Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury
Level Basic Advanced Military International

Earned Income Credit (EIC) Workout

Skills Workout

Certification Warm Up Question 1 of 7

Trent is single with one qualifying child. His earned income and AGI are both within the limits for EIC eligibility. Part of Trent's income was $605 that he earned while in Mexico for two weeks.

If Trent wants to claim the EIC, you should make sure that he _____.

A Uses Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income, to exclude his foreign income from his gross income and reduce his taxes
B Does not use Form 2555
C Attaches Form 8862 to his return
D Uses the Head of Household filing status


EIC with a Qualifying Child

EIC with a Qualifying Child