I shouldn't qualify for Earned Income Credit but Turbo says I should. How to remove it?

[ayeshjihan]

Turbo found that I qualify for Earned Income Credit. However, the IRS website says I am not qualified if I was a non-resident alien for any part of the tax year, which is the case. How can I remove the Earned Income tax from Turbo?

and I believe Turbo should also make this clear in the qualification criteria. If a person was not a resident all the tax year they shouldn't qualify. 

Thank you.

[macuser_22]

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@ayeshjihan wrote:

Turbo found that I qualify for Earned Income Credit. However, the IRS website says I am not qualified if I was a non-resident alien for any part of the tax year, which is the case. How can I remove the Earned Income tax from Turbo?

and I believe Turbo should also make this clear in the qualification criteria. If a person was not a resident all the tax year they shouldn't qualify. 

Thank you.

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If you are a nonresident alien you cannot use TurboTax at all.   You must file a 1040NR that is not supported in TurboTax.

However, in partnership with Sprintax, TurboTax  offers a nonresident tax filing solution

[ayeshjihan]

I am a resident alien. I wasn't a resident alien during all 2020 and that's where IRS says I don't qualify. I file my taxtes as a resident but my status changed during 2020 so I don't qualify for EIC based on the days I wasn't considered a resident in 2020.

[DaveF1006]

Yes. You can disqualify yourself by doing the following.

1. Log into Turbo Tax
2. Go to federal>deductions and credits>you and your family>show more
3. Earned income Credit (EIC)
4. When you get to a screen that asks if these uncommon situations apply, select I lived outside the US in 2020.
5. The next screen will ask how long you lived in the US. Here you will select you lived here half of year or less.