1040 Ez Instructions 2015 Page 16
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442015 Form 1040EZ—Lines 8a and 8b
10 years after the most recent tax year for which there was a
original or an amended 2015 return, even if you later get an
final determination that your EIC claim was due to fraud.
SSN. Also, if a child didn't have an SSN by the due date of your
return (including extensions), you can't count that child as a
Members of the military. If you were on extended active duty
qualifying child in figuring the EIC on either your original or an
outside the United States, your main home is considered to be in
amended 2015 return, even if that child later gets an SSN.
the United States during that duty period. Extended active duty
Student. For purposes of this credit, a student is a child who
is military duty ordered for an indefinite period or for a period of
during any part of 5 calendar months of 2015 was enrolled as a
more than 90 days. Once you begin serving extended active du-
full-time student at a school, or took a full-time, on-farm training
ty, you are considered to be on extended active duty even if you
course given by a school or a state, county, or local government
do not serve more than 90 days.
agency. A school includes a technical, trade, or mechanical
Permanently and totally disabled. A person is permanently
school. It doesn't include an on-the-job training course, corre-
and totally disabled if, at any time in 2015, the person could not
spondence school, or a school offering courses only through the
engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a physical
Internet.
or mental condition and a doctor has determined that this condi-
tion has lasted or can be expected to last continuously for at
Welfare benefits, effect of credit on. Any refund you receive
least a year or can be expected to lead to death.
as a result of taking the EIC cannot be counted as income when
determining if you or anyone else is eligible for benefits or assis-
Social security number (SSN). For the EIC, a valid SSN is a
tance, or how much you or anyone else can receive, under any
number issued by the Social Security Administration unless “Not
federal program or under any state or local program financed in
Valid for Employment” is printed on the social security card and
whole or in part with federal funds. These programs include
the number was issued solely to allow the recipient of the SSN to
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid,
apply for or receive a federally funded benefit. However, if “Valid
Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Supplemental Nutri-
for Work Only with DHS Authorization” is printed on your social
tion Assistance Program (food stamps). In addition, when deter-
security card, your SSN is valid for EIC purposes only as long as
mining eligibility, the refund cannot be counted as a resource for
the DHS authorization is still valid.
at least 12 months after you receive it. Check with your local
To find out how to get an SSN, see
Social Security Number
benefits coordinator to find out if your refund will affect your ben-
(SSN), earlier, at the beginning of this Section 3. If you will not
efits.
have an SSN by the date your return is due, see
What if You
Cannot File on Time?
in Section 4, later.
If you didn't have an SSN by the due date of your 2015 return
(including extensions), you can't claim the EIC on either your
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Instructions for Form 1040EZ
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