Eic

[RLymanC]

Taxpayer can be claimed as a dependent on another tax return.
Is taxpayer eligible to claim HER OWN CHILD FOR EIC using her child.

[WhiteOleander]

That's a big no. A dependent cannot receive EIC

[ddoshan]

That's a big no. A dependent cannot receive EIC

Most likely correct as it makes sense but ... rules seem to say that you cannot be a qualifying child of another person. Could you be a qualifying relative and be OK?

[BP.]

Could you be a qualifying relative and be OK?

As usual, the omniscient TTB has covered this. TTB 3-20, the very last sentence on this page.

[ddoshan]

As usual, the omniscient TTB has covered this. TTB 3-20, the very last sentence on this page.

Read it but to me it does not appear to address the question.

Taxpayer can be claimed as a dependent on another tax return.
Is taxpayer eligible to claim HER OWN CHILD FOR EIC using her child.

[BP.]

to me it does not appear to address the question.

I quoted what I read as YOUR question in my previous reply.

You asked: Could you be a qualifying relative and be OK?

TTB 3-20 says at the bottom: Claiming an exemption for a QR will not qualify taxpayer for EIC.

Sorry for confusion!

[ddoshan]

Just entered such a situation into a practice problem. Where client is claimed as a dependent but has a qualifying child and viola ... software gives the EIC????
I would not have guessed correctly.

[BP.]

Just entered such a situation into a practice problem. Where client is claimed as a dependent but has a qualifying child and viola ... software gives the EIC????

If you are saying that your software has returned the result that the taxpayer qualifies for EIC but is claimed as a dependent, then the questions were not answered correctly on Form 8867.

[dkss]

Maybe qualify for EIC if claimed as QR dependent

see TTB 3-18 situation #7 and corresponding footnote #8 on 3-19.