Yes, if your income is under $11,450. This has been
available for several years.

Missy Doyle

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Paula Thomson wrote:

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If you look at just about every piece of IRS literature on
this subject, they make it quite clear that the EITC is
available to individuals may not have a qualifying child.

For example, the instructions in the 1040EZ tell you that
you can only use that form for the EITC if you don't have a
qualifying child. The other two tax instruction booklets
tell you right in Step One of the EITC worksheet that you
don't have to have a qualifying child.

--
Alan
http://taxtopics.net

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Paula Thomson wrote:

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If you're between 25 and 65, and have income less that
(somewhere around) 11,000$, AND meet the other criteria,
then yes. And not just single, but married filing jointly
could be possible, too.

ChEAr$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA
Wed 26 Jan 2005

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"Paula Thomson" <ebnozn[at]webtv.net> wrote:

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Yes, if one meets the income and age criteria.

--
David M. Woods, EA, ChFC, CLU
Woods Financial Services
Norwood, MA 02062
www.woods-financial.com

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ebnozn[at]webtv.net (Paula=A0Thomson) posted:

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Yes, you can receive the EIC with no children, if you have
income of less than $11,490 ($12,490 if MFJ).

Work through the questions starting on page 41 of Form 1040.
If you read them carefully, you can determine whether you
qualify.

Bill

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"Paula Thomson" <ebnozn[at]webtv.net> wrote

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It's possible, yes. Age and income are the primary limiting
factors.

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Paul A. Thomas, CPA
Athens, Georgia
taxman at negia.net

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Does anyone know if you can take the earned income credit
without children. It seems confusing as the eic charts lists
the eic tax one column being single no children.

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