Joyce, a widow, lives in an apartment with her two minor children (ages 8 and 10), whom she supports. Joyce earns $33,000 during 2019. She uses the standard deduction and qualifies for head-of-household filing status.

Round all computations to the nearest dollar.

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a. Calculate the amount, if any, of Joyce's earned income credit.

The earned income credit, which has been a part of the law for many years, consistently has been justified as a means of providing tax equity to the working poor. In addition, the credit has been designed to help offset regressive taxes that are a part of our tax system, such as the gasoline tax. Further, the credit is intended to encourage economically disadvantaged individuals to become contributing members of the workforce.

b. During the year, Joyce is offered a new job that has greater future potential than her current job. If she accepts the job offer, her earnings for the year will be $39,000. Determine the increase or decrease in Joyce's net cash flow if she accepts the new job. Since the child tax credit will be the same under either scenario, you can ignore it for purposes of this analysis. Use the Tax Rate Schedule when computing her income tax.

	Keeps Old Job
Tax calculation:
Salary	$33,000			39 000
Less: standard deduction
Taxable income
Income tax
Less: earned income credit
Net tax due or refund
After-tax cash flow:
Salary	33 000			$39,000
Less: net tax due or add refund
After-tax cash flow
Net in cash flow if accept new job

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