Donna is 22 years old and a full-time student. Donna is a qualifying child of Abby because she meets the age, relationship, residency, and joint return tests. Abby may be able to claim both Donna and Jed for EITC and other tax benefits depending on her income and other requirements. Your qualifying child may not be used by more than one person to claim the EITC. Sometimes a child meets the tests to be a qualifying child of more than one person.
However, only one of those people can treat the child as a qualifying child. You generally cannot divide the tax benefits of one child. There are exceptions for divorced and separated parents. If a child qualifies for more than one person and one of the persons is a parent or parents, the non-parent can claim the child only if their adjusted gross income AGI is higher than the parent s.
If the child qualifies another relative and the parent AGI rules do not apply, the taxpayers choose. If more than one person claims the same child, IRS applies the tiebreaker rules. For more information on claiming the Earned Income Credit, get help.
Can you claim yourself as a dependent? The answer may surprise you. Can you claim a non-child relative as a dependent and does it count as a qualifying relative? In fact, you may get money back even if you didn't have any income tax withheld from your pay.
The income limitations are highest for taxpayers with three or more children. To receive this credit, both your earned income and adjusted gross income must be less than:. If your card or your spouse's card if filing jointly says Not valid for employment and you received a SSN so you could get a federally funded benefit, you cannot claim the credit. You must not use the Married Filing Separately filing status.
You must be a U. In addition, you cannot be the qualifying child of another person. When you prepare your tax return on eFile. Important : Even if you don't owe income taxes or you think you don't have to file a return, you could still get the Earned Income Tax Credit as a form of a tax refund when you prepare and e-file or file a return.
For specifics, see below for income limits and other criteria for current, future, and previous year returns. The tables below current, future, and previous indicate the maximum AGI for a taxpayer based on their filing status to claim any of the credit, the maximum credit amount, and the investment income limit. The EITC can be confusing. If you need more help determining if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit and figuring the exact amount of your credit, you should just begin preparing a tax return using eFile.
If you are filing a tax return for one of these states, we will help determine if you qualify for a state or local EITC, as well as the Federal EITC, when you prepare your tax return on eFile.
It will also generate the form s you need to claim your full credit and prepare them for you. See other tax credits and tax deductions you may qualify for on your tax return. Below, find previous year or back tax criteria for the EITC in the respective year.
Get Your Tax Refund Date. What is DocuClix? Security About eFile. Where Is My Refund? How to Check Refund Status efile. How to Check Refund Status efile. Mailing Addresses Contact eFile. Sign In Start Now. The eFile. Start Over. Yes No. Do you have earned income, such as taxable wages, salaries, tips, or net self-employment earnings? Select Your Filing Status. Were you a U. Are you a nonresident alien married to a U.
Are you able to be claimed as the Qualifying Child of another taxpayer for the purpose of the Earned Income Credit? How many Qualifying Children younger than you do you have that meet any of the following scenarios? None 1 2 3 or More. Were you at least 25 AND younger than 65 on the last day of the tax year?
Did you live in the U. What is your Adjusted Gross Income?
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