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Age 68, low income worker No EIC this year?

iluvyorkies — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:12:20 GMT

Re: Age 68, low income worker No EIC this year?

VolvoGirl — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:36:32 GMT

Do you have a child? The rules went back to the old rules. 2020 and 2021 has special rules and there was no age limit.

EIC Qualifications

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/credits-and-deductions/help/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-earned-income-credit-eic-or-eitc/00/25603

Re: Age 68, low income worker No EIC this year?

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:37:16 GMT

And for the Earned Income Credit—-the rules are back to the “old” rules—

Those under 25 and over 65 without children are not eligible as they were uniquely in 2021. And you cannot use your income from any earlier tax year to get the EIC for a 2022 return. There is no “lookback” for 2022. EIC for 2022 will be based on the income you earned by working in 2022.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899157-what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-earned-income-credit-eic-or-eitc

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/use-the-eitc-assistant