{"id":28178,"date":"2023-08-25T15:23:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T20:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.eztaxreturn.com\/?p=28178"},"modified":"2023-08-25T15:26:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T20:26:20","slug":"5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Smart Reasons to File a Tax Return Even if You Don\u2019t Have To"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not everyone needs to file a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eztaxreturn.com\/contact-and-support\/tax-terms.html#taxrefund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tax return<\/a>, but you may be missing the chance to fatten your bank account if you don\u2019t.&nbsp; Generally, you\u2019re only required to file taxes if you earned $12,950 or more in 2022.&nbsp; However, it may be beneficial to file a tax return anyway because you may qualify for a refundable credit or be entitled to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eztaxreturn.com\/resources\/tax-terms.html#taxrebate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tax refund<\/a>.&nbsp; Here are some scenarios that can put extra cash in your wallet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-has-to-file-a-tax-return\"><strong>Who has to file a tax return?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the 2022 federal tax filing requirements for most taxpayers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31846 lazyload\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 538px, 100vw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022-filing-requirements-2.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022-filing-requirements-2.png 538w, https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022-filing-requirements-2-480x446.png 480w\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"you-had-taxes-withheld-or-made-payments\"><strong>You had income taxes withheld or made estimated tax payments<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you had federal taxes withheld from your pay, made estimated tax payments, or overpaid last year\u2019s taxes and had it applied to 2022, you may be due a tax refund.\u00a0 Get your biggest possible refund by filing taxes online with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eztaxreturn.com\/ezrouter.html?utm_dest=site&amp;action=start_return&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_term=filenoneed&amp;gid=filenoneed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ezTaxReturn<\/a>. It&#8217;s so fast and easy that you can e-file your tax return in 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eztaxreturn.com\/ezrouter.html?utm_dest=site&amp;action=start_return&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_term=filenoneed&amp;gid=filenoneed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get Started Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"you-may-qualify-for-the-earned-income-tax-credit\"><strong>You may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that workers who don&#8217;t earn a lot of money can qualify for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eztaxreturn.com\/contact-and-support\/tax-terms.html#eic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Earned Income Tax Credit<\/a>?&nbsp; It is worth a good chunk of change too. You can get up to $6,935 depending on your filing status and the number of children you claim on your return.&nbsp; Those without children can also qualify. Here are the income limits for tax year 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" height=\"255\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32533 lazyload\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 911px, 100vw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/eitc-TY-2022.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/eitc-TY-2022.png 911w, https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/eitc-TY-2022-480x134.png 480w\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Investment income limit:<\/strong> $10,300 or less<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How much money can you get back?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the maximum credit amounts below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No children: $560<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 child: $3,733<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 children: $6,164<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 or more children: $6,935<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aside from meeting the basic qualifying rules, you must be between the ages of 25 and 64, not claimed as a dependent on someone else\u2019s return and lived in the U.S. more than six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"you-have-children-who-are-aged-17-or-younger\"><strong>You have children who are aged 16 or younger<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Families with qualifying children can claim the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eztaxreturn.com\/contact-and-support\/tax-terms.html#childdependentcarecredit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Child Tax Credit<\/a>.\u00a0 It is worth up to $2,000 for each child aged 16 or younger at the end of 2022.\u00a0 Up to $1,500 is refundable. That means that if the tax credit is more than your tax liability, you can get up to $1,500 back as a tax refund. But, you need to file a tax return to claim it. Do your taxes now at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eztaxreturn.com\/ezrouter.html?utm_dest=site&amp;action=start_return&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_term=filenoneed&amp;gid=filenoneed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ezTaxReturn<\/a> to see if you qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"you-paid-for-childcare\"><strong>You paid for college tuition<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may be eligible for the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) if you paid for college expenses for you, your spouse or your dependent. Eligible education expenses include tuition, student fees, books, supplies and course-related materials. The AOTC is worth up to $2,500. It is partially refundable so you can receive up to $1,000 (or 40% of the total credit) back as a tax refund. Students usually receive Form 1098-T from their school to help calculate their <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-tax-breaks-for-education-expenses\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_term=filenoneed&amp;gid=filenoneed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">education tax credit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-qualify-for-the-premium-tax-credit\"><strong>You qualify for the Premium Tax Credit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Premium Tax Credit is a refundable tax credit that makes purchasing coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace more affordable.\u00a0 It is available to individuals and families whose income falls between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty line.\u00a0 The amount of your Premium Tax Credit depends on your family size and household income.\u00a0 You have the option of using some or all the tax credit in advance to reduce your monthly insurance premiums.\u00a0 If you use less than the tax credit amount you qualify for, you\u2019ll get the difference as a tax refund when you file your taxes.\u00a0 On the other hand, if you use more than allowed, you must repay the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-file-fast-and-ez-in-30-minutes-or-less\">File fast and ez in 30 minutes or less.