If you see "PRI" printed next to Line 1 of Form 1040, it's because you entered an amount of wages received for work done as an inmate in a penal institution (i.e. a prison or jail).

OR

If the TaxAct program is stating your return is currently not eligible for the Earned Income Credit (EIC) because there is no earned income on the return, you may have entered wages (or other earned income), and accidentally indicated that the income was received for work done as an inmate in a penal institution.

To review or remove this entry in the TaxAct program:

1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal (on smaller devices, click in the top left corner of your screen, then click Federal).
2. Click the Other Credits dropdown, then click Earned income credit.
3. Continue with the interview process until you reach the screen titled Do any of the following situations apply to you?, and click the checkbox next to You received wages for work while an inmate in a penal institution.
4. On the screen titled Enter wages received for work done while an inmate in a penal institution, click the data entry field below Amount, and type the amount.
5. Continue with the interview process to enter your information.

Note. If this text is applicable to your return, determined by the information entered, the TaxAct program will automatically place the text in the correct location on the return. The text will appear on the print form; only TaxAct Desktop program users can view the text in Forms View.

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