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Schedule EIC (Form 1040A or 1040) 2016
Purpose of Schedule
After you have figured your earned income credit
EIC rules, you will not be allowed to take the credit for 2
(EIC), use Schedule EIC to give the IRS information
years even if you are otherwise eligible to do so. If you
about your qualifying child(ren).
fraudulently take the EIC, you will not be allowed to take
the credit for 10 years. You may also have to pay
To figure the amount of your credit or to have the IRS
penalties.
figure it for you, see the instructions for Form 1040A,
lines 42a and 42b, or Form 1040, lines 66a and 66b.
Future developments. For the latest information about
developments related to Schedule EIC (Form 1040A or
Taking the EIC when not eligible. If you take the EIC
1040) and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after
even though you are not eligible and it is determined that
they were published, go to
your error is due to reckless or intentional disregard of the
You may also be able to take the additional child tax credit if your child was your dependent and under age 17 at the end of 2016.
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For more details, see the instructions for line 43 of Form 1040A or line 67 of Form 1040.
Qualifying Child
A qualifying child for the EIC is a child who is your . . .
Son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, or
a descendant of any of them (for example, your grandchild, niece, or nephew)
AND
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was . . .
Under age 19 at the end of 2016 and younger than you (or your spouse, if filing jointly)
or
Under age 24 at the end of 2016, a student, and younger than you (or your spouse, if filing jointly)
or
Any age and permanently and totally disabled
AND
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Who is not filing a joint return for 2016
or is filing a joint return for 2016 only to claim
a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid
AND
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Who lived with you in the United States for more than half
of 2016.
You can't claim the EIC for a child who didn't live with
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you for more than half of the year, even if you paid most
of the child's living expenses. The IRS may ask you for
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documents to show you lived with each qualifying child.
Documents you might want to keep for this purpose
include school and child care records and other records
that show your child's address.
If the child didn't live with you for more than half of the
year because of a temporary absence, birth, death, or
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kidnapping, see Exception to time lived with you in the
instructions for Form 1040A, lines 42a and 42b, or Form
1040, lines 66a and 66b.
If the child was married or meets the conditions to be a
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qualifying child of another person (other than your
spouse if filing a joint return), special rules apply. For
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details, see Married child or Qualifying child of more
than one person in the instructions for Form 1040A, lines
42a and 42b, or Form 1040, lines 66a and 66b.
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