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People with very low incomes don't need to file

Submitted by Philip Brewer on March 20, 2008 - 08:26.

According to the IRS:

a married couple both under age 65 generally is not required to file until their joint income reaches $17,500.

(Children and students often fall into this category, but so can people who simply don't want to be in the money economy, such as subsistence farmers.)

See the IRS's Should you file a tax return page for more information.

This year, of course, you should file a return anyway, to get the tax rebate.  And there are sometimes other reasons to file--if you had income taxes withheld, you'd have to file to get them back; if you qualify for the earned income tax credit, you'd want to file to get that.

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