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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 · Sec. 9626

Sec. 9626. TEMPORARY SPECIAL RULE FOR DETERMINING EARNED INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT

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## SEC. 9626 TEMPORARY SPECIAL RULE FOR DETERMINING EARNED INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT **[**[26 U.S.C. 32 note](/us/usc/t26/s32)**]** ###
(a)In General If the earned income of the taxpayer for the taxpayer’s first taxable year beginning in 2021 is less than the earned income of the taxpayer for the taxpayer’s first taxable year beginning in 2019, the credit allowed under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may, at the election of the taxpayer, be determined by substituting— ####
(1)such earned income for the taxpayer’s first taxable year beginning in 2019, for ####
(2)such earned income for the taxpayer’s first taxable year beginning in 2021. ###
(b)Earned Income ####
(1)In general For purposes of this section, the term “earned income” has the meaning given such term under section 32(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ####
(2)Application to joint returns For purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a joint return, the earned income of the taxpayer for the first taxable year beginning in 2019 shall be the sum of the earned income of each spouse for such taxable year. ###
(c)Special Rules ####
(1)Errors treated as mathematical errors For purposes of section 6213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, an incorrect use on a return of earned income pursuant to subsection
(a)shall be treated as a mathematical or clerical error. ####
(2)No effect on determination of gross income, etc Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied without regard to any substitution under subsection (a). ###
(d)Treatment of Certain Possessions ####
(1)Payments to possessions with mirror code tax systems The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United States which has a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss (if any) to that possession by reason of the application of the provisions of this section (other than this subsection) with respect to section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Such amounts shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury based on information provided by the government of the respective possession. ####
(2)Payments to other possessions The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United States which does not have a mirror code tax system amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as being equal to the aggregate benefits (if any) that would have been provided to residents of such possession by reason of the provisions of this section (other than this subsection) with respect to section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if a mirror code tax system had been in effect in such possession. The preceding sentence shall not apply unless the respective possession has a plan, which has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under which such possession will promptly distribute such payments to its residents. ####
(3)Mirror code tax system For purposes of this section, the term “mirror code tax system” means, with respect to any possession of the United States, the income tax system of such possession if the income tax liability of the residents of such possession under such system is determined by reference to the income tax laws of the United States as if such possession were the United States. ####
(4)Treatment of payments For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, the payments under this section shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section. ### PART 4 DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE
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