To recalculate your EIC does your income just have to be less that 2016 or less PLUS home in a hurricane area. Turbo tax page isn't clear.

[EdwardK · Accepted solution]

To recalculate your Earned Income Credit (EIC or EITC), your earned income for 2017 must be less than it was for 2016 AND your principal home must have been in a hurricane disaster area.

Thus, in order to qualify to recalculate your earned income credit using your 2016 income, you must be able to satisfy all 3 bullets on the Do you qualify under these provisions? screen. See attached screenshot. Please feel free to review the following link for more information: Hurricane Victims Get Additional Relief with the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extensio....