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You might be misunderstanding something. You cannot get earned income credit if you file married filing separately, but you can still get child tax credit for a child under the age of 17. What do you see on your Form 1040? Does it show that your filing status is married filing separately?
PREVIEW 1040
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What do you have on line 27?
Child Tax Credit line 19
Credit for Other Dependents line 19
Earned Income Credit line 27
Additional Child Tax Credit line 28
If you are married filing separately you can qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC) if you are separated from your spouse and meet certain requirements. The following is from IRS Publication 596, Earned Income Credit, Rule 3 on page 5. Did you tell TurboTax that you meet these requirements?
Special rule for separated spouses. You can claim the EIC if you are married, not filing a joint return, had a qualifying child who lived with you for more than half of 2023, and either of the following apply.
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