Why did i get the eic last year and not this year? they said this year was because of my age

[rudesushi]

added my child but as a nondependent because other parent claimed already

[xmasbaby0]

Wait----do you have a child?

Are you the custodial parent?  Do you have an agreement with the other parent to allow the other parent to claim them--due to divorce or that you live apart and share custody?  Did one of you sign a Form 8332?

If there is a signed 8332 then the custodial parent retains the right to file as Head of Household, get earned income credit and the childcare credit.  The non-custodial parent gets the child tax credit for children under the age of 18.

As far as the IRS is concerned, the custodial parent is the one with whom the child spent the most nights during the tax year--at least 183 nights.

If you are a non-married couple who live together then only one of you can claim the child(ren) and the one not claiming the child does not enter anything at all on their tax return about the child. 

[RobertB4444]

The earned income credit was reduced this year from last year and the income thresholds were lowered.  A lot of people who qualified last year did not qualify this year.

@rudesushi

[rudesushi]

Not married, living together. I removed child (other parent claimed) and now says don't qualify for eic. Didnt make more than threshold earned income

[VolvoGirl]

How old are you?  

For 2022 the rules went back to the old rules. 2020 and 2021 has special rules and there was no age limit. Now you need to be 25-65 if you don't have a child. And there is no more lookback provision.

EIC Qualifications
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/qualifications-ea...

To qualify your adjusted gross income (AGI) and your earned income must be less than the following:

If you're filing single or head of household:

- $53,057 with more than two qualifying children, or

- $49,399 with two qualifying children, or

- $43,492 with one qualifying child, or

- $16,480 with no qualifying child.