tlry408
Returning Member

Do i qualify for the EITC with 2019 lookback income from Covid relief?

Hi all

 

Do I qualify for the earned income tax credit if i do not have any earned income at all for 2020? Only receiving unemployment for all of 2020. I have 16,000 earned income from 2019. 

 

I get a bigger refund in doing so but im scared its not correct that having zero Earned  in 2020 gets me the EITC by using 2019 income.

 

Do i also need to check the box i was affected by a natural disaster?