Thread: Illegal aliens granted amnesty now eligible for tax benefits

Immigrants granted amnesty now eligible for tax benefits

By Marisa Schultz
February 3, 2015 | 4:25pm

WASHINGTON – Undocumented immigrants who qualify to stay in the US under President Obama’s executive action will be eligible to collect tax benefits — and could file for past credits, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said Tuesday.

Once they are issued Social Security numbers, the newly-authorized immigrants can receive federal tax breaks and seek benefits dating back three years.

“The program allows you to file for Earned Income Tax credits,” Koskinen told the Senate Finance Committee.

“In terms of whether you can do that retroactively, the normal statutes of limitations would apply as to when you can file an amended return.”

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa was aghast immigrants could be rewarded for work done illegally in prior years.

The IRS’s interpretation “undermines congressional policy of not rewarding those for working illegally in the United States,” Grassley told the IRS chief. “Does the IRS have any intention of revisiting (the position)?”

“At this point, I’m not aware that we are going to do that, but I’d be happy to look into that,” Koskinen replied.

The Earned Income Tax Credit targets low- and moderate-income families, especially those with children. The maximum credit for 2015 is $6,242 for a couple with three kids earning no more than $53,267.

Undocumented workers who filed taxes previously with an ID number could amend those returns once they have received their Social Security number, Koskinen said.

Those who never filed taxes wouldn’t be eligible for retroactive benefits.

A Congressional Budget Office report released in January estimates by 2017 between 2 million and 2.5 million parents of US citizens will receive approval to stay in the US under Obama’s deferred deportation program.

They will be eligible for Social Security and Medicare benefits based on their work history, and can receive authorization to work. The report found qualified workers can claim the Earned Income Tax Credit, but made no mention of retroactive benefits.

Koskinen’s comments mark a public acknowledgement of how the IRS will interpret the rules.

His remarks came amid testimony seeking $13 billion more for his agency to keep up with demands of implementing new laws, including ObamaCare.

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Oh my God. This government is totally insane. Pure madness. One day everyone on this board will be kicking themselves for not pushing Congress to pass the FairTax where no such insanity or madness exists, can or will and is legislation that does more to remove the "magnet" for illegal aliens than any other single piece of legislation that has ever been introduced into US Congress.