Instructions For 1040ez - 2016 Page 15
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462016 Form 1040EZ—Lines 8a and 8b
Earned Income
Step 2
A qualifying child for the EIC is someone who is another
person’s...
1. Complete the following worksheet to figure your earned
Son, daughter, stepchild,
foster child
(defined later), brother, sister,
income.
stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, or a descendant of
1. Enter the amount from Form 1040EZ,
any of them (for example, your grandchild, niece, or nephew).
line 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Enter any amount included on Form
AND
1040EZ, line 1, that is a taxable
scholarship or fellowship grant not
reported on Form W-2
. . . . . . . . . . .
was...
3. Enter any amount included on Form
Under age 19 at the end of 2016 and younger than the other person
1040EZ, line 1, that you received for work
(or the other person’s spouse if they are filing jointly)
performed while an inmate in a penal
institution. (Enter “PRI” and the same
or
amount on the dotted line next to Form
Under age 24 at the end of 2016, a
student
(defined later), and
1040EZ, line 1)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
younger than the other person (or the other person’s spouse if they
4. Enter any amount included on Form
are filing jointly)
1040EZ, line 1, that you received as a
or
pension or annuity from a nonqualified
Any age and
permanently and totally disabled
(defined later)
deferred compensation plan or a
nongovernmental section 457 plan. (Enter
“DFC” and the same amount on the dotted
AND
line next to Form 1040EZ, line 1). This
amount may be shown in box 11 of Form
W-2. If you received such an amount but
Who isn't filing a joint return for 2016 or is filing a joint return for
box 11 is blank, contact your employer for
2016 only as a
claim for refund
(defined later)
the amount received
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Add lines 2, 3, and 4
. . . . . . . . . . . .
AND
6. Subtract line 5 from line 1
. . . . . . . . .
7. Enter all your nontaxable combat pay if
you elect to include it in earned income.
Who lived with the other person in the United States for more than
Also enter this amount on Form 1040EZ,
half of 2016.
line 8b. See
Combat pay,
nontaxable,
under Definitions and Special
If you didn't live with the other person for more than half
Rules, later
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
of 2016 because of a temporary absence, birth, death, or
kidnapping, you may still be treated as if you had lived
!
!
with the other person for more than half of 2016; see
Electing to include nontaxable
CAUTION
CAUTION
Exception to time you lived with the other
person, under
combat pay may increase or decrease your
Definitions and Special Rules, later.
EIC. Figure the credit with and without
your nontaxable combat pay before
making the election.
8. Add lines 6 and 7. This is your
8. Can you be claimed as a dependent on someone else's 2016
earned income
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tax return?
No. Go to Step 2.
Yes.
STOP
You cannot take the
2. Is your earned income less than $14,880 ($20,430 if
credit.
married filing jointly)?
Yes. Go to Step 3.
No.
STOP
You cannot take the
credit.
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Instructions for Form 1040EZ
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