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Earned Income Tax Credit is one of the most closely scrutinized credits by the IRS. 

 

Your situation is certainly not in the most common seen by the IRS. 

 

Your claim to be exempt from US Social Security and Medicare tax due to coverage by another country while you were present and self-employed in the US 11 months of the year is uncommon. 

 

To be eligible for EITC you must be a citizen or resident alien the entire year.