To find the earned income credit in TurboTax you can:
- Click on Search at the top right of your TurboTax screen.
- Type earned income credit in the search box.
- Click on the link Jump to earned income credit
TurboTax will determine for you if you qualify for the earned income credit.
Generally to qualify you must :
- You have income from earnings (like a job or your own business).
- Your investment income in no more than $11,950. (This includes interest, dividends rentals, etc)
- You are single or, if married and you do not use the Married Filing Separate status.
- You, your spouse and children all have Social Security numbers.
- You and your spouse are not considered as a qualifying child for someone else.
- You don't have any foreign income exclusions on your tax return.
- You are a citizen or resident of the United States.
- You have dependents, or if you don't, you are at least 25 or older but under 65, and you are not a dependent of another person and lived in the United States for more than half of the year.
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