You may use your 2019 income instead of your 2021 income to calculate your Earned Income Tax Credit — but only if your 2019 income is higher than your 2021 income.
You also may qualify for the EITC with qualifying children or without qualifying children.
To qualify for the EITC, you must:
- Have worked and earned income under $57,414
- Have investment income below $10,000 in the tax year 2021
- Have a valid Social Security number by the due date of your 2021 return (including extensions)
- Be a US citizens or a resident alien all year
- Not file Form 2555 (related to foreign earned income).
Have you entered all of your income? Do you know what your adjusted gross income was from 2019?
If your 2019 income is under $57,414, your 2019 income should return a higher EITC than your 2021 income of $0.
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