@bradtb34 - and by the way, for 2020 (and 2021) ....
if your 2019 earned income was higher than 2020's earn income AND it yields a higher EITC credit, then you can use the 2019 earned income number to calculate the 2020 credit.
and just out of curiosity, what makes your 2020 earned income so challenging to figure out?
