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Fiscal deal will cost you: 8 tax changes

Here are eight tax changes under the 'fiscal cliff' deal that may hit your pocketbook.

6. Child, earned income, college tuition tax credits extended

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In this October file photo, students walk between classes at the University of Washington in Seattle. The new fiscal deal extends the college tuition credit for another five years.

President Obama's 2009 stimulus package helped low-income families by boosting the child credit and the earned income tax credit. Tuition tax credits were also expanded. Those provisions, which were due to expire in 2013, have been extended for another five years.

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