Thanks, but I'm still confused. you say report what was reported in 2019. But that was a joint return so included income of my ex-spouse's, which I am not filing jointly with now. If both he and I separately claim an EITC based on PYEI and both use the same joint total I don't think IRS will want us both claiming a credit on same income but filing separately since we're divorced now. ?? So are you sure I use the whole joint figure from 2019 or do I enter only 'my' 1/2 (like FAFSA filing) or do I enter only the W2 earnings of that joint figure that I personally earned in 2019 (leaving what my ex earned as his 2019 earned income?) I do know that for a jointly held investment which we split in 2020 the 1099B went to his SS# reporting the whole figures but he had to issue me a 1099 to report 1/2 of that was mine and I entered that 1/2 on my 2020 return.
