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ColeenD3
ColeenD3
January 26, 2022

A halfway house falls within the general definition of a penal institution. Accordingly, any amounts received for services performed by an inmate while at a halfway house are amounts received for services performed while at a penal institution.

 

The only way it may affect your return is the fact that income received while in a halfway house, while incarcerated or in a work release program will not qualify as earned income for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Otherwise, you may file as usual.

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