8836 Form PDF Details

Within the world of tax forms and instructions, Form 8836 stands out as a pivotal document for individuals claiming the Earned Income Credit (EIC) with qualifying children. Issued by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, this form acts as a Qualifying Children Residency Statement, crucial for taxpayers in the year 2004 who need to demonstrate that their children meet the residency requirements for EIC purposes. It requires detailed taxpayer information, including social security numbers and addresses, as well as comprehensive details about each qualifying child. One of the form's core objectives is to confirm that the child spent more than half of the year living with the taxpayer, thus satisfying one of the conditions for EIC eligibility. Accompanying the form’s basic data input sections are instructions for attaching relevant documents or affidavits that prove residency, illustrating a built-in mechanism for verification by the IRS. Form 8836's structure acknowledges various living situations and acknowledges temporary absences due to special circumstances, such as military service or hospitalization, ensuring a broad understanding of "residency." Taxpayers are guided on how to file, the documentation needed, and the consequences of non-compliance, including the potential for appeal if the EIC claim is initially denied. Hence, Form 8836 is not just a form but a process that underscores the IRS's efforts to validate EIC claims, ensuring that the credit supports those it's intended to help. This introductory exploration provides a glimpse into the form's significance, utility, and the procedural intricacies involved in claiming one of the most substantial tax credits available to low-to-moderate-income families.

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Form 8836

Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

Qualifying Children Residency Statement

(for the earned income credit)

Esta forma está disponible en español. Por favor, llame al 1-800-294-2723.

See instructions beginning on page 2.

OMB No. 1545-1829

2004

Attachment Sequence No. 136

Part I

 

Taxpayer Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your first name and initial

Last name

Your social security number

 

 

 

 

If you are filing a joint return for 2004, spouse’s first name

Last name

Spouse’s social security number

and initial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home address (number and street). If you have a P.O. box, see instructions

Your daytime phone number

 

 

 

 

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City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code

 

Your evening phone number

 

 

 

 

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Part II

Qualifying Children Information

 

 

 

Caution. Enter each child’s first and last name exactly as it appears on the child’s social security card.

Child 1

Child’s first name

Last name

Child’s social security number

Child 2

Child’s first name

Last name

Child’s social security number

Part III Proof of Residency (see instructions)

Note. The IRS may contact any person or organization that provides documents you attach to this for m.

Check one or more boxes below and attach any required documents. The documents must include your name, the child’s name, street address, and dates the child lived with you. When taken together, the documents must show that you and the child lived together for more than half of 2004. See Residency Test on page 2 for details and exceptions. For details on who can provide documents, see page 3.

One or more third parties have completed the Third Party Affidavit, which I have attached. If the affidavit(s) shows that the residency test has been met, do not check any other boxes or attach additional information.

Note. The Third Party Affidavit was sent to you with Form 8836 and is designated either Schedule A (Form 8836) or Schedule B (Form 8836). Use only the version of the schedule you received with Form 8836.

I have attached copies of one or more of the following records (see page 3 to find out which records to send and the information these records must contain):

Childcare records

Law enforcement reports

Religious records

Community-based organization records

Leases

School records

Court or placement agency records

Legal records

Social service agency records

Employment records

Medical records

Utility bills

Indian tribal records

 

 

I have attached a signed letter on official letterhead from one or more of the following third parties (see page 3 for details on the information the letter must contain):

Attorney

Employer

School official

Childcare provider

Health-care provider

Social service agency or

Clergy

Indian tribal official

other government official

Community-based organization official

Landlord or property manager

Utility company

Court or placement agency official

Law enforcement officer

 

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this statement, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete.

Keep a copy of Form 8836 and attachments for your records.

Taxpayer

 

 

Sign Here

 

Date

Spouse Named in

 

Part I Sign Here

Date

For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 4.

Cat. No. 14955C

Form 8836 (2004)

Form 8836 (2004)

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How To Get Help

Call 1-800-294-2723 if you need help completing this form or you cannot get the documents you need to send with this form. Help is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern time.

You may also visit any IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center. To find out the location and hours of the nearest center, call 1-800-829-1040 or visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov/localcontacts. You also can contact the Taxpayer Advocate Service at 1-877-777-4778 or the local Taxpayer Advocate office in your area.

Instructions

Purpose of Form

Use Form 8836 if the IRS sent this form to you and you have a qualifying child for the earned income credit (EIC) for 2004.

CAUTION

Do not send your tax return to the address listed in your tax return instructions if that address is different from the above address.

A qualifying child is one who meets the age, relationship, and residency tests for the EIC. We need this form to show that your child met the residency test (defined on this page) for 2004.

Who Must File

File this form only if:

The IRS sent this form to you with a letter directing you to file it, and

You are claiming or expect to claim the EIC with a qualifying child for 2004.

