The Tax Court in Feigh, (2019) 152 TC No. 15 ruled that Medicaid Waiver payments, even though excluded from income, are still earned income for purposes of claiming refundable tax credits like the additional child tax credit and the earned income tax credit.
Certain Medicaid waiver payments you received for caring for someone living in your home with you may be nontaxable. If these payments were reported to you in box 1 of Form(s) W-2, include the amount on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 1. Also, include on line 1 any Medicaid waiver payments you received that you choose to include in earned income for purposes of claiming a credit or other tax benefit, even if you did not receive a Form W-2 reporting these payments. On line 8 of the tax return, subtract the nontaxable amount of the payments from any income on line 8 and enter the result.
Please see the steps detailed in this thread to report IHSS income solely for the purpose of obtaining Earned Income Credit including for California.
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