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 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
