IRS Publication 596 — Earned Income Credit
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“Statutory employee. Y ou are a statutory employee if you receive a Form W -2 on which the “Statutory em- ployee” box (box 13) is checked. Y ou report your income and expenses as a statutory employee on Schedule C (Form 1040).”
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Rules for Everyone This chapter discusses Rules 1 through 7. You must meet all seven rules to qualify for the EIC. If you don’t meet all seven rules, you can’t get the credit and you don’t need to read the rest of the publication.
If you meet all seven rules in this chapter, then read either chapter 2 or chapter 3 (whichever applies) for more rules you must meet.
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