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raynord56
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How do I file 1040 earned income credit

 
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Heather14
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How do I file 1040 earned income credit

To get to the Earned Income Tax Credit, Form 8862,  section in your return prepared in TurboTax Online, or TurboTax Desktop/CD, if the jump button is not available on your screen,  you will do the following:

  • Log in to your TurboTax Online account, or open your return in your TurboTax Desktop version
  • Click to Continue your return/Take me to my return
  • Click on Federal Taxes
  • Click on Deductions & Credits (Click to See more tax breaks, then Skip to all tax breaks)
  • In the section titled You and Your Family click Show more
  • Find Earned Income Credit
  • Click to start/edit
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