Jose is unmarried with no qualifying children. He has $8,300 of 2017 wages and is otherwise eligible

Question:

Jose is unmarried with no qualifying children. He has $8,300 of 2017 wages and is otherwise eligible for the earned income credit. Jose has $200 of interest income and no for AGI deductions.

a. What is Jose’s tentative earned income credit before phaseout?

b. What is Jose’s allowable earned income credit?

c. If Jose has no income tax liability (before the earned income credit is subtracted), is he entitled to a refund for the current year?

d. Would your answer to Part b change if Jose had dividend and interest income of $3,700 during the taxable year?

Dividend
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