Winter Woman
Well-Known Member
You are absolutely right I got my terminology wrong.And of course there is a "well head depleation credit", meaning that if an oil company, who leases the land and rights from the government (us) at a very cheap rate, and pays very little in royalties (to us) will also pay less taxes because it is pumping oil out of the ground - the same oil that he is selling at a profit and getting a break because it does so.
Yay Romney!
An unearned tax credit is a credit for monies earned by means other than wages tips or salary.
It is not money given to people who don't work.
Unearned income is profits from the sale of stocks, bonds and investment properties, including homes and businesses. An unearned tax credit is a direct reduction in tax liability based on the unearned income received from these investments. The Internal Revenue Service provides several of these credits to encourage more consumers to invest in property and buy new homes.
I know a woman who has 5 kids, has food stamps, welfare and I have never seen her work. Her 'refund' was around $5,000 if I remember correctly.
And as far as giving a company credits for creating work or investments IN the usa I'm for it.