Worksheet B—2023 EIC —Lines 27

Worksheet B—2023 EIC —Lines 27

Summary: This flowchart represents the worksheet information listed on Worksheet B, page 1, to determine your Earned Income Credit.

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Process (a)

Use this worksheet if you answered "Yes" to Step 5, questions 2.

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Decision (1)

Are you self-employed, member of the clergy, or have church employee income filing Schedule SE?

IF Yes Continue To Process (b)

IF No Continue To Decision (2)

Process (b)

PART 1: 1a. Enter the amount from Schedule SE, Part I, line 3.

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Process (c)

1b. Enter any amount from Schedule SE, Part I, line 4b and line 5a.

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Process (d)

1c. Combine lines 1a and 1b.

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Process (e)

1d. Enter the amount form Schedule SE, Part I, line 13.

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Process (f)

1e. Subtract line 1d from 1c.

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Process (g)

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Decision (2)

Are you self-employed and NOT required to file Schedule SE? For example, your net earnings from self-employment were less than $400.

IF Yes Continue To Process (h)

IF No Continue To Process (l)

Process (h)

PART 2: 2. Don’t include on these lines any statutory employee income, any net profit from services performed as notary public, any amount exempt from self-employment tax as the result of the filing and approval of Form 4029 or Form 4361, or any other amounts exempt from self-employment tax.

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Process (i)

2a. Enter any net farm profit or (loss) from Schedule F, line 34; and from farm partnerships, Schedule K-1 (Form 1065), box 14, code A*.

Footnote: If you have any Schedule K-1 amounts, complete the appropriate line(s) of Schedule SE, Part I. Reduce the Schedule K-1 amounts as described in the Partner’s Instructions for Schedule K-1. Enter your name and social security number on Schedule SE and attach it to your return.

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Process (j)

2b. Enter any net profit or (loss) from Schedule C, line 31; and Schedule K-1 (Form 1065), box 14, code A (other than farming)*.

Footnote: If you have any Schedule K-1 amounts, complete the appropriate line(s) of Schedule SE, Part I. Reduce the Schedule K-1 amounts as described in the Partner's Instructions for Schedule K-1. Enter your name and social security number on Schedule SE and attach it to your return.

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Process (k)

2c. Combine lines 2a and 2b.

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Process (l)

Part 3: For Statutory Employees Filing Schedule C. 3. Enter the amount from Schedule C, line 1, that you are filing as a statutory employee.

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Process (m)

Part 4: For All Filers Using Worksheet B. Note. If line 4b includes income on which you should have paid self-employment tax but didn’t, we may reduce your credit by the amount of self-employment tax not paid. 4a. Enter your earned income from Step 5.

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Process (n)

4b. Combine lines 1e, 2c, 3, and 4a. This is your total earned income.

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Decision (3)

Is line 4b zero or less?

IF Yes Continue To Process (o)

IF No Continue To Decision (4)

Process (o)

STOP. You can’t take the credit. Enter "No" on the dotted line next to Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 27.

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Decision (4)

Do you have any qualifying children?

IF Yes Continue To Decision (6)

IF No Continue To Decision (5)

Decision (5)

Is line 4b less than $17,640 ($24,210 if married filing jointly)?

IF Yes Continue To Process (p)

IF No Continue To Process (q)

Process (p)

If you want the Internal Revenue Service to figure your credit, see "Credit figured by the IRS", earlier. If you want to figure the credit yourself, enter the amount from line 4b on line 6 of this worksheet.

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Process (q)

STOP. You cannot take the credit. Enter "No" on the dotted line next to Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 27.

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Decision (6)

Do you have 3 or more qualifying children?

IF Yes Continue To Decision (7)

IF No Continue To Decision (8)

Decision (7)

Is line 4b less than $56,838 ($63,398 if married filing jointly)?

IF Yes Continue To Process (p)

IF No Continue To Process (q)

Decision (8)

Do you have 2 qualifying children?

IF Yes Continue To Decision (9)

IF No Continue To Decision (10)

Decision (9)

Is line 4b less than $52,918 ($59,478 if married filing jointly)?

IF Yes Continue To Process (p)

IF No Continue To Process (q)

Decision (10)

Is line 4b less than $46,560 ($53,120 if married filing jointly)?

IF Yes Continue To Process (p)

IF No Continue To Process (q)

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