The following types of income are used to qualify for Earned Income Credit.
"Earned" income is any money you were paid for doing work, whether you work for yourself or for someone else.
The following are examples of earned income:
- Salaries
- Wages
- Tips
- Commissions
- Royalties
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Self-employment net earnings
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Statutory employee gross pay
- Jury duty pay
- Union strike benefits
- Long-term disability benefits received before minimum retirement age
- Nontaxable combat pay, if you choose to include it (see special EITC rules)
Earned income does NOT include:
