If you filed exempt, do you still get the EIC for having a child?

Answer 1

No. Exempt means you, for what ever reason, don't choose to pay taxes. Are you looking for a hand-out?

Answer 2

Filing exempt on your W-4 just means taxes aren't taken out of your paycheck. If you qualify for the EIC, you would still get it.

Answer 3

EITC For Individuals

If you’re like millions of Americans, you work hard but you don’t earn a high income, and want to keep more of what you earn. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a credit for people who earn low-to-moderate incomes. EITC can reduce your taxes, and can mean a refund. In simple terms, working families and individuals may keep more of what they work for.

Will you qualify for EITC this year?
Find out if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by answering some questions and providing basic income information using the EITC Assistant. Available in English and Spanish.



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You must meet the following EITC requirements:
Must have a valid Social Security Number

You must have earned income from employment or from self-employment.

Your filing status cannot be married, filing separately.

You must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien all year, or a nonresident alien married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien and filing a joint return.

You cannot be a qualifying child of another person.

If you do not have a qualifying child, you must:
be age 25 but under 65 at the end of the year,
live in the United States for more than half the year, and
not qualify as a dependent of another person

Cannot file Form 2555 or 2555-EZ (related to foreign earn income)
EITC Thresholds and Tax Law Updates
Special rules may apply

http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=150557,00.html
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Answer 4

if you have earned income, did not make a lot of money, and you cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else, then yes, you can file for the EIC even if you paid no taxes

Answer 5

no because you paid no taxes

Answer 6

You can if you otherwise qualify.