@ anessanight90 The Earned Income Tax Credit is calculated on earned income. Interest income is not considered earned income. The IRS considers earned income to be
- Wages, salaries, tips, and other taxable employee compensation;
- Union strike benefits;
- Disability retirement benefits received prior to minimum retirement age;
- Net earnings from self-employment
You do not say what state you live in. States generally use the federal EIC amount reported on Schedule EIC, so you would not be able to cherry pick a different year for state. If your federal EIC is $0 for 2019 and 2020 then your state EIC will probably be $0 as well. Most state EIC calculations give you a percentage of federal EIC.
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