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Here are the instructions for filling out 8862.
IRS Form 8862 is used to claim the earned income tax credit (EITC), it the EITC was disallowed or reduced, for reasons other than math or clerical errors, after 1996. Click here to view the TurboTax article.
We can help you file Form 8862. Follow these steps to add it to your taxes.
1. Open your return if you don't already have it open.
(To do this, sign in to TurboTax and click the orange Take me to my return button.)
2. In the search box, search for 8862 and then click the Jump to 8862 link in the search results. This will navigate to the Earned Income Credit section. Click Continue.
3. Answer any questions that apply to you and navigate to the screen where it asks Do any of these uncommon situations apply?
4. Check the box that says, I/we got a letter/notice from the IRS telling me/us to fill out an 8862 form to claim the Earned Income Credit.
5. Click Continue and then Done.
6. On the Since you got an IRS notice, we need to check if any of these apply to your situation screen, click the radio button next to No, none of these apply and I need to fill out the 8862 form.
7. Click Continue.
8. Form 8862 will display. Fill out any necessary info and click Continue.
Click here to see the TurboTax article that includes a video
From <https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3453408-what-is-form-8862>
Here are the instructions for filling out 8862.
IRS Form 8862 is used to claim the earned income tax credit (EITC), it the EITC was disallowed or reduced, for reasons other than math or clerical errors, after 1996. Click here to view the TurboTax article.
We can help you file Form 8862. Follow these steps to add it to your taxes.
1. Open your return if you don't already have it open.
(To do this, sign in to TurboTax and click the orange Take me to my return button.)
2. In the search box, search for 8862 and then click the Jump to 8862 link in the search results. This will navigate to the Earned Income Credit section. Click Continue.
3. Answer any questions that apply to you and navigate to the screen where it asks Do any of these uncommon situations apply?
4. Check the box that says, I/we got a letter/notice from the IRS telling me/us to fill out an 8862 form to claim the Earned Income Credit.
5. Click Continue and then Done.
6. On the Since you got an IRS notice, we need to check if any of these apply to your situation screen, click the radio button next to No, none of these apply and I need to fill out the 8862 form.
7. Click Continue.
8. Form 8862 will display. Fill out any necessary info and click Continue.
Click here to see the TurboTax article that includes a video
From <https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3453408-what-is-form-8862>
How do you fill out a 8862 deduction since I got rejected
I keep getting rejected because of form 8862, I have filled out the forms but still getting rejected. I have not received any letters regarding form 8862.
E-file reject F1040-164-01: Form 8862 is missing from the tax return and it is required to be able to claim the earned income credit (EIC)
If you have already filled out Form 8862 and your return is being rejected, you may need to completely delete the form and reenter it. If it doesn't work, you should print your entire return and mail it in.
Here are instructions on how to delete the form:
Next please follow the steps precisely.
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Here is a TurboTax article about form 8862.
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