Publication 596 (2023), Earned Income Credit (EIC)

For use in preparing 2023 Returns


Publication 596 - Introductory Material

Future Developments

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What Is the EIC?

The EIC is a tax credit for certain people who work and have earned income under $63,398. A tax credit usually means more money in your pocket. It reduces the amount of tax you owe. The EIC may also give you a refund.

Can I Claim the EIC?

To claim the EIC, you must meet certain rules. These rules are summarized in Table 1.

Table 1. Earned Income Credit in a Nutshell

First, you must meet all the rules in this column. Second, you must meet all the rules in one of these columns, whichever applies. Third, you must meet the rule in this column.
Chapter 1.
Rules for Everyone
Chapter 2.
Rules If You Have a Qualifying Child
Chapter 3.
Rules If You Do Not Have a Qualifying Child
Chapter 4.
Figuring and Claiming the EIC
1. Your adjusted gross income (AGI) must be less than:

• $56,838 ($63,398 for married filing jointly) if you have three or more qualifying children who have valid social security numbers (SSNs),

• $52,918 ($59,478 for married filing jointly) if you have two qualifying children who have valid SSNs,

• $46,560 ($53,120 for married filing jointly) if you have one qualifying child who has a valid SSN, or

• $17,640 ($24,210 for married filing jointly) if you don’t have a qualifying child who has a valid SSN.
2. You must have a valid social security number (SSN) by the due date of your 2023 return (including extensions).

3. You must meet certain requirements if you are separated from your spouse and not filing a joint return.

4. You must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien all year.

5. You can’t file Form 2555 (relating to foreign earned income).

6. Your investment income must be $11,000 or less.

7. You must have earned income.
8. Your child must meet the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests.

9. Your qualifying child can’t be used by more than one person to claim the EIC.

10. You can’t be a qualifying child of another person.
11. You must meet the age requirements.

12. You can’t be the dependent of another person.

13. You can’t be a qualifying child of another person.

14. You must have lived in the United States more than half of the year.
15. Your earned income must be less than:

• $56,838 ($63,398 for married filing jointly) if you have three or more qualifying children who have valid SSNs,

• $52,918 ($59,478 for married filing jointly) if you have two qualifying children who have valid SSNs,

• $46,560 ($53,120 for married filing jointly) if you have one qualifying child who has a valid SSN, or

• $17,640 ($24,210 for married filing jointly) if you don’t have a qualifying child who has a valid SSN.
 

Do I Need This Publication?

Certain people who file Form 1040 or 1040-SR must use Worksheet 1 in this publication, instead of Step 2 in their Form 1040 instructions, when they are checking whether they can take the EIC. You are one of those people if any of the following statements are true for 2023.

  • You are filing Schedule E (Form 1040).

  • You are reporting income from the rental of personal property not used in a trade or business.

  • You are reporting income on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8z, from Form 8814 (relating to election to report child's interest and dividends).

  • You have income or loss from a passive activity.

  • You are reporting an amount on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 7, that includes an amount from Form 4797.

If none of the statements above apply to you, your tax form instructions may have all the information you need to find out if you can claim the EIC and to figure your EIC. You may not need this publication. But you can read it to find out whether you can take the EIC and to learn more about the EIC.

Do I Have To Have a Child To Qualify for the EIC?

No, you can qualify for the EIC without a qualifying child if you are at least age 25 but under age 65 and your earned income is less than $17,640 ($24,210 if married filing jointly). See chapter 3.

How Do I Figure the Amount of EIC?

If you can claim the EIC, you can either have the IRS figure your credit, or you can figure it yourself. To figure it yourself, you can complete a worksheet in the instructions for the form you file. To find out how to have the IRS figure it for you, see chapter 4.

How Can I Quickly Locate Specific Information?

You can use the index to look up specific information. In most cases, index entries will point you to headings, tables, or a worksheet.

Is There Help Online?

Yes. You can use the EITC Qualification Assistant at IRS.gov/EITC to find out if you may be eligible for the credit. The EITC Qualification Assistant is available in English and Spanish.

What's New for 2023

Earned income amount. The maximum amount of income you can earn and still get the credit has changed. You may be able to take the credit if:

  • You have three or more qualifying children who have valid SSNs and you earned less than $56,838 ($63,398 if married filing jointly),

  • You have two qualifying children who have valid SSNs and you earned less than $52,918 ($59,478 if married filing jointly),

  • You have one qualifying child who has a valid SSN and you earned less than $46,560 ($53,120 if married filing jointly), or

  • You don't have a qualifying child who has a valid SSN and you earned less than $17,640 ($24,210 if married filing jointly).

Your AGI must also be less than the amount just listed that applies to you. For details, see Rules 1 and 15.

Investment income amount. The maximum amount of investment income you can have and still get the credit is $11,000. See Rule 6 Your Investment Income Must Be $11,000 or Less.

Reminders

Self-only EIC. If your qualifying child is treated under the tiebreaker rules as the qualifying child of another person for 2023, you may be able to take the EIC using the rules in chapter 3 for taxpayers who don't have a qualifying child.

File Schedule EIC (Form 1040) if you have a qualifying child. If you have at least one child who meets the conditions to be your qualifying child for purposes of claiming the EIC, complete and attach Schedule EIC to your Form 1040 or 1040-SR even if that child doesn't have a valid SSN. For more information, including how to complete Schedule EIC if your qualifying child doesn't have a valid SSN, see Schedule EIC.

Increased EIC on certain joint returns. A married person filing a joint return may get more EIC than someone with the same income but a different filing status. As a result, the EIC Table has different columns for married persons filing jointly than for everyone else. When you look up your EIC in the EIC Table, be sure to use the correct column for your filing status and the number of qualifying children with a valid SSN you have.

Separated spouses. If you are married, but don’t file a joint return, you may qualify to claim the EIC. See Rule 3—If You Are Separated From Your Spouse and Not Filing a Joint Return, You Must Meet Certain Rules, for more information.

EIC has no effect on certain welfare benefits. Any refund you receive because of the EIC can’t be counted as income when determining whether you or anyone else is eligible for benefits or assistance, or how much you or anyone else can receive, under any federal program or under any state or local program financed in whole or in part with federal funds. These programs include the following.

  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

  • Medicaid.

  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps).

  • Low-income housing.

In addition, when determining eligibility, the refund can’t be counted as a resource for at least 12 months after you receive it. Check with your local benefit coordinator to find out if your refund will affect your benefits.

Medicaid waiver payments. For information on how Medicaid waiver payments are treated for purposes of the EIC, see Earned Income.

Don't overlook your state credit. If you can claim the EIC on your federal income tax return, you may be able to take a similar credit on your state or local income tax return. For a list of states that offer a state EIC, go to IRS.gov/EITC.

EIC questioned by IRS. The IRS may ask you to provide documents to prove you are entitled to claim the EIC. We will tell you what documents to send us. These may include birth certificates, school records, etc. The process of establishing your eligibility will delay your refund.

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1. Rules for Everyone

This chapter discusses Rules 1 through 7. You must meet all seven rules to qualify for the EIC. If you don't meet all seven rules, you can’t get the credit and you don't need to read the rest of the publication.

If you meet all seven rules in this chapter, then read either chapter 2 or chapter 3 (whichever applies) for more rules you must meet.

Rule 1—Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Limits

Your adjusted gross income (AGI) must be less than:

  • $56,838 ($63,398 for married filing jointly) if you have three or more qualifying children who have valid SSNs,

  • $52,918 ($59,478 for married filing jointly) if you have two qualifying children who have valid SSNs,

  • $46,560 ($53,120 for married filing jointly) if you have one qualifying child who has a valid SSN, or

  • $17,640 ($24,210 for married filing jointly) if you don't have a qualifying child who has a valid SSN.

Adjusted gross income (AGI).

AGI is the amount on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 11.

If your AGI is equal to or more than the applicable limit listed above, you can’t claim the EIC. You don't need to read the rest of this publication.

Example—AGI is more than limit.

Your AGI is $50,000, you are single, and you have one qualifying child who has a valid SSN. You can’t claim the EIC because your AGI isn't less than $46,560. However, if your filing status was married filing jointly, you might be able to claim the EIC because your AGI is less than $53,120.

Community property.

If you are married, but qualify to file as head of household or married filing separately under special rules for married taxpayers living apart (see Rule 3), and live in a state that has community property laws, your AGI includes that portion of both your and your spouse's wages that you are required to include in gross income. This is different from the community property rules that apply under Rule 7.

Rule 2—You Must Have a Valid Social Security Number (SSN)

To claim the EIC, you (and your spouse, if filing a joint return) must have a valid SSN issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA) by the due date of your 2023 return (including extensions).

