Rules for All Taxpayers
Rules with a Qualifying Child
Rules without a Qualifying Child
Calculating and Claiming the EITC
Chapter 1-6 Review
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Rules EITC Taxpayers must meet to Qualify

What is AGI Limit, Valid SSN, Married Not Filing Jointly, U.S. Citizen or Resident Alien, Cannot file form 2555, Investment Income Limit

100

Three rules with a Qualifying Child

What is Qualifying Child Test, Qualifying Cannot be used more than once, and Taxpayer cannot be a qualifying child

100

Rules to claim EITC without a qualifying child

What is Age Requirements, Cannot be a dependent, cannot be a qualifying child, and residency requirements

100

Date IRS starts to release EITC refunds

What is February 15

100

Personal Information Required on 1040 for Taxpayer

What is Name, Identifying Number, and Address

200

Earned Income for EITC

What is Wages, Salaries and Tips; Other Taxable employee pay; Net earning from Self-Employment

200

Test used for Dependent Qualifying Child but not for Qualifying Child for EITC

What is Support Test

200

Age of Taxpayer for Childless EITC

What is at least 25 but under 65 at the end of the year

200

Worksheet used to calculate EITC for Taxpayers that are Self-Employed

What is worksheet B

200

The Five Filing Statuses

What is single, Married Filing Joint, Married Filing Sperate, Head of Household, and Qualifying Surviving Spouse

300

US Citizen Taxpayer with a Valid SSN who is filing a joint return with their spouse who does not have a valid SSN

What is not eligible to claim EITC

300
Additional rule for Resident test for EITC

What is lived in the U.S at least 6 months

300
Exception for EITC Qualifying child and still get Childless EITC

What is having a qualifying child but choosing not to claim them

300

Schedule used when claiming EITC with a child

What is Schedule EIC

300

General Test For Dependency

What is Dependent Taxpayer Test, Joint Return Test, and Citizen or Resident Test

400

Pension Income

What is not Earned income

400

Exception for Residency Test

What is Military personnel stationed outside of the U.S

400

Michelle (27) is a full-time student and earned $5,000 from her part-time job. She lived alone in the U.S. and provided more than half of her own support. Michelle has a son who lived with Michelle's father all year.

What is Michelle can claim the EITC under the rules for taxpayers without a qualifying child.

400

Bruce (30, valid SSN) is U.S. citizen who lived in the U.S. all year. He does not have any

qualifying children for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). His filing status is Single, and the wages reported in his W-2, Box 1, are $11,274. His investment income is $2 from taxable interest. Bruce has no other income and no adjustments to income. What is Bruce’s earned income for the EITC?

What is $11,274

400

What is generally used to determine filing requirements for taxpayers

What is Marital Status, Age, Blindness, and Income

500

Nontaxable Combat Pay for Military Personal

What is Earned Income

500

Qualifying Child of more than one taxpayer for EITC 

What is they may choose who claims EITC and all benefits without tie breaker rules

500

MFJ return one spouse is 24 and the other is 25

What is they qualifying for EITC without a qualifying child

500

Bruce (30, valid SSN) is U.S. citizen who lived in the U.S. all year. He does not have any

qualifying children for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). His filing status is Single, and the wages reported in his W-2, Box 1, are $11,274. His investment income is $2 from taxable interest. Bruce has no other income and no adjustments to income. Is Bruce required to file Schedule EIC, Earned Income Credit?

What is No

500

Child Tax Credit is what type of credit

What is Non Refundable