Connecticut General Statutes 12-704e – Earned income tax credit
(a) Any resident of this state, as defined in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of § 12-701, who is subject to the tax imposed under this chapter for any taxable year shall be allowed a credit against the tax otherwise due under this chapter in an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the earned income credit claimed and allowed for the same taxable year under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in subsection (a) of § 12-701. As used in this section, “applicable percentage” means (1) twenty-three per cent for taxable years commencing prior to January 1, 2021, and (2) thirty and one-half per cent for taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2021.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-704e
- Adjusted gross income: means the adjusted gross income of a natural person with respect to any taxable year, as determined for federal income tax purposes and as properly reported on such person's federal income tax return. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-701
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Revenue Services or his authorized agent. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-701
- federal: refer to the corresponding terms defined in the laws of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-701
- Internal Revenue Code: means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-701
- Resident of this state: means any natural person (A) who is domiciled in this state, unless (i) the person maintains no permanent place of abode in this state, maintains a permanent place of abode elsewhere and spends in the aggregate not more than thirty days of the taxable year in this state, or (ii) within any period of five hundred forty-eight consecutive days the person is present in a foreign country or countries for at least four hundred fifty days, and during such period of five hundred forty-eight consecutive days the person is not present in this state for more than ninety days and does not maintain a permanent place of abode in this state at which such person's spouse, unless such spouse is legally separated, or minor children are present for more than ninety days, and during the nonresident portion of the taxable year with or within which such period of five hundred forty-eight consecutive days begins and the nonresident portion of the taxable year with or within which such period ends, such person is present in this state for a number of days which does not exceed an amount which bears the same ratio to ninety as the number of days contained in such portion of the taxable year bears to five hundred forty-eight, or (B) who is not domiciled in this state but maintains a permanent place of abode in this state and is in this state for an aggregate of more than one hundred eighty-three days of the taxable year, unless such person, not being domiciled in this state, is in active service in the armed forces of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-701
- Taxable year: means taxable year as determined in accordance with §. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-701
- Taxpayer: means any person, trust or estate subject to the tax imposed under this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-701
(b) If the amount of the credit allowed pursuant to this section exceeds the taxpayer‘s liability for the tax imposed under this chapter, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall treat such excess as an overpayment and, except as provided under § 12-739 or 12-742, shall refund the amount of such excess, without interest, to the taxpayer.
(c) If a married individual who is otherwise eligible for the credit allowed hereunder has filed a joint federal income tax return for the taxable year, but is required to file a separate return under this chapter for such taxable year, the credit for which such individual is eligible under this section shall be an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the earned income credit claimed and allowed for such taxable year under Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is such individual’s federal adjusted gross income, as reported on such individual’s separate return under this chapter, and the denominator of which is the federal adjusted gross income, as reported on the joint federal income tax return.
(d) To the extent permitted under federal law, any state or federal earned income tax credit shall not be counted as income when received by an individual who is an applicant for, or recipient of, benefits or services under any state or federal program that provides such benefits or services based on need, nor shall any such earned income tax credit be counted as resources, for the purpose of determining the individual’s or any other individual’s eligibility for such benefits or services, or the amount of such benefits or services.