Your qualifying child must have a valid SSN issued on or before the due date of your return (including extensions) for you to claim a higher EIC amount based on that child. If you have at least one child who meets the conditions to be your qualifying child for purposes of claiming the EIC, but that child doesn't have a valid SSN issued on or before the due date of your 2023 return (including extensions), you may be eligible to claim a self-only EIC if you are otherwise eligible. For information about how to complete Schedule EIC if your qualifying child or children don't have valid SSNs issued on or before the due date of your return, see Schedule EIC.

An SSN is valid for the EIC unless it was issued after the due date of your 2023 return (including extensions) or it was issued solely to apply for or receive a federally funded benefit and does not authorize you to work. An example of a federally funded benefit is Medicaid.

.This is an Image: taxtip.gifIf you, your spouse, or your child has a social security card with “Not valid for employment” printed on it and the immigration status of you, your spouse, or your child has changed so that the individual is now a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, ask the SSA for a social security card without the legend..

U.S. citizen.

If you were a U.S. citizen when you received your SSN, you have a valid SSN.

Valid for work only with INS authorization or DHS authorization.

If your social security card reads “Valid for work only with INS authorization” or “Valid for work only with DHS authorization,” you have a valid SSN, but only if that authorization is still valid.

SSN missing or incorrect.

If an SSN for you or your spouse is missing from your tax return or is incorrect, you may not get the EIC.

If an SSN for you or your spouse is missing from your return because either you or your spouse didn't have a valid SSN on or before the due date of your 2023 return (including extensions) and you later get a valid SSN, you can’t file an amended return to claim the EIC. However, if you or your spouse were issued an SSN that wasn't valid for the EIC, but by the due date of your 2023 return (including extensions) you or your spouse became eligible for a social security card without "Not valid for employment" printed on it, you may claim the EIC on an original or amended 2023 return even if the social security card wasn't updated by the due date of your 2023 return (including extensions).

Other taxpayer identification number.

You can’t get the EIC if, instead of an SSN, you (or your spouse, if filing a joint return) have an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). ITINs are issued by the IRS to noncitizens who can’t get an SSN.

No SSN.

If you don't have a valid SSN on or before the due date of your 2023 return (including extensions), enter "No" on the dotted line next to line 27 (Form 1040 or 1040-SR). You can’t claim the EIC on either your original or an amended 2023 return.

Getting an SSN.

If you (or your spouse, if filing a joint return) don't have an SSN, you can apply for one by filing Form SS-5 with the SSA. You can get Form SS-5 online at SSA.gov/forms/ss-5.pdf, from your local SSA office, or by calling the SSA at 800-772-1213.

Filing deadline approaching and still no SSN.

If the filing deadline is approaching and you still don't have an SSN, you can request an automatic 6-month extension of time to file your return. You can get this extension by filing Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. For more information, see the instructions for Form 4868. Instead of filing Form 4868, you can apply for an automatic extension by making an electronic payment by the due date of your return.

Rule 3—If You Are Separated From Your Spouse and Not Filing a Joint Return, You Must Meet Certain Rules

If you are married, you must usually file a joint return to claim the EIC. However, there is a special rule for separated spouses.

Special rule for separated spouses.

You can claim the EIC if you are married, not filing a joint return, had a qualifying child who lived with you for more than half of 2023, and either of the following apply.

  • You lived apart from your spouse for the last 6 months of 2023, or

  • You are legally separated according to your state law under a written separation agreement or a decree of separate maintenance and you didn't live in the same household as your spouse at the end of 2023.

If you meet these requirements, check the box at the top of Schedule EIC (Form 1040).

.This is an Image: taxtip.gifMake sure you complete and attach Schedule EIC to your return to list your qualifying child (or children). Complete and attach Schedule EIC whether or not your qualifying child (or children) has a valid SSN. .

.This is an Image: taxtip.gifIf the child who meets the conditions to be your qualifying child for purposes of claiming the EIC doesn't have a valid SSN, you may still qualify to claim a self-only EIC. .

Rule 4—You Must Be a U.S. Citizen or Resident Alien All Year

If you were a nonresident alien for any part of the year, you can’t claim the EIC unless your filing status is married filing jointly. You can use that filing status only if your spouse is a U.S. citizen or resident alien and you choose to be treated as a U.S. resident. If you make this choice, you and your spouse are taxed on your worldwide income. If you need more information on making this choice, get Pub. 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens. If you were a nonresident alien for any part of the year and your filing status isn't married filing jointly, enter “No” on the dotted line next to line 27 (Form 1040 or 1040-SR).

Rule 5—You Cannot File Form 2555

You can’t claim the EIC if you file Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income. You file these forms to exclude income earned in foreign countries from your gross income, or to deduct or exclude a foreign housing amount. U.S. territories aren't foreign countries. See Pub. 54, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, for more detailed information.

Rule 6—Your Investment Income Must Be $11,000 or Less

You can’t claim the EIC unless your investment income is $11,000 or less. If your investment income is more than $11,000, you can’t claim the credit.

Use Worksheet 1 in this chapter to figure your investment income.

Worksheet 1. Investment Income

Use this worksheet to figure investment income for the EIC when you file Form 1040 or 1040-SR.

Interest and Dividends        
1. Enter any amount from Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 2b 1. _____
2. Enter any amount from Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 2a, plus any amount on Form 8814, line 1b 2. _____
3. Enter any amount from Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 3b 3. _____
4. Enter the amount from Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8z, that is from Form 8814 if you are filing that form to report your child's interest and dividend income on your return. (If your child received an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, use Worksheet 2 in this chapter to figure the amount to enter on this line.) 4. _____
Capital Gain Net Income        
5. Enter the amount from Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 7. If the amount on that line is a loss, enter -0- 5. _____    
6. Enter any gain from Form 4797, Sales of Business Property, line 7. If the amount on that line is a loss, enter -0-. (But, if you completed lines 8 and 9 of Form 4797, enter the amount from line 9 instead.) 6. _____    
7. Subtract line 6 of this worksheet from line 5 of this worksheet. (If the result is less than zero, enter -0-.) 7. _____
Royalties and Rental Income From Personal Property        
8. Enter any royalty income from Schedule E, line 23b, plus any income from the rental of personal property shown on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8l 8. _____    
9. Enter any expenses from Schedule E, line 20, related to royalty income, plus any expenses from the rental of personal property deducted on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 24b 9. _____    
10. Subtract the amount on line 9 of this worksheet from the amount on line 8. (If the result is less than zero, enter -0-.) 10. _____
Passive Activities        
11. Enter the total of any net income from passive activities (such as income included on Schedule E, line 26, 29a (col. (h)), 34a (col. (d)), or 40; or an ordinary gain identified as "FPA" on Form 4797, line 10). (See instructions below for lines 11 and 12.) 11. _____    
12. Enter the total of any losses from passive activities (such as losses included on Schedule E, line 26, 29b (col. (g)), 34b (col. (c)), or 40; or an ordinary loss identified as "PAL" on Form 4797, line 10). (See instructions below for lines 11 and 12.) 12. _____    
13. Combine the amounts on lines 11 and 12 of this worksheet. (If the result is less than zero, enter -0-.) 13. _____
14. Add the amounts on lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, and 13. Enter the total. This is your investment income 14. _____
15. Is the amount on line 14 more than $11,000?
Yes. You can’t take the credit.
No. Go to Step 3 of the Form 1040 instructions for line 27 to find out if you can take the credit (unless you are using this publication to find out if you can take the credit; in that case, go to Rule 7 next).
   
 
Instructions for lines 11 and 12. In figuring the amount to enter on lines 11 and 12, don’t take into account any royalty income (or loss) included on line 26 of Schedule E or any income (or loss) included in your earned income or on line 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, or 10 of this worksheet. To find out if the income on line 26 or line 40 of Schedule E is from a passive activity, see the Schedule E instructions. If any of the rental real estate income (or loss) included on Schedule E, line 26, isn’t from a passive activity, enter “NPA” and the amount of that income (or loss) on the dotted line next to line 26.

Worksheet 2. Worksheet for Line 4 of Worksheet 1

Complete this worksheet only if Form 8814 includes an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend.

Note. Fill out a separate Worksheet 2 for each Form 8814.    
1. Enter the amount from Form 8814, line 2a 1. _____
2. Enter the amount from Form 8814, line 2b 2. _____
3. Subtract line 2 from line 1 3. _____
4. Enter the amount from Form 8814, line 1a 4. _____
5. Add lines 3 and 4 5. _____
6. Enter the amount of the child's Alaska Permanent Fund dividend 6. _____
7. Divide line 6 by line 5. Enter the result as a decimal (rounded to at least three places) 7. _____
8. Enter the amount from Form 8814, line 12 8. _____
9. Multiply line 7 by line 8 9. _____
10. Subtract line 9 from line 8. Enter the result on line 4 of Worksheet 1 10. _____
  (If filing more than one Form 8814, enter on line 4 of Worksheet 1 the total of the amounts on line 10 of all Worksheets 2.)    

