Deductions & credits
Yes, there are several qualifications to get Earned Income Credit. The first is that you have income below the threshold for your number of qualifying children.
A qualifying child for EIC:
- Has a valid Social Security number
- Meets all 4 tests for a qualifying child
- Can't be claimed by more than one person as a qualifying child
In addition to meeting the income limits:
- You must have earned income
- Your total investment income must be less than $11,000
- You can't file Married Filing Separately
- You must be between age 25 and 65, or have at least one qualified child
- If your EIC has been denied or adjusted in the past, you may need to file Form 8862 with your tax return.
- You must have lived in the US for more than six months during the tax year
If you believe you are entitled to EIC after reviewing these rules, you can go over the EIC section again. You should get a message at the end of it explaining your results.
- Open your return.
- Select Deductions & Credits, then select Start or Edit to the right of Earned Income Credit.
- Answer the questions on the next few screens according to your situation.
- You will get a message at the end of the section explaining your results.
