sammiey92
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How do I get 2019 Earned Income

 

Deductions & credits

You can find your Earned Income amount in your 2019 tax return. Earned income is any income from a job or self-employment. 

Deductions & credits

Are you asking about the special lookback rule that will allow lower income individuals to use their earned income from 2019 to determine their Earned Income Tax Credit and the refundable portion of the Child Tax Credit in 2020, since their lower 2020 income could reduce the amount they are eligible for.

 

You can look back and use your 2019 income for the EIC credit instead of 2020.  See this post  https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-m-at-a-section-asking-me-do-you-want-to-use-las...