Rule 7—You Must Have Earned Income

This credit is called the “earned income” credit because, to qualify, you must work and have earned income. If you are married and file a joint return, you meet this rule if at least one spouse works and has earned income. If you are an employee, earned income includes all the taxable income you get from your employer.

Rule 15 has information that will help you figure the amount of your earned income. If you are self-employed or a statutory employee, you will figure your earned income on EIC Worksheet B in the Form 1040 instructions.

Earned Income

Earned income includes all of the following types of income.

  1. Wages, salaries, tips, and other taxable employee pay. Employee pay is earned income only if it is taxable. Nontaxable employee pay, such as certain dependent care benefits and adoption benefits, isn't earned income. But there is an exception for nontaxable combat pay, which you can choose to include in earned income, as explained later in this chapter.

  2. Net earnings from self-employment.

  3. Gross income received as a statutory employee.

Wages, salaries, and tips reported in box 1 of Form(s) W-2.

Wages, salaries, and tips you receive for working are reported to you on Form W-2, in box 1. You should report these on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 1a.

Other types of earned income.

Other types of earned income not reported on Form W-2, in box 1, include household employee wages, tip income not reported to your employer, certain Medicaid waiver payments if you choose to include nontaxable payments in earned income for purposes of claiming the EIC, taxable dependent care benefits, employer provided adoption benefits from Form 8839, wages from Form 8919, and other earned income. You should report these on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, lines 1b through 1h.

Nontaxable combat pay election.

You can elect to include your nontaxable combat pay in earned income for the EIC. The amount of your nontaxable combat pay should be shown on your Form W-2, in box 12, with code Q. Electing to include nontaxable combat pay in earned income may increase or decrease your EIC. For details, see Nontaxable combat pay in chapter 4.

Net earnings from self-employment.

You may have net earnings from self-employment if:

  • You own your own business, or

  • You are a minister or member of a religious order.

Minister's housing.

The rental value of a home or a housing allowance provided to a minister as part of the minister's pay generally isn't subject to income tax but is included in net earnings from self-employment. For that reason, it is included in earned income for the EIC (except in the cases described in Approved Form 4361 or Form 4029 below).

Statutory employee.

You are a statutory employee if you receive a Form W-2 on which the “Statutory employee” box (box 13) is checked. You report your income and expenses as a statutory employee on Schedule C (Form 1040).

Strike and lockout benefits.

Benefits paid to you as strike or lockout benefits, including both cash and the fair market value of other property (other than bona fide gifts), are generally taxable to you. If strike and lockout benefits are taxable, the benefits are generally earned income. You should report the amount of your taxable strike and lockout benefits on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 1h.

Approved Form 4361 or Form 4029

This section is for persons who have an approved:

  • Form 4361, Application for Exemption From Self-Employment Tax for Use by Ministers, Members of Religious Orders, and Christian Science Practitioners, or

  • Form 4029, Application for Exemption From Social Security and Medicare Taxes and Waiver of Benefits.

Each approved form exempts certain income from social security taxes. Each form is discussed here in terms of what is or isn't earned income for the EIC.

Form 4361.

Whether or not you have an approved Form 4361, amounts you received for performing ministerial duties as an employee count as earned income. This includes wages, salaries, tips, and other taxable employee compensation.

If you have an approved Form 4361, a nontaxable housing allowance or the nontaxable rental value of a home isn't earned income. Also, amounts you received for performing ministerial duties, but not as an employee, don't count as earned income. Examples include fees for performing marriages and honoraria for delivering speeches.

Form 4029.

Whether or not you have an approved Form 4029, all wages, salaries, tips, and other taxable employee compensation count as earned income. However, amounts you received as a self-employed individual don't count as earned income. Also, in figuring earned income, don't subtract losses on Schedule C or F from wages reported on lines 1a through 1h of Form 1040 or 1040-SR.

Disability Benefits

If you retired on disability, taxable benefits you receive under your employer's disability retirement plan are considered earned income until you reach minimum retirement age. Minimum retirement age is generally the earliest age at which you could have received a pension or annuity if you weren’t disabled. You must report your taxable disability payments on line 1h of Form 1040 or 1040-SR until you reach minimum retirement age.

Beginning on the day after you reach minimum retirement age, payments you receive are taxable as a pension and aren't considered earned income. Report taxable pension payments on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, lines 5a and 5b.

Disability insurance payments.

Payments you received from a disability insurance policy that you paid the premiums for aren't earned income. It doesn't matter whether you have reached minimum retirement age. If this policy is through your employer, the amount may be shown in box 12 of your Form W-2 with code J.

Income That Is Not Earned Income

Examples of items that aren't earned income include interest and dividends, pensions and annuities, social security and railroad retirement benefits (including disability benefits), alimony and child support, welfare benefits, workers' compensation benefits, unemployment compensation (insurance), nontaxable foster care payments, and veterans' benefits, including VA rehabilitation payments. Don’t include any of these items in your earned income.

Earnings while an inmate.

Amounts received for services performed while an inmate in a penal institution aren't earned income when figuring the EIC.

Workfare payments.

Nontaxable workfare payments aren't earned income for the EIC. These are cash payments certain people receive from a state or local agency that administers public assistance programs funded under the federal TANF program in return for certain work activities such as (1) work experience activities (including remodeling or repairing public housing) if sufficient private sector employment isn't available, or (2) community service program activities.

Community property.

If you are married, but qualify to file as head of household or married filing separately under special rules for married taxpayers living apart (see Rule 3), and live in a state that has community property laws, your earned income for the EIC doesn't include any amount earned by your spouse that is treated as belonging to you under those laws. That amount isn't earned income for the EIC, even though you must include it in your gross income on your income tax return. Your earned income includes the entire amount you earned, even if part of it is treated as belonging to your spouse under your state's community property laws.

Nevada, Washington, and California domestic partners.

If you are a registered domestic partner in Nevada, Washington, or California, the same rules apply. Your earned income for the EIC doesn't include any amount earned by your partner. Your earned income includes the entire amount you earned. For details, see Pub. 555.

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) payments.

If you were receiving social security retirement benefits or social security disability benefits at the time you received any CRP payments, your CRP payments aren't earned income for the EIC.

Nontaxable military pay.

Nontaxable pay for members of the Armed Forces isn't considered earned income for the EIC. Examples of nontaxable military pay are combat pay, the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), and the Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS). See Pub. 3, Armed Forces' Tax Guide, for more information.

.This is an Image: taxtip.gif Combat pay. You can elect to include your nontaxable combat pay in earned income for the EIC. See Nontaxable combat pay in chapter 4..

2. Rules if You Have a Qualifying Child

If you have met all the rules in chapter 1, use this chapter to see if you have a qualifying child. This chapter discusses Rules 8 through 10. You must meet all three of those rules, in addition to the rules in chapters 1 and 4, to qualify for the EIC with a qualifying child.

Follow these rules if you have a child who meets the conditions to be your qualifying child for purposes of claiming the EIC, even if the child who qualifies you to claim the EIC doesn't have a valid SSN issued on or before the due date of your 2023 return (including extensions).

When you file Form 1040 or 1040-SR, you must attach Schedule EIC to your return if you have at least one child who meets the conditions to be your qualifying child for purposes of claiming the EIC, even if that child doesn't have a valid SSN issued on or before the due date of your return (including extensions). For information about how to complete Schedule EIC if your qualifying child or children don’t have valid SSNs, see Schedule EIC. If you meet all the rules in chapter 1 and this chapter, read chapter 4 to find out what to do next.

No qualifying child.

If you don't meet Rule 8, you don't have a qualifying child. Read chapter 3 to find out if you can get the EIC without a qualifying child.

.This is an Image: taxtip.gifIf your child meets the tests to be your qualifying child, but also meets the tests to be the qualifying child of another person, only one of you can actually treat the child as a qualifying child to claim the EIC. If the other person can claim the child under the tiebreaker rules, you can't claim the EIC as a taxpayer with a qualifying child unless you have another qualifying child. However, you may be able to claim the EIC without a qualifying child..

Rule 8—Your Child Must Meet the Relationship, Age, Residency, and Joint Return Tests

Your child is a qualifying child if your child meets four tests. The four tests are:

  1. Relationship,

  2. Age,

  3. Residency, and

  4. Joint return.

The four tests are illustrated in Figure A. The paragraphs that follow contain more information about each test.

