Instructions For Form 1040 - U.s. Individual Income Tax Return - 2016 Page 59
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107 2017 Form 1040—Lines 66a and 66b
A
Worksheet
—2017 EIC—Lines 66a and 66b
Keep for Your Records
Before you begin:
Be sure you are using the correct worksheet. Use this worksheet only if you
answered “No” to Step 5, question 2. Otherwise, use Worksheet B.
1.
Enter your earned income from Step 5.
1
Part 1
All Filers Using
Look up the amount on line 1 above in the EIC Table (right after
2.
Worksheet A
Worksheet B) to nd the credit. Be sure you use the correct column
2
for your ling status and the number of children you have. Enter the
credit here.
STOP
If line 2 is zero,
You can’t take the credit.
Enter “No” on the dotted line next to line 66a.
3.
Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 38.
3
4.
Are the amounts on lines 3 and 1 the same?
Yes. Skip line 5; enter the amount from line 2 on line 6.
No.
Go to line 5.
5.
If you have:
Part 2
No qualifying children, is the amount on line 3 less than $8,350
($13,950 if married ling jointly)?
Filers Who
1 or more qualifying children, is the amount on line 3 less than
$18,350 ($23,950 if married ling jointly)?
Answered
“No” on
Yes. Leave line 5 blank; enter the amount from line 2 on line 6.
Line 4
No. Look up the amount on line 3 in the EIC Table to nd the
credit. Be sure you use the correct column for your ling
status and the number of children you have. Enter the credit
5
here.
Look at the amounts on lines 5 and 2.
Then, enter the smaller amount on line 6.
6.
This is your earned income credit.
6
Part 3
Enter this amount on
Your Earned
Form 1040, line 66a.
Income Credit
Reminder—
1040
If you have a qualifying child, complete and attach Schedule EIC.
EIC
If your EIC for a year after 1996 was reduced or disallowed, see
Form 8862, who must le, earlier, to find out if you must file Form 8862 to take the
credit for 2017.
CAUTION
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