RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas ( ValleyCentral ) — We are right in the middle of tax season and if you have already filed, your refund could be because of a popular tax credit.
A law called the Protecting Americans Against Tax Hikes , or PATH Act, requires the government to delay processing returns for anyone claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit .
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What is the EITC?
The EITC was introduced in 1975. According to the IRS website, it helps low-to-moderate income workers and families get a tax break to reduce the taxes they owe or possibly receive a larger refund.
Daisy Villarreal, owner of a health insurance and tax preparation business in Brownsville explained, “You have to obviously make a certain amount of money to qualify for it. And that is the biggest amount that you get back, when people qualify for a return.”…