They can, and are actually required, to submit your debt to the IRS. If they have written the debt off, it is essentially income to you. It is as if they gave you the amount of the debt. Which means that you have to pay income tax on that income.
Yes everyone has to pay income taxes no matter what even the president.
if u carry a dependent
Yes... for the earned income credit and such. It makes no difference for your income taxes really, as your not paying any.
Earned income credit
Unless you paid federal and state taxes you cannot get a refund. Many people make the mistake of thinking they can file taxes simply to get the earned income credit. They are wrong. It is called the earned income credit because they earned an income. So unless you worked at some point over the prior year you cannot get the earned income credit. And unless you paid taxes in then you have nothing to file or claim.
a credit to deferred income taxes payable
YES
Yes everyone has to pay income taxes no matter what even the president.
if u carry a dependent
Yes... for the earned income credit and such. It makes no difference for your income taxes really, as your not paying any.
Earned income credit
Unless you paid federal and state taxes you cannot get a refund. Many people make the mistake of thinking they can file taxes simply to get the earned income credit. They are wrong. It is called the earned income credit because they earned an income. So unless you worked at some point over the prior year you cannot get the earned income credit. And unless you paid taxes in then you have nothing to file or claim.
It's a debit... since - once the income tax is confirmed, it will be taken from the account.
Sure. The fact that you were incarcerated does not exempt you from filing income taxes and paying tax on your income. It does prevent you from claiming many of the tax credits such as Earned Income Credit, Child Tax Credit as you cannot claim that you supported your children or that they lived with you during this time.
No. You must report income to receive the Earned Income Credit. You must file a tax return to receive the credit, even if you otherwise would not have to. Any amount of the credit over the amount of taxes you owe will be refunded to you.
They must submit the amount of cancelled debt...outstanding debt they claim as still due, they could not report.
If they have tax exempt income for items such as a Roth IRA, then they do not have a tax burden. Also, it possible with low income and tax credits such as the child tax credit, Hope credit, and earned income credit, so have your total income tax reduced to zero.