Can I recieve the earned income tax credit on SSI and Child support?

Question

I am disabled and my only income is from SSI and child support does anyone know if I can file taxes on that?

Answer 1

You do not need to file your taxes.
Both the SSI and Child Support are not taxed, so there is no refund, and no "earned income" to qualify you for the credit.
If there is any earned income, you would need to file and would have to report the SSI but you do not need to even mention the child support.
Child support is not considered an income for you or a deduction for the person who sends it.

Answer 2

EIC is completely different than claiming your child as a dependent. You will be able to claim her as a dependent, with a deduction, for the whole year 2008. EIC is something else entirely, and you'll need to get in the tax website for that. Good luck. But make sure you get the standard deduction however.

Answer 3

You receive SSI...your income is exempt...you will not be taxed on it. Also, your child support is exempt...you need to report it..but you will not be taxed on it...at least federally. Technically your income is not earned ( by reporting to work daily) so you would not qualify for "EARNED" income credit. If you worked part of last year..you may qualify for the credit.

Answer 4

you have to claim the child support, but its not taxable or deductable in any way.

but i would call a local irs office to make sure. your case sounds complex enough to warrent a professional opinion.

http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq4-5.html
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/
http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/calculators.htm
http://www.helpyourselfdivorce.com/child-support-calculators.html
http://www.divorcehq.com/deadbeat.html
http://www.lawchek.com/Library1/_books/domestic/qanda/childsupp.htm


also, a local H&R Block would know. here are a few more links that may help you in some way (such as the redcross sometimes offers cheap cars, salvation army helps in all ways, board of public utilities has programs for heat, gas, electric, and sometimes phone [if your disabled]).

http://www.singlemoms.org/info/main.htm
http://www.singlemotherresources.com/
http://www.angelfire.com/nj4/njcomputerchick
http://www.parentswithoutpartners.org/chapterfind.asp
http://www.mowaa.org/
http://modestneeds.org/
http://freecycle.org/
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf
http://www.redcross.org/where/chapts.asp

Answer 5

The people who said you have to report child support are incorrect. You don't.

You don't have what the IRS considers to be "earned income" so you don't qualify for the EIC.

Answer 6

if wish it could. you have to have at least 1 dollar of income from a employer to get the credit.
http://apps.irs.gov/app/eitc2006/SetLanguage.do?lang=en