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In order to generate NY Form IT-209, please follow these steps:
- While in your NY return, go to the screen, Take a look at New York Credits and Taxes.
- In the You and Your Family section, click the Start/Update box next to Earned Income Credit. [See Screenshot #1, below.]
- On the screen, New York Earned Income Credit, click the Yes box to indicate you were a noncustodial parent in 2020.
- On the screen, Are You Eligible for the Noncustodial EIC, mark the appropriate boxes. [Screenshot #2]
- Enter the child's information on the next screen, Report Children's Info. [Screenshot #3]
According to the instructions for NY Form IT-209:
You may claim the noncustodial EIC only if you meet all of the following conditions for the tax year. You must • be a full-year New York State resident, • be at least 18 years of age, • be a parent of a minor child (or children) with whom you do not reside, • have an order in effect for at least one-half of the tax year requiring you to make child support payments payable through a New York State Support Collection Unit (SCU) pursuant to Social Services Law section 111-h, and • have paid an amount in child support at least equal to the amount of current child support you were required to pay by all court orders.
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