Earned Income Credit or Child/Dependent Care Credit - Child Not Dependent
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If you have a qualifying child for the Earned Income Credit (EIC), but do not claim that child as a dependent, you can still claim them for the EIC:
From within your TaxAct® return (Online or Desktop) click on the Federal tab. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then select Federal.
Click Basic Information to expand the category, and then click Dependents and other qualifying persons
Click Add to create a new dependent entry or click Review to review a dependent already entered
On the first screen, enter/review the dependent's information, then click Continue
On the following screen, select Nondependent EIC Child from the Dependent Type drop-down menu and enter the number of months that child lived with you, then click Continue to save the changes.