If you are required to, but do not file Form 8836, the IRS will not allow the EIC with a qualifying child for 2004. If the IRS does not allow your EIC, we will notify you of your appeal rights.

Do not file Form 8836 if your child does not meet the residency test for 2004, because we will not allow the EIC based on a qualifying child.

For details on the EIC eligibility rules, see Pub. 596, Earned Income Credit (EIC). You can order Pub. 596 by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676) or you can download it from the IRS website at www.irs.gov.

Pre-recorded information about the EIC is also available by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 1-800-829-4477 and select TeleTax topic No. 601. Have paper and a pen or pencil handy to take notes.

When To File

There are two different time periods for filing Form 8836 for

2004. You can file Form 8836 either:

Before January 1, 2005. If you file the form during this period, you may be able to avoid a delay in receiving the EIC part of your tax refund for 2004.

After December 31, 2004, but no later than the date you file your 2004 tax return. Under this option, the EIC part of your refund will be delayed while we review the information you submitted.

Where To File

Send Form 8836 to:

Internal Revenue Service

Stop 4300, Annex R2

Kansas City, MO 64999-0065

After December 31, 2004, you can either file it at the above address or attach it to your tax return. If you file it with your return, send it to:

Internal Revenue Service Center

Kansas City, MO 64999-0002

File Form 8836 by fax. You can also file Form 8836 and any supporting documents by fax at 1-913-266-9640 (not a toll-free number). You cannot file your tax return by fax.

Electronic Filers

You cannot file Form 8836 electronically. However, you may still file your tax return electronically. If you do so, send Form

8836 and all required attachments to:

Internal Revenue Service Stop 4300, Annex R2 Kansas City, MO 64999-0065

Residency Test

Your child must have lived with you in the United States for more than half of 2004 (at least 184 days). Include any time that you and your child were temporarily living apart due to special circumstances, such as military service, school attendance, hospitalization, or juvenile detention. It does not matter where you lived with your child. For example, you may live with your child in a homeless shelter. For more details on the residency test, see Pub. 596.

Special rule for a child who was born or died in 2004. A child is considered to have lived with you for more than half of 2004 if the child was born or died in 2004 and your home was the child’s home for the entire time he or she was alive in 2004.

What We Will Do After We Receive This Form

We will review the information you send us. We will send you a letter to let you know if your child has met the residency test. If we need more information, we will contact you.

If one or more of your children do not meet the residency test, we will send you a letter to let you know. The IRS will not allow the EIC based on that child. If you have other children for whom you can provide documents, you will have the opportunity to do so. If the IRS does not allow all of your EIC, we will notify you of your appeal rights.

If you move after you file Form 8836, notify us in writing of your new address. To do this, use Form 8822, Change of Address.

Part I

P.O. Box. Enter your box number only if your post office does not deliver mail to your home. Otherwise, enter your home street address.

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Daytime and evening phone numbers. Providing your daytime and evening phone numbers may help speed the processing of this form. We may have questions about the information you provided. By answering our questions over the phone, we may be able to continue processing the form without mailing you a letter. You may list a mobile phone number as your daytime or evening phone number (or both). If you will be filing a joint return, you may enter either spouse’s phone numbers.

Part II

Be sure that any child named on this form is your qualifying child and you are listing or expect to list that child on Schedule EIC of your 2004 tax return.

Your qualifying child must have a valid social security number (SSN), unless the child was born and died in 2004. If the qualifying child was born and died in 2004 and did not have an SSN, attach a copy of that child’s birth certificate to Form 8836 and enter “Died” instead of the child’s SSN.

For EIC purposes, a valid SSN is a number issued by the Social Security Administration unless “Not Valid for Employment” is printed on the social security card and the number was issued solely to receive a federally funded benefit.

We will not allow the EIC based on a qualifying child who has, instead of an SSN:

An individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), which the IRS issues to noncitizens who cannot get an SSN, or

An adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), which the IRS issues to adopting parents who cannot get an SSN for the child being adopted until the adoption is final.

Part III

You must attach a Third Party Affidavit or other documents showing that each qualifying child listed on Schedule EIC lived with you for more than half of 2004. You may need to send more than one affidavit or other document to show that your child lived with you for more than half of 2004.

If you and your spouse are filing a joint return, you only need to show that your child lived with one of you for more than half of 2004.

What kind of documents you must provide. You may provide any of the following:

The Third Party Affidavit. Use only the version of the

affidavit (schedule) you received with Form 8836. Keep a copy for your records.

A copy of a record (such as school records, medical records, childcare records, a lease, or a pay stub). Do not send any original records.

A signed letter on official letterhead. Keep a copy for your records.