Relationship Test

To be your qualifying child, a child must be your:

  • Son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, or a descendant of any of them (for example, your grandchild); or

  • Brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them (for example, your niece or nephew).

The following definitions clarify the relationship test.

Adopted child.

An adopted child is always treated as your own child. The term “adopted child” includes a child who was lawfully placed with you for legal adoption.

Foster child.

For the EIC, a person is your foster child if the child is placed with you by an authorized placement agency or by judgment, decree, or other order of any court of competent jurisdiction. An authorized placement agency includes:

  • A state or local government agency,

  • A tax-exempt organization licensed by a state, and

  • An Indian tribal government or an organization authorized by an Indian tribal government to place Indian children.

Example.

D, who is 12 years old, was placed in your care 2 years ago by an authorized agency responsible for placing children in foster homes. D is your foster child.

Figure A. Tests for Qualifying Child

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Conditions for Qualifying Child

Age Test

Your child must be:

  1. Under age 19 at the end of 2023 and younger than you (or your spouse, if filing jointly);

  2. Under age 24 at the end of 2023, a student, and younger than you (or your spouse, if filing jointly); or

  3. Permanently and totally disabled at any time during 2023, regardless of age.

The following examples and definitions clarify the age test.

Example 1—Child not under age 19.

Your child, S, turned 19 on December 10. Unless S was permanently and totally disabled or a student, S isn't a qualifying child because, at the end of the year, S wasn’t under age 19.

Example 2—Child not younger than you or your spouse.

Your 23-year-old sibling, B, who is a full-time student and unmarried, lives with you and your spouse. B isn't disabled. Both you and your spouse are 21 years old, and you file a joint return. B isn't your qualifying child because B isn't younger than you or your spouse.

Example 3—Child younger than your spouse but not younger than you.

The facts are the same as in Example 2 except that your spouse is 25 years old. Because B is younger than your spouse, B is your qualifying child, even though B isn't younger than you.

Student defined.

To qualify as a student, your child must be, during some part of each of any 5 calendar months during the calendar year:

  1. A full-time student at a school that has a regular teaching staff, course of study, and regular student body at the school; or

  2. A student taking a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school described in (1), or a state, county, or local government.

The 5 calendar months need not be consecutive.

A full-time student is a student who is enrolled for the number of hours or courses the school considers to be full-time attendance.

School defined.

A school can be an elementary school, junior or senior high school, college, university, or technical, trade, or mechanical school. However, on-the-job training courses, correspondence schools, and schools offering courses only through the internet don't count as schools for the EIC.

Vocational high school students.

Students who work in co-op jobs in private industry as a part of a school's regular course of classroom and practical training are considered full-time students.

Permanently and totally disabled.

Your child is permanently and totally disabled if both of the following apply.

  1. Your child can’t engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a physical or mental condition.

  2. A doctor determines the condition has lasted or can be expected to last continuously for at least a year or can lead to death.

Substantial gainful activity.

Substantial gainful activity means performing significant duties over a reasonable period of time while working for pay or profit, or in work generally done for pay or profit. Full-time work (or part-time work done at an employer's convenience) in a competitive work situation for at least the minimum wage shows that the child can engage in substantial gainful activity.

Substantial gainful activity isn't work done to take care of yourself or your home. It isn't unpaid work on hobbies, institutional therapy or training, school attendance, clubs, social programs, and similar activities. However, doing this kind of work may show that the child is able to engage in substantial gainful activity.

The fact that the child hasn’t worked for some time doesn't, by itself, prove the child can’t engage in substantial gainful activity.

For examples of substantial gainful activity, see Pub. 524.

Residency Test

Your child must have lived with you in the United States for more than half of 2023.

.This is an Image: caution.gifYou can't claim the EIC for a child who didn't live with you for more than half of the year, even if you paid most of the child's living expenses. The IRS may ask you for documents to show you lived with each qualifying child. Documents you might want to keep for this purpose include school and childcare records and other records that show your child's address..

The following paragraphs clarify the residency test.

United States.

This means the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It doesn't include Puerto Rico or U.S. territories such as Guam.

Homeless shelter.

Your home can be any location where you regularly live. You don't need a traditional home. For example, if your child lived with you for more than half the year in one or more homeless shelters, your child meets the residency test.

Military personnel stationed outside the United States.

U.S. military personnel stationed outside the United States on extended active duty are considered to live in the United States during that duty period for purposes of the EIC.

Extended active duty.

Extended active duty means you are called or ordered to duty for an indefinite period or for a period of more than 90 days. Once you begin serving your extended active duty, you are still considered to have been on extended active duty even if you don't serve more than 90 days.

Birth or death of child.

A child who was born or died in 2023 is treated as having lived with you for more than half of 2023 if your home was the child's home for more than half the time the child was alive in 2023.

Temporary absences.

Count time that you or your child is away from home on a temporary absence due to a special circumstance as time the child lived with you. Examples of a special circumstance include illness, school attendance, business, vacation, military service, and detention in a juvenile facility.

Adopted child.

If you adopted a child in 2023, and that child was lawfully placed with you for legal adoption by you in 2023, or the child was an eligible foster child placed with you during 2023, the child is considered to have lived with you for more than half of 2023 if your main home was this child's main home for more than half the time this child was adopted or placed with you in 2023.

Kidnapped child.

A kidnapped child is treated as living with you for more than half of the year if the child lived with you for more than half the part of the year before the date of the kidnapping or following the date of the child's return. The child must be presumed by law enforcement authorities to have been kidnapped by someone who isn't a member of your family or the child's family. This treatment applies for all years until the child is returned. However, the last year this treatment can apply is the earlier of:

  1. The year there is a determination that the child is dead, or

  2. The year the child would have reached age 18.

If your qualifying child has been kidnapped and meets these requirements, enter “KC,” instead of a number, on line 6 of Schedule EIC.

Joint Return Test

To meet this test, the child can’t file a joint return for the year.

Exception.

An exception to the joint return test applies if your child and your child’s spouse file a joint return only to claim a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid.

Example 1—Child files joint return.

You supported your 18-year-old child who lived with you all year while the child's spouse was in the Armed Forces. Your child's spouse earned $25,000 for the year. The couple files a joint return so this child isn't your qualifying child.

Example 2—Child files joint return to get refund of tax withheld.

Your 18-year-old child and your child’s 17-year-old spouse had $800 of wages from part-time jobs and no other income. They don't have a child. Neither is required to file a tax return. Taxes were taken out of their pay, so they file a joint return only to get a refund of the withheld taxes. The exception to the joint return test applies, so this child may be your qualifying child if all the other tests are met.

Example 3—Child files joint return to claim American opportunity credit.

The facts are the same as in Example 2 except no taxes were taken out of your child's pay. Your child and their spouse aren't required to file a tax return, but they file a joint return to claim an American opportunity credit of $124 and get a refund of that amount. Because claiming the American opportunity credit is their reason for filing the return, they aren't filing it only to claim a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid. The exception to the joint return test doesn't apply, so this child isn't your qualifying child.

Married child.

Even if your child doesn't file a joint return, if your child was married at the end of the year, your child can't be your qualifying child unless:

  1. You can claim the child as a dependent, or

  2. The reason you can't claim the child as a dependent is that you let the child's other parent claim the child as a dependent under the Special rule for divorced or separated parents (or parents who live apart), described later.

.This is an Image: caution.gif Social security number (SSN). To claim a higher EIC amount based on a qualifying child, that qualifying child must have a valid SSN issued on or before the due date of your 2023 return (including extensions), unless the child was born and died in 2023 and you attach to your return a copy of the child's birth certificate, death certificate, or hospital records showing a live birth. You can’t claim a higher EIC amount on the basis of a qualifying child if:.

  1. The qualifying child's SSN is missing from your tax return or is incorrect;

  2. The qualifying child's social security card says “Not valid for employment” and was issued for use in getting a federally funded benefit; or

  3. Instead of an SSN, the qualifying child has:

    1. An ITIN, which is issued to a noncitizen who can’t get an SSN, or

    2. An adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), issued to adopting parents who can’t get an SSN for the child being adopted until the adoption is final.

If you have more than one qualifying child and only one has a valid SSN, you can use only that child to claim a higher EIC amount. For more information about SSNs, see Rule 2..

.This is an Image: taxtip.gifIf “Not Valid for Employment” is printed on your child's social security card and your child's immigration status has changed so that your child is now a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, ask the SSA for a social security card without the legend..

.This is an Image: taxtip.gifIf you have a child who meets the conditions to be a qualifying child for purposes of claiming the EIC, but that child doesn't have a valid SSN, you may be eligible to claim a self-only EIC..

