topic I am Married filed separately which doesn’t qualify for earned income credit. All my info is correct but turbo tax still says I get it in Deductions & credits

I am Married filed separately which doesn’t qualify for earned income credit. All my info is correct but turbo tax still says I get it

jamielknorr — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:28:36 GMT

Re: I amMarried filed separately which doesn’t qualify for earned income credit. All my info is correct but turbo tax still says I get it

xmasbaby0 — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 03:11:40 GMT

You might be misunderstanding something. You cannot get earned income credit if you file married filing separately, but you can still get child tax credit for a child under the age of 17. What do you see on your Form 1040? Does it show that your filing status is married filing separately?

PREVIEW 1040

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901539-how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing

What do you have on line 27?

Child Tax Credit line 19

Credit for Other Dependents line 19

Earned Income Credit line 27

Additional Child Tax Credit line 28

Re: I amMarried filed separately which doesn’t qualify for earned income credit. All my info is correct but turbo tax still says I get it

rjs — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 03:31:29 GMT

If you are married filing separately you can qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC) if you are separated from your spouse and meet certain requirements. The following is from IRS Publication 596, Earned Income Credit, Rule 3 on page 5. Did you tell TurboTax that you meet these requirements?

Special rule for separated spouses. You can claim the EIC if you are married, not filing a joint return, had a qualifying child who lived with you for more than half of 2023, and either of the following apply.

You lived apart from your spouse for the last 6 months of 2023, or
You are legally separated according to your state law under a written separation agreement or a decree of separate maintenance and you didn't live in the same household as your spouse at the end of 2023.