https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/if-i-am-on-parole-can-i-claim-eic-or-am-i-considered-an-inmate/01/237773#M30129 <P>I have a qualifying child and he lived with me from May 31 till the end of the year.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 19:36:52 GMT rqueen1234 2019-06-01T19:36:52Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/if-i-am-on-parole-can-i-claim-eic-or-am-i-considered-an-inmate/01/237773#M30129 <P>I have a qualifying child and he lived with me from May 31 till the end of the year.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 19:36:52 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/if-i-am-on-parole-can-i-claim-eic-or-am-i-considered-an-inmate/01/237773#M30129 rqueen1234 2019-06-01T19:36:52Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/if-you-are-not-incarcerated-then-you-are-not-an-inmate/01/237779#M30130 <P>If you are not incarcerated then you are not an inmate.&nbsp; Being on parole does not make you ineligible for EIC.</P><UL> <LI>You cannot use any income received for work performed while an inmate to claim EITC.&nbsp;This includes amounts for work performed while incarcerated, in a work release program, or while in a halfway house.</LI> </UL> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 19:37:05 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/if-you-are-not-incarcerated-then-you-are-not-an-inmate/01/237779#M30130 DoninGA 2019-06-01T19:37:05Z