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Reporting the AEIC Payments

Employees who receive advance earned income credit payments must:

  • File a tax return even if they are not otherwise required to file
  • Complete the eligibility questions and the EIC Worksheet when they prepare their tax return to determine the full amount of the credit they are entitled to receive

AEIC payments are reported in box 9 of Form W-2. Enter this amount on Form 1040A, line 36, or Form 1040, line 60.

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 Taxpayers receive only a portion of their EIC through advance payments. The eligibility questions and the EIC Worksheet determine the full amount of the credit.

Form W-2, box 9 highlighted
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