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Why don't i qualify for the earned income tax credit when biden signed the American rescue plan act that made people 19 and older that make 21,000 or less eligible?

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June 7, 2021
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I only made 19,000 and I'm 25.

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If you are single with no children you earned too much to qualify. Age 25 is okay for EIC in 2020. It is lowered to 19 in 2021. Check this table.

https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1040tt#idm139919135296592

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helpingmetaxes

I'm a 22 year old full time college student who made $7200 in 2021. I didn't live at home in 2021, am filing my own return, and my parents aren't claiming me as a dependent. I am NOT considered a specified student on my return? Thank you.

LenaH

As stated in the above post by @Critter-3, if you are a specified student, the minimum age is 24 for 2021. The age is 19 for individuals that are not full-time students.

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h-weaver15Author

https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/house-covid-relief-bill-includes-critical-expansions-of-child-tax-credit-and

Critter-3

Temporary changes to the EITC for 2021 only

For 2021 only, the ARPA makes the following taxpayer-friendly changes to the EITC rules.

More generous rules for taxpayers with no children

For 2021, the age restriction for taxpayers with no qualified children is significantly liberalized. For 2021, you generally must be at least age 19 as of 12/31/21 (versus age 25 under the “regular” rules), and there’s no upper age limit (versus an upper age limit of 64 under the “regular” rules).

If you are a specified student, the minimum age is 24 for 2021.

If you are a qualified former foster youth or a qualified homeless youth, the minimum age is 18 for 2021.

Under the “regular” rules, the maximum tentative EITC for 2021 for a taxpayer with no qualifying children was scheduled to be only $543. Thanks to the ARPA, the maximum 2021 EITC is upped to $1,502. That increase is because the credit percentage is doubled to 15.3%, the earned income base is increased, and the AGI phase-out threshold is increased.

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TiffV 11

I've helped former homeless youth file taxes, they are 18+ made at least 1.00 in 2021 but the eitc question never comes up. Why aren't they getting the 1502.00? They did not make more than 21k, they are not students... when did they have to be homeless? For how long? And how do we claim this? I work at a supportive housing apartment.. its non a halfway house... but the address should be sufficient proof...