Rule 9—Your Qualifying Child Cannot Be Used by More Than One Person To Claim the EIC

Sometimes a child meets the tests to be a qualifying child of more than one person. However, only one of these persons can actually treat the child as a qualifying child. Only that person can use the child as a qualifying child to take all of the following tax benefits (provided the person is eligible for each benefit).

  1. The child tax credit, credit for other dependents, or additional child tax credit.

  2. Head of household filing status.

  3. The credit for child and dependent care expenses.

  4. The exclusion for dependent care benefits.

  5. The EIC.

The other person can’t take any of these benefits based on this qualifying child. In other words, you and the other person can’t agree to divide these tax benefits between you. The other person can’t take any of these tax benefits unless that person has a different qualifying child.

The tiebreaker rules, which follow, explain who, if anyone, can claim the EIC when more than one person has the same qualifying child. However, the tiebreaker rules don't apply if the other person is your spouse and you file a joint return.

Tiebreaker rules.

To determine which person can treat the child as a qualifying child to claim the five tax benefits just listed, the following tiebreaker rules apply. For purposes of these tiebreaker rules, the term “parent” means a biological or adoptive parent of an individual. It does not include a stepparent or foster parent unless that person has adopted the individual.

  • If only one of the persons is the child's parent, the child is treated as the qualifying child of the parent.

  • If the parents file a joint return together and can claim the child as a qualifying child, the child is treated as the qualifying child of the parents.

  • If the parents don't file a joint return together but both parents claim the child as a qualifying child, the IRS will treat the child as the qualifying child of the parent with whom the child lived for the longer period of time during the year. If the child lived with each parent for the same amount of time, the IRS will treat the child as the qualifying child of the parent who had the higher AGI for the year.

  • If no parent can claim the child as a qualifying child, the child is treated as the qualifying child of the person who had the highest AGI for the year.

  • If a parent can claim the child as a qualifying child but no parent claims the child, the child is treated as the qualifying child of the person who had the highest AGI for the year, but only if that person's AGI is higher than the highest AGI of any of the child's parents who can claim the child.

.This is an Image: taxtip.gifIf your qualifying child is treated under the tiebreaker rules as the qualifying child of another person for 2023, you may be able to take the EIC using the rules in chapter 3 for taxpayers who don't have a qualifying child..

Subject to these tiebreaker rules, you and the other person may be able to choose which of you claims the child as a qualifying child. See Examples 1 through 12.

If you can’t claim the EIC because your qualifying child is treated under the tiebreaker rules as the qualifying child of another person for 2023, you may be able to take the EIC using a different qualifying child, or take the EIC using the rules in chapter 3 for people who don't have a qualifying child.

If the other person cannot claim the EIC.

If you and someone else have the same qualifying child but the other person can’t claim the EIC because the other person isn't eligible or their earned income or AGI is too high, you may be able to treat the child as a qualifying child. See Examples 6 and 7. But you can’t treat the child as a qualifying child to claim the EIC if the other person uses the child to claim any of the other five tax benefits listed earlier in this chapter.

Examples.

The following examples may help you in determining whether you can claim the EIC when you and someone else have the same qualifying child.

Example 1—Child lived with parent and grandparent.

You and your 2-year-old child S lived with your parent all year. You are 25 years old, unmarried, and your AGI is $9,000. Your only income was $9,000 from a part-time job. Your parent's only income was $22,000 from a job, and their AGI is $22,000. Your child’s other parent did not live with you or S. The special rule explained later for divorced or separated parents (or parents who live apart) doesn't apply. S is a qualifying child of both you and your parent because S meets the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests for both you and your parent. However, only one of you can treat S as a qualifying child to claim the EIC (and the other tax benefits listed earlier in this chapter for which that person qualifies). S isn't a qualifying child of anyone else, including the child’s other parent. If you don't claim S as a qualifying child for the EIC or any of the other tax benefits listed earlier, your parent can treat S as a qualifying child to claim the EIC (and any of the other tax benefits listed earlier for which your parent qualifies).

Example 2—Parent has higher AGI than grandparent.

The facts are the same as in Example 1 except your AGI is $25,000. Because your parent's AGI isn't higher than yours, your parent can’t claim S as a qualifying child. Only you can claim S.

Example 3—Two persons claim same child.

The facts are the same as in Example 1 except that you and your parent both claim S as a qualifying child. In this case, you as the child's parent will be the only one allowed to claim S as a qualifying child for the EIC and the other tax benefits listed earlier for which you qualify. The IRS will disallow your parent's claim to the EIC and any of the other tax benefits listed earlier based on S. Your parent can't take the EIC for a taxpayer without a qualifying child because your parent’s AGI is more than $17,640.

Example 4—Qualifying children split between two persons.

The facts are the same as in Example 1 except that you also have two other young children who are qualifying children of both you and your parent. Only one of you can claim each child. However, if your parent's AGI is higher than yours, you can allow your parent to claim one or more of the children. For example, if you claim one child, your parent can claim the other two.

Example 5—Taxpayer who is a qualifying child.

The facts are the same as in Example 1 except that you are only 18 years old. This means you are a qualifying child of your parent. Because of Rule 10, discussed next, you can’t claim the EIC and can’t claim S as a qualifying child. Only your parent may be able to treat S as a qualifying child to claim the EIC. If your parent meets all the other requirements for claiming the EIC and you don't claim S as a qualifying child for any of the other tax benefits listed earlier, your parent can claim both you and S as qualifying children for the EIC.

Example 6—Grandparent with too much earned income to claim EIC.

The facts are the same as in Example 1 except that your parent earned $50,000 from employment. Because your parent's earned income is too high for your parent to claim the EIC, only you can claim the EIC using S.

Example 7—Parent with too much earned income to claim EIC.

The facts are the same as in Example 1 except that you earned $50,000 from your job and your AGI is $50,500. Your earned income is too high for you to claim the EIC. But your parent can’t claim the EIC either, because your parent’s AGI isn't higher than yours.

Example 8—Separated parents.

You, your spouse, and your 10-year-old child, J, lived together until August 1, 2023, when your spouse moved out of the household. In August and September, J lived with you. For the rest of the year, J lived with J's other parent. J is a qualifying child of both you and your spouse because J lived with each of you for more than half the year and because J met the relationship, age, and joint return tests for both of you. At the end of the year, you and your spouse still weren't divorced, legally separated, or separated under a written separation agreement, so the Special rule for divorced or separated parents (or parents who live apart) doesn't apply.

You and your spouse will file separate returns. Your spouse agrees to let you treat J as a qualifying child. This means, if your spouse doesn't claim J as a qualifying child for any of the tax benefits listed earlier, you can claim J as a qualifying child for any tax benefit listed earlier for which you qualify. However, you can't take the EIC because you and your spouse didn't live apart for the last 6 months of 2023 and, while you did live apart at the end of 2023, you aren't legally separated under a written separation agreement or decree of separate maintenance. Therefore, you don't meet the requirements for certain separated spouses to take the EIC when they don’t file a joint return. See Rule 3. You also can't take the credit for child and dependent care expenses because your filing status is married filing separately and you and your spouse didn't live apart for the last 6 months of 2023. See Pub. 503.

Example 9—Separated parents claim same child.

The facts are the same as in Example 8, except that you and your spouse both claim J as a qualifying child. In this case, only your spouse will be allowed to treat J as a qualifying child. This is because, during 2023, J lived with your spouse longer than with you. You can’t claim the EIC because you are a separated spouse who isn’t filing a joint return and you don’t have a qualifying child. However, your spouse's filing status is also married filing separately, so your spouse can’t claim the EIC because you and your spouse didn't live apart for the last 6 months of 2023 or you aren't legally separated under a written separation agreement or decree of separate maintenance. Therefore, your spouse doesn't meet the requirements to claim the EIC as a separated spouse who isn’t filing a joint return. See Rule 3. Your spouse also can't take the credit for child and dependent care expenses because your spouse’s filing status is married filing separately and you and your spouse didn't live apart for the last 6 months of 2023. See Pub. 503.

Example 10—Unmarried parents.

You, your 5-year-old child, L, and L’s other parent lived together all year. You and L’s other parent aren't married. L is a qualifying child of both you and L’s other parent because L meets the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests for both you and L’s other parent. Your earned income and AGI are $12,000, and L’s other parent’s earned income and AGI are $14,000. Neither of you had any other income. L’s other parent agrees to let you treat the child as a qualifying child. This means if L’s other parent doesn't claim L as a qualifying child for the EIC or any of the other tax benefits listed earlier, you can claim L as a qualifying child for the EIC and any of the other tax benefits listed earlier for which you qualify.

Example 11—Unmarried parents claim same child.

The facts are the same as in Example 10 except that you and L’s other parent both claim L as a qualifying child. In this case, only L’s other parent will be allowed to treat L as a qualifying child. This is because L’s other parent’s AGI, $14,000, is more than your AGI, $12,000. You can claim the EIC without a qualifying child.

