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TurboTax will calculate the Earned Income Tax Credit.  There may have been something entered or not entered into the tax return that did not qualify you.

To qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, 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 citizen or a resident alien all year
• Not file Form 2555 (related to foreign earned income).

You may be able to qualify for the EITC with or without a qualifying child.

Tests to be a Qualifying Child are:

• The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half- brother, half- sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them. 
•  The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly), (b) under age 24 at the end of the year, a student, and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly), or (c) any age if permanently and totally disabled.  
• The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year.
• The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year. 
• The child must not be filing a joint return for the year (unless that joint return is filed only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid). 

This IRS publication outlines the seven rules that apply to all taxpayers to qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit.

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