I used TurboTax to help my daughter do her taxes and she ended up getting the same letter from the IRS. I, too, went back into TT and tried to figure out why it didn't think she was eligible for the EIC. The only thing I can figure out, and I really don't know if this is the true issue, is that the TT help states that to be eligible for the EIC, you can't be a student. The IRS publication for the EIC does not mention anything about being a student, so I'm wondering if the TT people didn't catch that change.
Just FYI - my daughter is a student, but she is not claimed as a dependent on anyone else's taxes, so she met every criteria specified by the IRS for the EIC. She sent the letter back to the IRS yesterday, so we are hoping she gets a nice check soon!