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eztaxreturn.com\/ezrouter.html?utm_dest=site&amp;action=start_return&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_term=filenoneed&amp;gid=filenoneed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get Started Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not everyone needs to file a tax return, but you may be missing the chance to fatten your bank account if you don\u2019t.&nbsp; Generally, you\u2019re only required to file taxes if you earned $12,950 or more in 2022.&nbsp; However, it may be beneficial to file a tax return anyway because you may qualify for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":33230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tax-tips-and-planning"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.13 (Yoast SEO v20.13) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Smart Reasons to File a Tax Return Even if You Don\u2019t Have To<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Not everyone needs to file a tax return, but you may be missing the chance to fatten your bank account if you don\u2019t.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Smart Reasons to File a Tax Return Even if You Don\u2019t Have To\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Not everyone needs to file a tax return, but you may be missing the chance to fatten your bank account if you don\u2019t.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ezTaxReturn.com Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ezTaxReturn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-25T20:23:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-25T20:26:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image20230313172147.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ezTaxReturn Expert Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ezTaxReturn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ezTaxReturn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ezTaxReturn Expert Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ezTaxReturn Expert Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53293fc1f8f3940b232359e95b10360b\"},\"headline\":\"5 Smart Reasons to File a Tax Return Even if You Don\u2019t Have To\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-25T20:23:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-25T20:26:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/\"},\"wordCount\":610,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Tax Tips &amp; Planning\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/\",\"name\":\"5 Smart Reasons to File a Tax Return Even if You Don\u2019t Have To\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-25T20:23:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-25T20:26:20+00:00\",\"description\":\"Not everyone needs to file a tax return, but you may be missing the chance to fatten your bank account if you don\u2019t.\u00a0\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"5 Smart Reasons to File a Tax Return Even if You Don\u2019t Have To\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"ezTaxReturn.com Blog\",\"description\":\"File your taxes online\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"ezTaxReturn Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ezTaxReturn.com\",\"alternateName\":\"ezTaxReturn\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ezTaxReturnBloglogoSQ.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ezTaxReturnBloglogoSQ.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"ezTaxReturn.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ezTaxReturn\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ezTaxReturn\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53293fc1f8f3940b232359e95b10360b\",\"name\":\"ezTaxReturn Expert Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/758e24e4e8a2dbdded8b37f0a112c6803d2565a6a732b9ec81920baf86a61d49?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/758e24e4e8a2dbdded8b37f0a112c6803d2565a6a732b9ec81920baf86a61d49?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"ezTaxReturn Expert Staff\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/author\/brittany-harrison\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"5 Smart Reasons to File a Tax Return Even if You Don\u2019t Have To","description":"Not everyone needs to file a tax return, but you may be missing the chance to fatten your bank account if you don\u2019t.\u00a0","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"5 Smart Reasons to File a Tax Return Even if You Don\u2019t Have To","og_description":"Not everyone needs to file a tax return, but you may be missing the chance to fatten your bank account if you don\u2019t.\u00a0","og_url":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/","og_site_name":"ezTaxReturn.com Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ezTaxReturn\/","article_published_time":"2023-08-25T20:23:53+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-25T20:26:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":533,"url":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image20230313172147.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"ezTaxReturn Expert Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ezTaxReturn","twitter_site":"@ezTaxReturn","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ezTaxReturn Expert Staff","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/"},"author":{"name":"ezTaxReturn Expert Staff","@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53293fc1f8f3940b232359e95b10360b"},"headline":"5 Smart Reasons to File a Tax Return Even if You Don\u2019t Have To","datePublished":"2023-08-25T20:23:53+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-25T20:26:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/"},"wordCount":610,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Tax Tips &amp; Planning"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/","url":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/","name":"5 Smart Reasons to File a Tax Return Even if You Don\u2019t Have To","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-08-25T20:23:53+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-25T20:26:20+00:00","description":"Not everyone needs to file a tax return, but you may be missing the chance to fatten your bank account if you don\u2019t.\u00a0","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/5-smart-reasons-to-file-a-tax-return-even-if-you-dont-have-to\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"5 Smart Reasons to File a Tax Return Even if You Don\u2019t Have To"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/","name":"ezTaxReturn.com Blog","description":"File your taxes online","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#organization"},"alternateName":"ezTaxReturn Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"ezTaxReturn.com","alternateName":"ezTaxReturn","url":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ezTaxReturnBloglogoSQ.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ezTaxReturnBloglogoSQ.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"ezTaxReturn.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ezTaxReturn\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/ezTaxReturn"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53293fc1f8f3940b232359e95b10360b","name":"ezTaxReturn Expert Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/758e24e4e8a2dbdded8b37f0a112c6803d2565a6a732b9ec81920baf86a61d49?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/758e24e4e8a2dbdded8b37f0a112c6803d2565a6a732b9ec81920baf86a61d49?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ezTaxReturn Expert Staff"},"url":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/author\/brittany-harrison\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}