The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration yesterday released Individuals Who Are Not Authorized to Work in the United States Were Paid $4.2 Billion in Refundable Credits (2011-41-061):
Individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States received billions of dollars from the IRS last year in a refundable tax credit based on earned income called the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). The study … found that claims for this credit by these individuals have escalated sharply from $924 million in 2005 to $4.2 billion in 2010.
