It sounds like you meed the income criteria. However, you must also meet the below criteria to claim the credit: The taxpayer (and spouse if MFJ) and any qualifying children must have a valid Social Security Number unless the child was born and died during the year. A Social Security card that says "Not Valid for Employment" is not considered valid for EIC. Further, adoption taxpayer identification numbers (ATIN) or individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITIN) are not valid for EIC. The taxpayer's status cannot be Married Filing Separately (MFS). The taxpayer must be a US citizen or resident alien all year. The taxpayer cannot file Form 2555 (Foreign Earned Income). The taxpayer's investment income must be $3600 or less.If you're not claiming a qualifying child: You (or your jointly filing spouse) must have been born on or after January 1, 1955; and You (or your jointly filing spouse) must have been born on or before December 31, 1994; and You (and your jointly filing spouse) cannot be claimed as a qualifying child or dependent on anyone else's return.The taxpayer must have earned income. Earned income includes: Wages, salaries, tips, and other taxable employee pay Disability pay (benefits reported on a W-2 and paid under an employer's plan before a taxpayer reaches minimum retirement age) Self-employment income (net profits reduced by the deduction for 1/2 of SE tax) Combat pay (if an election is made, all nontaxable combat pay can be included in earned income)The following forms of income are not earned income: Interest and dividends Pensions and annuities Social Security and railroad retirement benefits Alimony and child support Welfare benefits Workers' compensation Unemployment compensation Veterans' benefits Nontaxable workfare or foster care payments Nontaxable combat pay (unless taxpayer elects to include it in earned income for EIC purposes) Community property income of spouse (in community property states), if taxpayer files as Head of Household (HOH)

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My earned income was only around $10k. Why did I not receive EIC?

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GiseleD

It sounds like you meed the income criteria. However, you must also meet the below criteria to claim the credit:

The taxpayer (and spouse if MFJ) and any qualifying children must have a valid Social Security Number unless the child was born and died during the year. A Social Security card that says "Not Valid for Employment" is not considered valid for EIC. Further, adoption taxpayer identification numbers (ATIN) or individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITIN) are not valid for EIC.
The taxpayer's status cannot be Married Filing Separately (MFS).
The taxpayer must be a US citizen or resident alien all year.
The taxpayer cannot file Form 2555 (Foreign Earned Income).
The taxpayer's investment income must be $3600 or less.

If you're not claiming a qualifying child:

You (or your jointly filing spouse) must have been born on or after January 1, 1955; and
You (or your jointly filing spouse) must have been born on or before December 31, 1994; and
You (and your jointly filing spouse) cannot be claimed as a qualifying child or dependent on anyone else's return.

The taxpayer must have earned income. Earned income includes:

Wages, salaries, tips, and other taxable employee pay
Disability pay (benefits reported on a W-2 and paid under an employer's plan before a taxpayer reaches minimum retirement age)
Self-employment income (net profits reduced by the deduction for 1/2 of SE tax)
Combat pay (if an election is made, all nontaxable combat pay can be included in earned income)

The following forms of income are not earned income:

Interest and dividends
Pensions and annuities
Social Security and railroad retirement benefits
Alimony and child support
Welfare benefits
Workers' compensation
Unemployment compensation
Veterans' benefits
Nontaxable workfare or foster care payments
Nontaxable combat pay (unless taxpayer elects to include it in earned income for EIC purposes)
Community property income of spouse (in community property states), if taxpayer files as Head of Household (HOH)