the word permanently ONLY. The rule is permanently AND totally disabled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor Bob Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Good point. Fuller did use ONLY the word permanently....no mention of totally......splitting hairs, but I guess I hold off on my complaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainen Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 >>I hold off on my complaint<< No you don't--you scream and bellow. You threaten to post negative reviews all over the Internet and formally challenge their IRS approval for such a fundamentally stupid error, unless they give you full credit PLUS return all your ninety-nine bananas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Wait -- wasn't that supposed to be ninety-nine frickin' bananas? :P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Yeah, JB you still have a valid objection here. Their info is very misleading, in the way it is worded. Complain, even if you do not ask for your bananas back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulldogTom Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 My CPE this year seemed to have alot of those kind of questions as well. Poorly worded questions. Questions that after I saw the answer I could see how anal they were. Tom Hollister, CA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry O Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 In over 30 years - - had my first client NOT get the refund OR EIC on her daughter who had turned 25. The letter from the IRS came 2 weeks after her hugely reduced anticipated refund. After sending in all pertinent information and verification from the Dr. - - -it took 6 months to get the rest of the refund. Hopefully - - -this is a one shot deal, and the IRS will keep the information on file. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacun Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 My CPE this year seemed to have alot of those kind of questions as well. Poorly worded questions. Questions that after I saw the answer I could see how anal they were. Tom Hollister, CA If I recall correctly, the question posted is one straight from EA exam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainen Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 >>the question posted is one straight from EA exam<< Hah! Great catch, Pacun! On the 2004 exam (http://www.irs.gov/p..._see_part_1.pdf) the answer (http://www.irs.gov/p...nswers_11_2.pdf) to question 74 is C. That's from the TWO children column, Mr. Fuller, including the one age 26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Hopefully - - -this is a one shot deal, and the IRS will keep the information on file. Are you talking about the same IRS I deal with?? You have a very active imagination!!!!! Translation - "Don't hold your breath about them keeping that information on file." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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