Example 12—Child did not live with a parent.

You and your sibling’s child, M, lived with your parent all year. You are 25 years old, and your AGI is $9,300. Your only income was from a part-time job. Your parent’s AGI is $15,000. Your parent’s only income was from a job. M’s parents file jointly, have an AGI of less than $9,000, and don't live with you or M. M is a qualifying child of both you and your parent because M meets the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests for both you and your parent. However, only your parent can treat M as a qualifying child. This is because your parent’s AGI, $15,000, is more than your AGI, $9,300.

Special rule for divorced or separated parents (or parents who live apart).

A child will be treated as the qualifying child of the noncustodial parent if all of the following statements are true.

  1. The parents:

    1. Are divorced or legally separated under a decree of divorce or separate maintenance;

    2. Are separated under a written separation agreement; or

    3. Lived apart at all times during the last 6 months of 2023.

  2. The child received over half of the child’s support for the year from the parents.

  3. The child is in the custody of one or both parents for more than half of 2023.

  4. Either of the following statements is true.

    1. The custodial parent signs Form 8332 or a substantially similar statement that the custodial parent will not claim the child as a dependent for the year, and the noncustodial parent attaches the form or statement to their return. If the divorce decree or separation agreement went into effect after 1984 and before 2009, the noncustodial parent may be able to attach certain pages from the decree or agreement instead of Form 8332.

    2. A pre-1985 decree of divorce or separate maintenance or written separation agreement that applies to 2023 provides that the noncustodial parent can claim the child as a dependent, and the noncustodial parent provides at least $600 for support of the child during 2023.

For details, see Pub. 501. If a child is treated as the qualifying child of the noncustodial parent under this special rule for children of divorced or separated parents (or parents who live apart), only the noncustodial parent can claim the child tax credit or the credit for other dependents for the child. However, only the custodial parent, if eligible, or another eligible taxpayer can claim the child as a qualifying child for the EIC. For details and examples, see Applying the tiebreaker rules to divorced or separated parents (or parents who live apart) in Pub. 501.

Rule 10—You Cannot Be a Qualifying Child of Another Taxpayer

You are a qualifying child of another taxpayer (such as your parent, guardian, or foster parent) if all of the following statements are true.

  1. You are that person's son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, or a descendant of any of them. Or, you are that person's brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.

  2. You were:

    1. Under age 19 at the end of the year and younger than that person (or that person's spouse, if the person files jointly);

    2. Under age 24 at the end of the year, a student, and younger than that person (or that person's spouse, if the person files jointly); or

    3. Permanently and totally disabled, regardless of age.

  3. You lived with that person in the United States for more than half of the year.

  4. You aren't filing a joint return for the year (or are filing a joint return only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid).

For more details about the tests to be a qualifying child, see Rule 8.

If you are a qualifying child of another taxpayer, you can’t claim the EIC. This is true even if the person for whom you are a qualifying child doesn't claim the EIC or meet all of the rules to claim the EIC. Enter “No” on the dotted line next to line 27 (Form 1040 or 1040-SR).

Example.

You and your child lived with your parent all year. You are 22 years old, unmarried, and attended a trade school full time. You had a part-time job and earned $5,700. You had no other income. Because you meet the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests, you are a qualifying child of your parent. Your parent can claim the EIC if your parent meets all the other requirements. Because you are your parent’s qualifying child, you can’t claim the EIC. This is so even if your parent can’t or doesn't claim the EIC.

Child of person not required to file a return.

You aren't the qualifying child of another taxpayer (and so may qualify to claim the EIC) if the person for whom you met the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests isn't required to file an income tax return and either:

  • Doesn't file an income tax return, or

  • Files a return only to get a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid.

Example 1—Return not required.

The facts are the same as in the last example except your parent had no gross income, isn't required to file a 2023 tax return, and doesn't file a 2023 tax return. As a result, you aren't your parent’s qualifying child. You can claim the EIC if you meet all the other requirements to do so.

Example 2—Return filed to get refund of tax withheld.

The facts are the same as in Example 1 except your parent had wages of $1,500 and had income tax withheld from those wages. Your parent files a return only to get a refund of the income tax withheld and doesn't claim the EIC or any other tax credits or deductions. As a result, you aren't your parent's qualifying child. You can claim the EIC if you meet all the other requirements to do so.

Example 3—Return filed to get EIC.

The facts are the same as in Example 2 except your parent claimed the EIC on their return. Since your parent filed the return to get the EIC, your parent isn't filing it only to get a refund of income tax withheld. As a result, you are your parent's qualifying child. You can’t claim the EIC.

3. Rules If You Do Not Have a Qualifying Child

Use this chapter if you don't have a qualifying child and have met all the rules in chapter 1. This chapter discusses Rules 11 through 14. You must meet all four of these rules, in addition to the rules in chapters 1 and 4, to qualify for the EIC without a qualifying child. If you meet all the rules in chapter 1 and this chapter, read chapter 4 to find out what to do next.

If you have a qualifying child.

If you meet Rule 8, you have a qualifying child. If you meet Rule 8 and don't claim the EIC with a qualifying child, you can claim the EIC without a qualifying child.

.This is an Image: taxtip.gifIf your child meets the tests to be your qualifying child, but also meets the tests to be the qualifying child of another person, only one of you can actually treat the child as a qualifying child to claim the EIC. If the other person can claim the child under the tiebreaker rules, you can't claim the EIC as a taxpayer with a qualifying child unless you have another qualifying child. However, you may be able to claim the EIC without a qualifying child..

Rule 11—You Must Meet the Age Requirements

You must be at least age 25 but under age 65 at the end of 2023. If you are married filing a joint return, either you or your spouse must be at least age 25 but under age 65 at the end of 2023. It doesn't matter which spouse meets the age test, as long as one of the spouses does.

You meet the age test if you were born after December 31, 1958, and before January 2, 1999. If you are married filing a joint return, you meet the age test if either you or your spouse was born after December 31, 1958, and before January 2, 1999.

If neither you nor your spouse meets the age test, you can't claim the EIC. Enter "No" on the dotted line next to line 27 (Form 1040 or 1040-SR).

Example 1.

You are age 28 and unmarried. You meet the age test.

Example 2—Spouse meets age test.

You are married and filing a joint return. You are age 23 and your spouse is age 27. You meet the age test because your spouse is at least age 25 but under age 65.

Death of spouse.

If you are filing a joint return with your spouse who died in 2023, you meet the age test if you are at least age 25 but under age 65 at the end of 2023, or your spouse was at least age 25 but under age 65 at the time of death.

Your spouse is considered to reach age 25 on the day before their 25th birthday. However, the rule for reaching age 65 is different; your spouse reaches age 65 on their 65th birthday.

Even if your spouse was born before January 2, 1999, they aren't considered at least age 25 at the end of 2023 unless they were at least age 25 at the time of death.

Example 1.

You are married and filing a joint return with your spouse who died in August 2023. You are age 67. Your spouse would have become age 65 in November 2023. Because your spouse was under age 65 when he or she died, you meet the age test.

Example 2.

Your spouse was born on February 14, 1998, and died on February 13, 2023. Your spouse is considered age 25 at the time of death. However, if your spouse died on February 12, 2023, your spouse isn't considered age 25 at the time of death and isn't at least age 25 at the end of 2023.

Death of taxpayer.

A taxpayer who died in 2023 meets the age test if the taxpayer was at least age 25 but under age 65 at the time of death.

A taxpayer is considered to reach age 25 on the day before the taxpayer’s 25th birthday. However, the rule for reaching age 65 is different; a taxpayer reaches age 65 on the taxpayer’s 65th birthday.

Even if the taxpayer was born before January 2, 1999, they aren't considered at least age 25 at the end of 2023 unless they were at least age 25 at the time of death.

Rule 12—You Cannot Be the Dependent of Another Person

If you aren't filing a joint return, you meet this rule if you did not check the box under your name that says "Someone can claim you as a dependent."

If you are filing a joint return, you meet this rule if you did not check either box that says "Someone can claim you as a dependent" or "Someone can claim your spouse as a dependent."

If you aren't sure whether someone else can claim you as a dependent, get Pub. 501 and read the rules for claiming a dependent.

If someone else can claim you as a dependent on their return, but doesn't, you still can’t claim the credit unless the person who can claim you on their tax return isn't required to file an income tax return and doesn't file a tax return or files a return only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid.

Example 1.

In 2023, you were age 25, single, and living at home with your parents. You worked and weren't a student. You earned $7,500. Your parents can’t claim you as a dependent. When you file your return, you do not check the "Someone can claim you as a dependent" checkbox. You meet this rule. You can claim the EIC if you meet all the other requirements.

