Can i get EIC for cleaning houses?

renmart66 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:10:17 GMT

I clean houses for my income and I am paid with cash. Will I be eligible for EIC?

The answer is possibly "yes", based on your situation. Th...

BMcCalpin — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:10:18 GMT

The answer is possibly "yes", based on your situation. The Earned Income Tax Credit is a credit given for "earned income", and cleaning houses is an example of earned income.

Note that there are a number of rules for the eligibility for the Earned Income Credit - from the IRS website:

"To claim EITC on your tax return, you must meet all the following rules:

You, your spouse (if you file a joint return), and all others listed on Schedule EIC, must have a Social Security number that is valid for employment
You must have earned income from working for someone else or owning or running a farm or business
Your filing status cannot be married filing separately
You must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien all year (If you are a nonresident alien married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien, see Publication 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens)
You cannot be a qualifying child of another person
You cannot file Form 2555 or Form 2555 EZ (related to foreign earned incom e)
You must meet the earned income, AGI and investment income limits (income limits change each year), see EITC Income Limit s for the tax year amounts
And you must meet one of the following:

Have a qualifying child (see who is a qualifying child below)
If you do not have a qualifying child, you must:

be age 25 but under 65 at the end of the year,
live in the United States for more than half the year, and
not qualify as a dependent of another person."

TurboTax will walk you through the process and correctly determine your eligibility.

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Can i get EIC for cleaning houses?

The answer is possibly "yes", based on your situation. Th...