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February 10, 2021
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When opted to use my 2019 income I did so, however, it did not change my return at all. Why is this?

  • February 10, 2021
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MaryM428
February 14, 2021

The option to use your 2019 earned income instead of your 2020 earned income is for people who qualified for Earned Income Tax Credit in 2019 but did not have enough earned income to qualify for Earned Income Tax Credit in 2020.  

If you saw no difference in your return by using the 2019 earned income, then you either had sufficient earned income in 2020 to qualify for EITC or you do not qualify for EITC in 2019 or 2020.