Earned Income Tax Credit (US) - 2 Year Disallowance For 'reckless' EIC Claim, 10 Year Disallowance For Fraudulent Claim

2 Year Disallowance For 'reckless' EIC Claim, 10 Year Disallowance For Fraudulent Claim

A person or couple will be disallowed EIC for two years if they claim EIC when not eligible and the IRS determines the "error is due to reckless or intentional disregard of the EIC rules." A person or couple will be disallowed for ten years if they make a fraudulent claim. Form 8862 is required after this time period in order to be reinstated. However, this form is not required if EIC was reduced solely because of math or clerical error.

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