Hal_Al
Level 15

Deductions & credits

There are no boxes you can check, because you don't qualify.
When you start the EIC interview in TT, you will be told you don't qualify because you can be claimed as a dependent and your child(ren) doesn't qualify.
When you click "why does this matter", you get this explanation:
Each credit has its own rules, and one of the Earned Income Credit's rules is: If you can be someone's dependent, you can't get this credit.The thinking is that if someone supports you, then that person could get this credit instead of you.
When you click "learn more", you get this explanation:
Based on what you told us earlier, it turns out you have a dependent who doesn't count as a qualifying child for the earned income credit (EIC).