Temporary absences. Attach documents if you and your child were temporarily living apart due to special circumstances and you need to count the temporary absences to prove that your child met the residency test. See Residency Test on page 2. For example, if you were away from home on military duty, attach a copy of your military orders showing the dates you were away and where you were stationed.

If you cannot obtain a completed Third Party Affidavit, records, or a signed letter from one or more third parties to show that your child lived with you for more than half of 2004, call 1-800-294-2723 and we will help you.

What the documents must show. If you send an official record or letter, it must clearly show:

Your name, your child’s name, or both names, and

A street address and the dates that you or your child lived at that address during 2004, and

The name, address, and phone number of the person or organization that provided the record or letter.

Who can provide documents to you. You can submit a Third Party Affidavit from any third party eligible to complete it. You can submit copies of records or signed letters on official letterhead from any of the following third parties (other than you, your spouse, your dependent, your qualifying child for the earned income credit, or a parent of that qualifying child).

School official (such as a teacher, principal, or administrative assistant). A school includes Head Start, pre-K programs, and before or after school care provided by a school.

Health-care provider (such as your doctor, your nurse practitioner, or a clinic official).

Member of the clergy (such as your minister, priest, rabbi, or imam).

Childcare provider who is age 18 or older (such as a babysitter or daycare provider).

Your employer (such as a personnel official, supervisor, or work leader).

Landlord or property manager (including a building superintendent, public housing official, or rental agent).

Social service agency or other government official (such as a social worker, case worker at a public assistance office, or operator of a homeless shelter).

Community-based organization official (such as an official from the YMCA, YWCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs, 4-H, Little League, Police Athletic League, immigrant advocacy groups, neighborhood associations, homeowners and condominium associations, and other nonprofit groups).

Indian tribal official.

Attorney who handled your divorce or child custody case.

Official of the court or agency that issued a decision or order involving your divorce or custody, support, or placement of your child.

Law enforcement officer (such as a police officer or parole officer).

Utility company (such as an electric or gas company).

How many documents do you need? You can submit any combination of the documents listed on this page as long as they show, when taken together, that your child lived with you for more than half of 2004. In some cases, a single document will show that you and your child lived at the same address. In other cases, you may need to provide one document showing your name and address as well as a second document showing your child’s name with the same address. You may need more than one document to show that your address and your child’s address were the same for more than half of 2004.

Here are examples of acceptable document combinations:

One document that shows that both you and your child lived at the same address for more than half of 2004.

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One document that shows that you lived at an address for more than half of 2004 and a second document that shows that your child lived at the same address during the same period of time.

One document that shows that you and your child lived at the same address for part of 2004 and a second document that shows that you and your child lived together for the remainder of 2004.

If you have two children, separate documents for each child to show that each one lived with you for more than half of 2004.

If you have two children, one document to show that both of your children lived with you for more than half of 2004.

Example 1. You attach a letter on official letterhead from Acme Medical Clinic showing that your child lived with you from January 1, 2004, through March 31, 2004. You also have Reverend Smith, your clergyman, complete a Third Party Affidavit showing that you and your child lived together from April 1, 2004, through July 31, 2004. You check the first and third boxes in Part III. Because the total time shown is more than half of the year, the residency test is met.

Example 2. You attach a transcript of your child’s grades from the Washington Elementary School showing that your child lived with you from January 1, 2004, through May 31, 2004. You also attach a letter on official letterhead from the principal of the Lincoln Middle School. The letter shows the dates of school attendance and that the child’s address was the same as yours. The letter covers the period from September 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004. You check the second and third boxes in Part III. Because the total time shown is more than half of the year, the residency test is met.

Example 3. You attach seven electric bills from the Edison Electric Company for the months of January through May, September, and October of 2004 showing your name and address on them. You also attach transcripts of your child’s grades from the Roosevelt Grade School showing your child’s name and the same address shown on your electric bills. The transcripts cover the periods January through May 2004 and September through November 2004. You

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Please keep this notice with your records. It may help you if we ask you for other information. If you have any questions about the rules for filing and giving information, please call or visit any Internal Revenue Service office.

The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average time is:

Form 8836 Schedule A Schedule B

check the second box in Part III. Because you have shown that the total time you and your child lived together was more than half the year, the residency test is met.

Signing the form. You must sign and date Part III under penalties of perjury before you send it to us with the documents. Criminal penalties may be imposed for making a false statement.

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Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. The Privacy Act of 1974 and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 require that when we ask you for information we must first tell you our legal right to ask for the information, why we are asking for it, and how it will be used. We must also tell you what could happen if we do not receive it and whether your response is voluntary, required to obtain a benefit, or mandatory under the law.

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You can write to the Tax Products Coordinating Committee, Western Area Distribution Center, Rancho Cordova, CA 95743-0001. Do not send the form to this address. Instead, see Where To File on page 2.

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