Turbo Tax says I don't qualify for EIC because I don't have a full time student dependent but I do! Where do I fix that?

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January 21, 2022
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Also, my 2019 income was MORE but they say I don't qualify for a EITC even though there article says you get it if your 2019 income was more.

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ThomasM125

You need to edit the personal information for your dependent to indicate that he was a full-time student by following these steps in TurboTax:

While working on your return in TurboTax:

1. My Info (on left menu bar)

2. Find your dependent in the list and click on the Edit tab

3. Answer the question "Was (name) a full-time student in 2021?

You would have to amend your 2019 tax return to go back through it to see why you didn't get an earned income credit that year. You will see an option for that on your home page under Your tax returns & documents. It is possible that you need to indicate that your son was a full-time student on that return as well.

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