Yes. If you are not in the military you would have no 'nontaxable combat pay'. Under the new legislation, if your earned income was higher in 2019 than in 2020, you can use the 2019 amount to figure your earned income tax credit (EITC) and child tax credit (CTC) for 2020. This temporary relief is provided through the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020.
To find your 2019 earned income look at the EITC worksheet from your 2019 tax return. The earned income will be on that worksheet. If you don't have that worksheet, use all income from your 2019 tax return that was earned from a job or self employment on page 1, Form 1040-2019.
If your earned income in 2019 was lower than 2020, there no need for any research, use the earned income from 2020. There would be no advantage or additional credit if the earned income is lower in 2019.
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