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Reasons for Disallowed EIC

If the IRS has determined that a taxpayer has claimed the EIC:

  • With reckless or intentional disregard of rules or regulations, then the taxpayer is ineligible to claim the EIC for a subsequent period of two years

  • Fraudulently, then the taxpayer is ineligible to claim the EIC for a subsequent period of ten years
Schedule EIC with a red X on it
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