TAP A04-019

EITC Qualifying Child Residency Certification Web Page

Statement of Issue:

The Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee was asked to provide comments about the IRS web page titled "Frequently Asked Questions - Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Qualifying Child (QC) Residency Certification Test."

Proposal:

The proposal was a compilation of EITC committee members comments on the Frequently Asked Questions page, including recommendations to correct zip codes provided, clarify the instructions about how certification pilot participants are to file their returns and the qualifying child requirements.

Response Notes:

EITC Director reported that the Committee’s recommendations will be used to improve the 2005 FAQs about the certification test.