DC PREPARERS, please read. Sch H for renters and home owners

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Eligibility

You must meet the following requirements to claim this credit:

• You were a District of Columbia (DC) resident from Jan 1. through Dec. 31, 2020;

• Your residence is not part of a public housing dwelling;

• You rented or owned and lived in your home, apartment, rooming house, or condominium in DC during all of 2020;

• Your 2020 federal adjusted gross income (AGI), was $55,700 or less ($75,900 or less if you

are age 70 or older);

• You did not rent from a landlord whose property was either exempt from real property taxes or who paid a percentage of rental income to DC instead of paying a real estate tax;

• You must not be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s federal, state, or DC income tax return unless you reached age 65 on or before December 31, 2020

Do you know when this change happened?