Why is turbo tax not putting in the entire Earned Income credit of 4213 with a person making less than the allowed amount claiming 1 child. They are substantially lower

The amount does not make sense it differs from irs.gov

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Why is turbo tax not putting in the entire Earned Income credit of 4213 with a person making less than the allowed amount claiming 1 child. They are substantially lower

You do not necessarily get the maximum amount of EIC. The amount you get is based on how much you earned from working. The calculation is a complicated one done on a bell curve. Sometimes less income means more EIC, sometimes more income means less EIC.

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

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

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p596.pdf

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Intuit Approved!

Why is turbo tax not putting in the entire Earned Income credit of 4213 with a person making less than the allowed amount claiming 1 child. They are substantially lower

You do not necessarily get the maximum amount of EIC. The amount you get is based on how much you earned from working. The calculation is a complicated one done on a bell curve. Sometimes less income means more EIC, sometimes more income means less EIC.

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

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

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p596.pdf

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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