Instructions For Form 1040ez - 2008 Page 15

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tended active duty, you are considered to be on extended
school, or took a full-time, on-farm training course given by a
active duty even if you do not serve more than 90 days.
school or a state, county, or local government agency. A school
includes a technical, trade, or mechanical school. It does not
Permanently and totally disabled. A person is perma-
include an on-the-job training course, correspondence school,
nently and totally disabled if, at any time in 2008, the person
or a school offering courses only through the Internet.
cannot engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a
Welfare benefits, effect of credit on. Any refund you re-
physical or mental condition and a doctor has determined that
this condition has lasted or can be expected to last continu-
ceive as a result of taking the EIC will not be used to deter-
ously for at least a year or can be expected to lead to death.
mine if you are eligible for the following programs or how
much you can receive from them.
Social security number (SSN). For the EIC, a valid SSN is a
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
number issued by the Social Security Administration unless
Medicaid and supplemental security income (SSI).
“Not Valid for Employment” is printed on the social security
card and the number was issued solely to apply for or receive
Food stamps and low-income housing.
a federally funded benefit.
But if the refund you receive because of the EIC is not spent
To find out how to get an SSN, see page 9. If you will not have
within a certain period of time, it can count as an asset (or
an SSN by the date your return is due, see What if You Cannot
resource) and affect your eligibility.
File on Time? on page 22.
Student. A student is a child who during any part of 5 calen-
dar months of 2008 was enrolled as a full-time student at a
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