TaxGuyBill
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01-06-2022
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@sjrcpa wrote:
Why wouldn't it be earned income?
It is not earned income for purposes of EIC. ProSeries has a EIC worksheet to enter it or back it out.
Earnings while an inmate.
Amounts received for work performed while an inmate in a penal institution aren't earned income when figuring the earned income credit. This includes amounts for work performed while in a work release program or while in a halfway house.
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p596#en_US_2020_publink1000297688
