Henry and Charlotte are both 28 years old. Henry and Charlotte separated in 2018 and their divorce was finalized in January 2019. During 2019, Charlotte paid Henry alimony payments of $12,000. Charlotte earned $85,000 in wages during 2019. Henry earned $13,000 in wages. Henry has two children from a previous relationship. Ethan is 9 and James is 6 years old and they lived with Henry for all of 2019. Ethan and James did not provide over half of their own support. Henry paid all the rent, utilities, and household expenses. Henry, Charlotte, Ethan, and James are all U.S. citizens with valid Social Security numbers.Who can claim Ethan and James as qualifying children for earned income credit?

Since the children did not provide over half their support and are of qualifying age, they can be claimed on taxes for the earned income credit. Since the father is the one who took care of the children for the entire year, he can claim them on his taxes.

If Henry and Charlotte were still together then the income would be to high for the earned income credit. Since Henry only earned $13,000 he does qualify for this credit. He will get back all the money he paid in plus the earned income and also a child dependent credit.

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