IRS Form 1040 Schedule EIC (2021) - Earned Income Credit

IRS Form 1040 Schedule EIC (2018) is used to claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC), a refundable tax credit for low to moderate-income working individuals and families. This form required information about qualifying children to determine eligibility and the amount of the credit. The EIC aimed to reduce the tax burden and provide financial support to eligible taxpayers.

To use the Upload PDF endpoint for this document, you must use a_1040_schedule_eic_2021 in the form_type parameter.

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SCHEDULE EIC

The document type a_1040_schedule_eic_2021 supports data capture from the IRS 1040 Schedule EIC only. The first two pages of the document 1040 are processed as a separate document type.

Field descriptions

The following fields are available on this document type:

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a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part1-General:name(s)ShownOnReturnTextName(s) Shown On Return
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part1-General:yourSocialSecurityNumberSocial Security NumberYour Social Security Number
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part1-General:ifYouAreSeparatedFromYourSpouseFilingASeparateReturnAndMeetTheRequirementsToClaimTheEicCHECKED, NOT CHECKEDIf You Are Separated From Your Spouse Filing A Separate Return And Meet The Requirements To Claim The EIC
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-1:line1-Child'SNameTextChild - 1
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-1:line2-Child'SSsnSocial Security NumberChild - 1
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-1:line3-Child'SYearOfBirthIntegerChild - 1
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-1:line4A-WasTheChildUnderAge24AtTheEndOf2021AStudentAndYoungerThanYou?YES, NOChild - 1
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-1:line4B-WasTheChildPermanentlyAndTotallyDisabledDuringAnyPartOf2021?YES, NOChild - 1
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-1:line5-Child'SRelationshipToYouTextChild - 1
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-1:line6-NumberOfMonthsChildLivedWithYouInTheUnitedStatesDuring2021IntegerChild - 1
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-2:line1-Child'SNameTextChild - 2
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-2:line2-Child'SSsnSocial Security NumberChild - 2
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-2:line3-Child'SYearOfBirthIntegerChild - 2
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-2:line4A-WasTheChildUnderAge24AtTheEndOf2021AStudentAndYoungerThanYou?YES, NOChild - 2
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a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-2:line6-NumberOfMonthsChildLivedWithYouInTheUnitedStatesDuring2021IntegerChild - 2
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-3:line1-Child'SNameTextChild - 3
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-3:line2-Child'SSsnSocial Security NumberChild - 3
a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-3:line3-Child'SYearOfBirthIntegerChild - 3
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a_1040_schedule_eic_2021-Part2-QualifyingChildInformation:child-3:line5-Child'SRelationshipToYouTextChild - 3
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