After you file

@Latimer @Jotty2020 - I must admit that a) I don't understand why the IRS is sending out these letters and b) no one yet on these boards stated they have had a response and c) no one on these boards admits they should have received EITC and didn't, just that the IRS is inquiring and encouraging it. 

 

I am not aware there is anything "special" for a taxpayer to do when completing TT to get EITC.  Once you enter you dependent children and income, EITC is calculating off that.  

 

does anyone have AGI (Line 11) that is LESS THAN the numbers in this table AND Line 27a is blank on Form 1040? 

 

number of children (colum 1)

Maximum earned income tax credit (column 2)

Max AGI, single or head of household filers (coumn 3)

Max AGI, married joint filers (column 4)

 

0

$1,502

$21,430

$27,380

1

$3,618

$42,158

$48,108

2

$5,980

$47,915

$53,865

3 or more

$6,728

$51,464

$57,414