Turbo tax says there is an upper age limit for EIC. IRS says there is not, as long as you meet the other requirements

[iluvyorkies]

Turbo Tax says I dont qualify for EIC due to age limit of 65 years. Im 68 and meet the other requirements. IRS website says the upper age limit was removed. What the truth

[xmasbaby0]

Use this tool from the IRS:

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit-eitc

[DoninGA]

The upper age limit was removed only for tax year 2021.  For tax years after 2021 you must be under the age of 65.

Go to this IRS website for EIC information - https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc601

be age 25 but under 65 at the end of the year. However, for 2021, there is no maximum age limit for eligible workers. In addition, for 2021, the minimum age limit is 24 years of age for a full-time student, 18 years of age for a qualified former foster youth or a qualified homeless youth, or 19 years of age for all others

[NCperson]

@iluvyorkies for 2021 ONLY, there was no age limit 

for 2022 it is back to the "old rules".  Meaning unless you have qualified children (normally under the age of 24 that are your dependents to keep it simple), if you are 65 or older, you are NOT eligible for EITC in 2022.  

TT is correct for 2022; 

The IRS tool referenced doesn't have the 2022 rules in the tool yet.   Using the 2020 rules should yield the correct result as the 2022 rules are the same as 2020

@xmasbaby0