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I have an earned income of 55303, but the cutoff for EIC for married with 2 children is 55330. It is saying I am over the threshold when im 27$ under it.

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I have an earned income of 55303, but the cutoff for EIC for married with 2 children is 55330. It is saying I am over the threshold when im 27$ under it.

What are the qualifications for the Earned Income Credit (EIC or EITC)?

To qualify for and claim the Earned Income Credit you must:

  • Have earned income; and
  • Have been a U.S. citizen or resident alien for the entire tax year; and
  • Have a valid Social Security number (not an ITIN) for yourself, your spouse (if filing jointly), and any qualifying children on your return; and
  • Not have investment income exceeding $3,650; and
  • Not be filing a Form 2555 or 2555-EZ; and
  • File a return with the Single, Married Filing Jointly, Head of Household, or Qualifying Widower filing status, even if you're not required to file a return.

In addition, both your earned income and Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) may not exceed:

  • $15,820 if you're not claiming a qualifying child ($21,710 if filing jointly);
  • $41,756 if you're claiming 1 qualifying child ($47,646 if filing jointly);
  • $47,440 if you're claiming 2 qualifying children ($53,330 if filing jointly);
  • $50,954 if you're claiming 3+ qualifying children ($56,844 if filing jointly).

One more thing — if you're not claiming a qualifying child:

  • You (or your jointly filing spouse) must have been born on or after January 1, 1956; and
  • You (or your jointly filing spouse) must have been born on or before December 31, 1995; and
  • You (and your jointly filing spouse) cannot be claimed as a qualifying child or dependent on anyone else's return.

Phew! Got all that? Fortunately, TurboTax handles the behind-the-scenes calculations so you don't have to.

To visit the EIC section, search for EIC in TurboTax and select the link in your search results. However, don't do this until after you've entered all your income and personal information — otherwise you'll get an incorrect EIC calculation.

 

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
Hal_Al
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I have an earned income of 55303, but the cutoff for EIC for married with 2 children is 55330. It is saying I am over the threshold when im 27$ under it.

The earned income credit is first calculated (actually looked up in a table) on your earned income then it is calculated on your total income (AGI). You get the lesser of the two calculated EIC numbers. 

 

The amount of EIC for $55,303 is $3.

 

 

 

 

 

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