topic I filed married-jointly. My taxable income is 35,565. I have 2 small children, shouldnt I have qualified for the 2016 Earned Income Credit? It is not showing on my return in Deductions & credits

I filed married-jointly. My taxable income is 35,565. I have 2 small children, shouldnt I have qualified for the 2016 Earned Income Credit? It is not showing on my return

cdaa2015 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:05:15 GMT

The EIC is calculated on a bell curve. At the bottom of...

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:05:17 GMT

The EIC is calculated on a bell curve. At the bottom of this post there is a table that should help you understand the amount of EIC you are receiving.

The maximum amounts that one can earn and receive the EIC for 2016 are as follows:

Single or Head of Household Married Filing Jointly

with 3 children $47.955 $53.505

with 2 children $44,648 $50,198

with 1 child $39,296 $44,846

with 0 children $14,880 $20,430

Maximum Earned Income Credit (this is calculated on a bell curve based on earnings)

with 3 children $6,269

with 2 children $5572

with 1 child $3373

with 0 children $506

To receive the EIC the income must be EARNED income; unemployment compensation does not count. You cannot have investment income over $3400, and you must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien for the whole tax year. You must have a valid Social Security number. Your filing status cannot be married filing separately. If you are a single filer with no dependents, you must be between the ages of 25 to 65.

There is a table that starts on page 30 of IRS publication 596 regarding EIC and the amount you can receive for your earned income:

www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p596.pdf

Thank you. Accoring to these qualifications I should have...

cdaa2015 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:05:18 GMT

Thank you. Accoring to these qualifications I should have recieved the credit, is there any reason it would not appear on my filing like it did last year?

You do understand that the EIC is on adjusted gross incom...

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:05:20 GMT

You do understand that the EIC is on adjusted gross income, not taxable income, right? If you qualify for EIC, then TT calculates it and adds it to your refund automatically. The amount of EIC you are receiving can be seen on your tax return:
1040EZ on line 8a
on 1040A line 42a
on 1040 line 66a

Yes, I do...the number I posted was actually my gross. So...

cdaa2015 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:05:23 GMT

Yes, I do...the number I posted was actually my gross. Sorry for the confusion.