https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-have-income-on-my-w2-my-wife-has-a-self-employed-business-but-has-a-net-loss-for-the-year-we-re/01/377054#M47380 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:22:45 GMT iamroe 2019-06-04T00:22:45Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-have-income-on-my-w2-my-wife-has-a-self-employed-business-but-has-a-net-loss-for-the-year-we-re/01/377054#M47380 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:22:45 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-have-income-on-my-w2-my-wife-has-a-self-employed-business-but-has-a-net-loss-for-the-year-we-re/01/377054#M47380 iamroe 2019-06-04T00:22:45Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/if-she-has-a-loss-and-that-is-her-only-income-you-don-t/01/377056#M47381 If she has a loss and that is her only income, you don't qualify.  Both spouses must have positive earned income to qualify for the credit. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:22:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/if-she-has-a-loss-and-that-is-her-only-income-you-don-t/01/377056#M47381 Zbucklyo 2019-06-04T00:22:46Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/that-s-interesting-i-would-have-thought-the-credit-was-m/01/377058#M47383 That's interesting. I would have thought the credit was more to help those who were working full time, rather than those who are proven successful. Thanks for clarifying. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:22:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/that-s-interesting-i-would-have-thought-the-credit-was-m/01/377058#M47383 iamroe 2019-06-04T00:22:48Z