Example 2.

The facts are the same as in Example 1, except that you earned $2,000. Your parents can claim you as a dependent but decide not to. You don't meet this rule. You can’t claim the credit because your parents could have claimed you as a dependent.

Joint returns.

You generally can’t be claimed as a dependent by another person if you are married and file a joint return.

However, another person may be able to claim you as a dependent if you and your spouse file a joint return merely to claim a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid. But neither you nor your spouse can be claimed as a dependent by another person if you claim the EIC on your joint return.

Example 1—Return filed to get refund of tax withheld.

You are 26 years old. You and your spouse live with your parents and had $800 of wages from part-time jobs and no other income. Neither you nor your spouse is required to file a tax return. You don't have a child. Taxes were taken out of your pay so you file a joint return only to get a refund of the withheld taxes. Your parents aren't disqualified from claiming you as a dependent just because you filed a joint return.

Example 2—Return filed to get EIC.

The facts are the same as in Example 1 except no taxes were taken out of your pay. Also, you and your spouse aren't required to file a tax return, but you file a joint return to claim an EIC of $63 and get a refund of that amount. Because claiming the EIC is your reason for filing the return, you aren't filing it only to claim a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid. Your parents can’t claim you or your spouse as a dependent.

Rule 13—You Cannot Be a Qualifying Child of Another Taxpayer

You are a qualifying child of another taxpayer (your parent, guardian, foster parent, etc.) if all of the following statements are true.

  1. You are that person's son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, or a descendant of any of them. Or, you are that person's brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.

  2. You were:

    1. Under age 19 at the end of the year and younger than that person (or that person's spouse, if the person files jointly);

    2. Under age 24 at the end of the year, a student, and younger than that person (or that person's spouse, if the person files jointly); or

    3. Permanently and totally disabled, regardless of age.

  3. You lived with that person in the United States for more than half of the year.

  4. You aren't filing a joint return for the year (or are filing a joint return only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid).

For more details about the tests to be a qualifying child, see Rule 8.

If you are a qualifying child of another taxpayer, you can’t claim the EIC. This is true even if the person for whom you are a qualifying child doesn't claim the EIC or meet all of the rules to claim the EIC. Enter “No” on the dotted line next to line 27 (Form 1040 or 1040-SR).

Example.

You lived with your parent all year. You are age 26, unmarried, and permanently and totally disabled. Your only income was from a community center where you went three days a week to answer telephones. You earned $5,000 for the year and provided more than half of your own support. Because you meet the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests, you are a qualifying child of your parent for the EIC. Your parent can claim the EIC if your parent meets all the other requirements. Because you are a qualifying child of your parent, you can’t claim the EIC. This is so even if your parent can’t or doesn’t claim the EIC.

Joint returns.

You generally can’t be a qualifying child of another taxpayer if you are married and file a joint return.

However, you may be a qualifying child of another taxpayer if you and your spouse file a joint return merely to claim a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid. But neither you nor your spouse can be a qualifying child of another taxpayer if you claim the EIC on your joint return.

Child of person not required to file a return.

You aren't the qualifying child of another taxpayer (and so may qualify to claim the EIC) if the person for whom you meet the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests isn't required to file an income tax return and either:

  • Doesn't file an income tax return, or

  • Files a return only to get a refund of income tax withheld or estimated tax paid.

Example 1—Return not required.

You lived all year with your parent. You are 27 years old, unmarried, permanently and totally disabled, and earned $13,000. You have no other income, no children, and provided more than half of your own support. Your parent had no gross income, isn't required to file a 2023 tax return, and doesn't file a 2023 tax return. As a result, you aren't your parent's qualifying child. You can claim the EIC if you meet all the other requirements to do so.

Example 2—Return filed to get refund of tax withheld.

The facts are the same as in Example 1 except your parent had wages of $1,500 and had income tax withheld from wages. Your parent files a return only to get a refund of the income tax withheld and doesn't claim the EIC or any other tax credits or deductions. As a result, you aren't your parent's qualifying child. You can claim the EIC if you meet all the other requirements to do so.

Example 3—Return filed to get EIC.

The facts are the same as in Example 2 except your parent claimed the EIC on their return. Since your parent filed the return to get the EIC, your parent isn't filing it only to get a refund of income tax withheld. As a result, you are your parent’s qualifying child. You can’t claim the EIC.

Rule 14—You Must Have Lived in the United States More Than Half of the Year

Your home (and your spouse's, if filing a joint return) must have been in the United States for more than half the year.

If it wasn't, enter “No” on the dotted line next to line 27 (Form 1040 or 1040-SR).

United States.

This means the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It doesn't include Puerto Rico or U.S. territories such as Guam.

Homeless shelter.

Your home can be any location where you regularly live. You don't need a traditional home. If you lived in one or more homeless shelters in the United States for more than half the year, you meet this rule.

Military personnel stationed outside the United States.

U.S. military personnel stationed outside the United States on extended active duty (defined in chapter 2) are considered to live in the United States during that duty period for purposes of the EIC.

4. Figuring and Claiming the EIC

You must meet one more rule to claim the EIC.

You need to know the amount of your earned income to see if you meet the rule in this chapter. You also need to know that amount to figure your EIC.

Rule 15—Earned Income Limits

Your earned income must be less than:

  • $56,838 ($63,398 for married filing jointly) if you have three or more qualifying children who have valid SSNs,

  • $52,918 ($59,478 for married filing jointly) if you have two qualifying children who have valid SSNs,

  • $46,560 ($53,120 for married filing jointly) if you have one qualifying child who has a valid SSN, or

  • $17,640 ($24,210 for married filing jointly) if you don't have a qualifying child who has a valid SSN.

Earned Income

Earned income generally means wages, salaries, tips, other taxable employee pay, and net earnings from self-employment. Employee pay is earned income only if it is taxable. Nontaxable employee pay, such as certain dependent care benefits and adoption benefits, isn't earned income. But there is an exception for nontaxable combat pay, which you can choose to include in earned income. Earned income is explained in detail in Rule 7 in chapter 1.

Figuring earned income.

If you are self-employed, a statutory employee, or a member of the clergy or a church employee who files Schedule SE (Form 1040), you will figure your earned income by using the worksheet in Step 5 of the Form 1040 instructions for line 27 and then filling out Part 4 of EIC Worksheet B in the Form 1040 instructions. Be sure to see Clergy or Church employees, whichever applies, before completing the worksheet in Step 5.

Clergy.

If you are a member of the clergy who files Schedule SE and the amount on line 2 of that schedule includes an amount that was also reported on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 1z, subtract that amount from the amount on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 1z, and enter the result on line 1 of the worksheet in Step 5 of the Form 1040 instructions for line 27. Enter “Clergy” on the dotted line next to line 27 (Form 1040 or 1040-SR).

Church employees.

A church employee means an employee (other than a minister or member of a religious order) of a church or qualified church-controlled organization that is exempt from employer social security and Medicare taxes. If you received wages as a church employee and included any amount on both line 5a of Schedule SE and Form 1040, line 1a, subtract that amount from the amount on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 1a, and enter the result on line 1 of the worksheet in Step 5 of the Form 1040 instructions for line 27.

Medicaid waiver payments.

When completing the worksheet in Step 5 of the Form 1040 instructions, line 27, enter the Medicaid waiver payments you excluded from income on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8s, unless you choose to include these amounts in earned income, in which case enter -0-. For more information about these payments, see Pub. 525.

.This is an Image: taxtip.gifIf you and your spouse both received Medicaid waiver payments during the year, you and your spouse can make different choices about including the full amount of your payments in earned income. Enter only the amount of Medicaid waiver payments that you or your spouse, if filing a joint return, do not want to include in earned income. To include all nontaxable Medicaid waiver payment amounts in earned income, enter -0-..

Nontaxable combat pay.

You can elect to include your nontaxable combat pay in earned income for the EIC. If you make the election, you must include in earned income all nontaxable combat pay you received.

If you are filing a joint return and both you and your spouse received nontaxable combat pay, you can each make your own election. In other words, if one of you makes the election, the other one can also make it but doesn't have to.

The amount of your nontaxable combat pay should be shown on your Form W-2 in box 12 with code Q.

Electing to include nontaxable combat pay in earned income may increase or decrease your EIC. Figure the credit with and without your nontaxable combat pay before making the election. Whether the election increases or decreases your EIC depends on your total earned income, filing status, and number of qualifying children. If your earned income without your combat pay is less than the amount shown below for your number of children, you may benefit from electing to include your nontaxable combat pay in earned income and you should figure the credit both ways. If your earned income without your combat pay is equal to or more than these amounts, you will not benefit from including your combat pay in your earned income.

