Tax refunds?

if you owe no taxes, how the he11 can you get a refund? An extra refund it seems to say, as in the child tax credits?

Tax refunds?

could be Wisconsin Homestead credit, child care credit, earned income credit, who did your taxes?

Tax refunds?

If you have children who live with you and you have earnings you may qualify for the earned income credit

Tax refunds?

Yes, that is true. There are what are called refundable credits, which are credits that create a refund in excess of what tax you owe, if any. Examples are the additional child tax credit and earned income credit. The additional child tax credit kicks in with certain circumstances such as not getting the full amount of the normal child tax credit. The earned income credit has eligibility requirements and has a lot to do with income levels and qualifying children.

As far as getting something for nothing, I believe that is the intent of the tax policy as help for people in those situations.