Fillable Printable 1996 Form 1040 (Schedule Eic)
Fillable Printable 1996 Form 1040 (Schedule Eic)
1996 Form 1040 (Schedule Eic)
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OMB No. 1545-0074
SCHEDULE EIC
Earned Income Credit
(Form 1040A or 1040)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Attachment
Sequence No.43
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Attach to Form 1040A or 1040.
Information About Your Qualifying Child or Children
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For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see Form 1040A
or 1040 instructions.
Schedule EIC (Form 1040A or 1040) 1996Cat. No. 13339M
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See instructions on back.
Before You Begin...
●See the instructions for Form 1040A, line 29c, or Form 1040, line 54, to find out if you can take this credit.
Do you want the earned income credit added to your take-home pay in 1997? To see if you qualify, get
Form W-5 from your employer or by calling the IRS at 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).
TIP:
(Qualifying Child Information)
●If you can take the credit, fill in the Earned Income Credit Worksheet in the Form 1040A or Form 1040
instructions to figure your credit. But if you want the IRS to figure it for you, see instructions on back.
Then, you must complete and attach Schedule EIC only if you have a qualifying child (see boxes on back).
Caution: If you do not attach Schedule EIC and
fill in all the lines that apply, it will take us longer
to process your return and issue your refund.
If you have more than two qualifying children, you only have to list two to get the maximum credit.
(b) Child 2(a) Child 1
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1Child’s name
Child’s ye ar of birth
Enter the child’s social security
number. If born in December 1996,
see instructions on back
If the child was born before 1978 AND—
Child’s relationship to you (for
example, son, grandchild, etc.)
Number of months child lived with
you in the United States in 1996
months
Yes
months
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was under age 24 at the end of 1996 and
a student, check the“Ye s”box, OR
was permanently and totally disabled (see
back), check the“Ye s”box
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Yes
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First nameLast nameFirst nameLast name
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Name(s) shown on return: First and initial(s)
Your social security number
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Last
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Page2Schedule EIC (Form 1040A or 1040) 1996
Instructions
Line 1
Enter each qualifying child’s name.
Line 3a
If your child was born before 1978 but was under age
24 at the end of 1996 and a student, put a checkmark
in the“Yes”box.
Your child was a student if he or she—
●Was enrolled as a full-time student at a school
during any 5 months of 1996, or
●Took a full-time, on-far m training course during any 5
months of 1996. The course had to be given by a
school or a state, county, or local government agency.
A school includes technical, trade, and mechanical
schools. It does not include on-the-job training courses
or correspondence schools.
Line 3b
If your child was born before 1978 and was
per manently and totally disabled during any part of
1996, put a checkmark in the“Yes”box.
A person is permanently and totally disabled if
both of the following apply.
1. He or she cannot engage in any substantial
gainful activity because of a physical or mental
condition.
2. A doctor deter mines the condition has lasted or
can be expected to last continuously for at least a year
or can lead to death.
Line 4
You must enter your child’s social security number
(SSN) on line 4 unless he or she was bor n in
December 1996 or was bor n and died in 1996. If you
do not enter the correct SSN, at the time we process
your return, we may reduce or disallow your credit. If
your child was born in December 1996 and does not
have an SSN, enter“12/96”online 4. If your child was
born and died in 1996 and did not have an SSN, print
“Died”online 4.
Line 6
Enter the number of months your child lived with you
in your home in the United States during 1996. (If you
were in the military on extended active duty outside
the United States, your home is considered to be in
the United States during that duty period.) Do not
enter more than 12. Count temporary absences, such
as for school, vacation, or medical care, as time lived
in your home. If the child lived with you for more than
half of 1996 but less than 7 months, enter“07”onthis
line.
Exception. If your child, including a foster child, was
born or died in 1996 and your home was the child’s
home for the entire time he or she was alive during
1996, enter“12”online 6.
Purpose of Schedule
If you can take the earned income credit and have a
qualifying child, use Schedule EIC to give infor mation
about that child. To figure the amount of your credit,
use the worksheet in the instructions for Form 1040A,
line 29c, or Form 1040, line 54.
A qualifying child
is a child who:
is your:was (at the end of 1996):who:
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son
daughter
adopted child
grandchild
stepchild
or
foster child
under age 19
or
under age 24 and a full-time
student
or
any age and permanently
and totally disabled
lived with you
in the U.S.
for
more than half of 1996*
(or all of 1996 if a foster
child*)
*If the child did not live with you
for the required time (for
example, was born in 1996),
see the Line 6 instructions
above.
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Qualifying Child
If the child was married or is also a qualifying child of another person (other than your spouse if filing a joint
return), special rules apply. For details, see the instructions for Form 1040A, line 29c, or Form 1040, line 54.
Also, the child must have an SSN (as defined in those instructions) unless he or she was born in December
1996 or was born and died in 1996.
If you want the IRS to figure the credit for you,
print“EIC”nextto line 29c of For m 1040A or line 54 of
Form 1040. Also, enter the amount and type of any
nontaxable earned income in the spaces provided on
Form 1040A, line 29c, or Form 1040, line 54, and
attach Schedule EIC to your return.
If your child does not have an SSN, apply for one by
filing Form SS-5 with your local Social Security
Administration (SSA) office. It usually takes about 2
weeks to get a number. If your child will not have an
SSN by April 15, 1997, you can get an automatic
4-month extension by filing Form 4868 with the IRS by
that date.
