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Can a dependent who is a qualifying relative because of age qualify for Earned Income Credit if they have qualifying child?
Can a dependent who is a qualifying relative because of age qualify for Earned Income Credit if they have qualifying child?
I'm 25 years old and have three qualifying children who meet the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests. My qualifying children are not being used on any other return. I have earned income below $10,000. I’m a dependent on my father’s return, but I am not his qualifying child (age).
How do I claim the Earned Income Credit? Which boxes in Turbotax would I check?
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Can a dependent who is a qualifying relative because of age qualify for Earned Income Credit if they have qualifying child?
As others have said, your father cannot claim you as a either a qualifying child or qualifying relative dependent. If somehow he could (e.g. your taxable income was less than $4000), you would not be allowed to claim a qualifying child of your own (a dependent can not have a dependent). You are also not allowed to claim EIC based on children who are not your dependents. There are a couple of exceptions (described in the comments), but they don't apply to your situation.
If you and your children live with your father, he can claim one or more of your children as HIS qualifying child.
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What boxes do I check to claim the earned income credit given the IRS examples?
Publication 596, Page 13
Example 1—child lived with parent and grandparent. You and your 2-year-old son Jimmy lived with your mother all year. You are 25 years old, unmarried, and your AGI is $9,000. Your only income was $9,000 from a part-time job. Your mother's only income was $20,000 from her job, and her AGI is $20,000. Jimmy's father did not live with you or Jimmy. The special rule explained later for divorced or separated parents (or parents who live apart) doesn't apply. Jimmy is a qualifying child of both you and your mother because he meets the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests for both you and your mother. However, only one of you can treat him as a qualifying child to claim the EIC (and the other tax benefits listed earlier in this chapter for which that person qualifies). He isn't a qualifying child of anyone else, including his father. If you don't claim Jimmy as a qualifying child for the EIC or any of the other tax benefits listed earlier, your mother can treat him as a qualifying child to claim the EIC (and any of the other tax benefits listed earlier for which she qualifies).
Example 2—parent has higher AGI than grandparent. The facts are the same as in Example 1 except your AGI is $25,000. Because your mother's AGI isn't higher than yours, she cannot claim Jimmy as a qualifying child. Only you can claim him.
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Can a dependent who is a qualifying relative because of age qualify for Earned Income Credit if they have qualifying child?
You cannot do that because a dependent cannot have a dependent - see the requirements for a "Qualifying Child". A Qualifying Child is what make the child a dependent. If the child is not a Qualifying Child (dependent) you cannot claim the EIC or any other credits.
"However, only one of you can treat him as a *qualifying child* to claim the EIC"
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What boxes do I check to take the earned income credit?
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There is not box, since a dependent cannot claim that credit.
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Can a dependent who is a qualifying relative because of age qualify for Earned Income Credit if they have qualifying child?
When you start the EIC interview in TT, you will be told you don't qualify because you can be claimed as a dependent and your child(ren) doesn't qualify.
When you click "why does this matter", you get this explanation:
Each credit has its own rules, and one of the Earned Income Credit's rules is: If you can be someone's dependent, you can't get this credit.The thinking is that if someone supports you, then that person could get this credit instead of you.
When you click "learn more", you get this explanation:
Based on what you told us earlier, it turns out you have a dependent who doesn't count as a qualifying child for the earned income credit (EIC).
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As others have said, your father cannot claim you as a either a qualifying child or qualifying relative dependent. If somehow he could (e.g. your taxable income was less than $4000), you would not be allowed to claim a qualifying child of your own (a dependent can not have a dependent). You are also not allowed to claim EIC based on children who are not your dependents. There are a couple of exceptions (described in the comments), but they don't apply to your situation.
If you and your children live with your father, he can claim one or more of your children as HIS qualifying child.
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Here's more bad news: it's not optional. If you qualify as you father's dependent, you may not claim your own exemption, dependents or EITC even if he doesn't actually claim you.
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Can a dependent who is a qualifying relative because of age qualify for Earned Income Credit if they have qualifying child?
1. the previously mentioned divorced parents special rule
2. if the child is not a dependent only because he provided more than half his own support, he still qualifies the parent (taxpayer) for EIC.
The only box in TT that you can check, to get the EIC, is the one that says you can't be claimed as a dependent. But, as previously explained, that's not allowed. So, that would be tax fraud. The IRS is particularly tough on EIC tax fraud.
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