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My ex and I filed jointly last year and this year we are divorced. I need to know if I need to use our total earned income from the transcripts or our individual?

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March 10, 2022
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This is in regards to the federal EITC option in turbotax asking for earned income from 2019 return.

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Since you're no longer filing jointly, you'd use your own earned income in 2019. Don't include your ex-spouse's earned income in making the calculation.

IRS Publication 596 describes the earned income to use if you are filing jointly this year by combining earned income for each of you from the separate 2019 tax returns. This is the reverse of your situation. Without explicit language in the 2020 publication, the reverse would be to use your own earned income from the previous year.

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