  • $7,840 if you have no children who have a valid SSN.

  • $11,750 if you have one child who has a valid SSN.

  • $16,510 if you have two or more children who have valid SSNs.

.This is an Image: caution.gifIf you elect to use your nontaxable combat pay in figuring your EIC, enter that amount on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 1i..

IRS Will Figure the EIC for You

The IRS will figure your EIC for you if you follow the instructions for Line 27 in the Instructions for Form 1040.

.This is an Image: caution.gifPlease don't ask the IRS to figure your EIC unless you are eligible for it. To be eligible, you must meet Rule 15 in this chapter as well as the rules in chapter 1 and either chapter 2 or chapter 3, whichever applies to you. If your credit was reduced or disallowed for any year after 1996, the rules in chapter 5 may apply as well..

How To Figure the EIC Yourself

To figure the EIC yourself, use the EIC Worksheet in the Instructions for Form 1040. If you have a qualifying child, complete Schedule EIC (discussed later in this chapter) and attach it to your tax return.

If you want the IRS to figure your EIC for you, see IRS Will Figure the EIC for You, earlier.

Special Instructions—EIC Worksheets

You will need to decide whether to use EIC Worksheet A or EIC Worksheet B to figure the amount of your EIC. This section explains how to use these worksheets and how to report the EIC on your return.

EIC Worksheet A.

Use EIC Worksheet A if you weren’t self-employed at any time in 2023 and aren't a member of the clergy, a church employee who files Schedule SE, or a statutory employee filing Schedule C.

EIC Worksheet B.

Use EIC Worksheet B if you were self-employed at any time in 2023 or are a member of the clergy, a church employee who files Schedule SE, or a statutory employee filing Schedule C. If any of the following situations apply to you, read the paragraph and then complete EIC Worksheet B.

Net earnings from self-employment of $400 or more.

If your net earnings from self-employment are $400 or more, be sure to correctly fill out Schedule SE (Form 1040) and pay the proper amount of self-employment tax. If you don't, you may not get all the EIC you are entitled to receive.

.This is an Image: caution.gifWhen figuring your net earnings from self-employment, you must claim all your allowable business expenses..

When to use the optional methods of figuring net earnings.

Using the optional methods on Schedule SE to figure your net earnings from self-employment may qualify you for the EIC or give you a larger credit. If your net earnings (without using the optional methods) are less than $6,560, see the Instructions for Schedule SE for details about the optional methods.

When both spouses have self-employment income.

You must complete both Parts 1 and 2 of EIC Worksheet B if all of the following conditions apply to you.

  1. You are married filing a joint return.

  2. Both you and your spouse have income from self-employment.

  3. You or your spouse file a Schedule SE and the other spouse doesn't file Schedule SE.

Statutory employees.

Statutory employees report wages and expenses on Schedule C. They don't file Schedule SE. If you are a statutory employee, enter the amount from line 1 of Schedule C in Part 3 when you complete EIC Worksheet B.

Schedule EIC

You must complete Schedule EIC and attach it to your tax return if you have a qualifying child and are claiming the EIC. Schedule EIC provides the IRS with information about your qualifying children, including their names, ages, SSNs, relationship to you, and the amount of time they lived with you during the year.

.This is an Image: caution.gifIf you are required to complete and attach Schedule EIC but don't, it will take longer to process your return and issue your refund..

.This is an Image: taxtip.gifAttach and complete Schedule EIC to your tax return even if your qualifying child doesn't have a valid SSN. For information about how to complete Schedule EIC if your qualifying child or children do not have valid SSNs, see Schedule EIC. .

5. Disallowance of the EIC

.This is an Image: caution.gifIf your EIC for any year after 1996 was denied (disallowed) or reduced by the IRS, you may need to complete an additional form to claim the credit for 2023..

This chapter is for people whose EIC for any year after 1996 was denied or reduced by the IRS. If this applies to you, you may need to complete Form 8862, Information To Claim Certain Credits After Disallowance, and attach it to your 2023 return to claim the credit for 2023. This chapter explains when you need to attach Form 8862. For more information, see Form 8862 and its instructions.

This chapter also explains the rules for certain people who can’t claim the EIC for a period of years after their EIC was denied or reduced.

Form 8862

If your EIC for any year after 1996 was denied or reduced for any reason other than a math or clerical error, you must attach a completed Form 8862 to your next tax return to claim the EIC. You must also qualify to claim the EIC by meeting all the rules described in this publication.

Exception 1.

Don't file Form 8862 if either (1) or (2) below is true.

  1. After your EIC was reduced or disallowed in the earlier year:

    1. You filed Form 8862 in a later year and your EIC for that later year was allowed, and

    2. Your EIC hasn't been reduced or disallowed again for any reason other than a math or clerical error.

  2. You are claiming the EIC without a qualifying child for 2023 and the only reason your EIC was reduced or disallowed in the earlier year was because the IRS determined that a child listed on Schedule EIC wasn't your qualifying child.

In either of these cases, you can take the EIC without filing Form 8862 if you meet all the EIC eligibility requirements.

Exception 2.

Don't file Form 8862 or take the EIC for:

  • 2 years after there was a final determination that your EIC claim was due to reckless or intentional disregard of the EIC rules, or

  • 10 years after there was a final determination that your EIC claim was due to fraud.

More information.

For details, see Are You Prohibited From Claiming the EIC for a Period of Years? in this chapter.

The date on which your EIC was denied and the date on which you file your 2023 return affect whether you need to attach Form 8862 to your 2023 return or to a later return. The following examples demonstrate whether Form 8862 is required for 2023 or 2024.

Example 1—Form 8862 required for 2023.

You filed your 2022 tax return in March 2023 and claimed the EIC with a qualifying child. The IRS questioned the EIC, and you were unable to prove the child was a qualifying child. In September 2023, you received a statutory notice of deficiency telling you that an adjustment would be made and tax assessed unless you filed a petition with the Tax Court within 90 days. You didn't act on this notice within 90 days. Therefore, your EIC was denied in December 2023. To claim the EIC with a qualifying child on your 2023 return, you must complete and attach Form 8862 to that return. However, to claim the EIC without a qualifying child on your 2023 return, you don't need to file Form 8862.

Example 2—Form 8862 required for 2024.

The facts are the same as in the previous example except that you received the statutory notice of deficiency in February 2024. Because the 90-day period referred to in the statutory notice isn't over when you are ready to file your return for 2023, you shouldn't attach Form 8862 to your 2023 return. However, to claim the EIC with a qualifying child for 2024, you must complete and attach Form 8862 to your return for that year. To claim the EIC without a qualifying child for 2024, you don't need to file Form 8862.

Exception for math or clerical errors.

If your EIC was denied or reduced as a result of a math or clerical error, don't attach Form 8862 to your next tax return. For example, if your arithmetic is incorrect, the IRS can correct it. If you don't provide a correct SSN, the IRS can deny the EIC. These types of errors are called math or clerical errors.

Omission of Form 8862.

If you are required to attach Form 8862 to your 2023 tax return, and you claim the EIC without attaching a completed Form 8862, your claim will be automatically denied. This is considered a math or clerical error. You won't be permitted to claim the EIC without a completed Form 8862.

Additional documents may be required.

You may have to provide the IRS with additional documents or information before a refund relating to the EIC you claim is released to you, even if you attach a properly completed Form 8862 to your return.

Are You Prohibited From Claiming the EIC for a Period of Years?

If your EIC for any year after 1996 was denied and it was determined that your error was due to reckless or intentional disregard of the EIC rules, then you can’t claim the EIC for the next 2 years. If your error was due to fraud, then you can’t claim the EIC for the next 10 years. The date on which your EIC was denied and the date on which you file your 2023 return affect the years for which you are prohibited from claiming the EIC. The following examples demonstrate which years you are prohibited from claiming the EIC.

Example 3—Cannot claim EIC for 2 years.

You claimed the EIC on your 2022 tax return, which you filed in March 2023. The IRS determined you weren't entitled to the EIC and that your error was due to reckless or intentional disregard of the EIC rules. In September 2023, you received a statutory notice of deficiency telling you an adjustment would be made and tax assessed unless you filed a petition with the Tax Court within 90 days. You didn't act on this notice within 90 days. Therefore, your EIC was denied in December 2023. You can’t claim the EIC for tax year 2023 or 2024. To claim the EIC on your return for 2025, you must complete and attach Form 8862 to your return for that year.

Example 4.

The facts are the same as in Example 3, except that your 2022 EIC wasn’t denied until after you filed your 2023 return. You can’t claim the EIC for tax year 2024 or 2025. To claim the EIC on your return for 2026, you must complete and attach Form 8862 to your return for that year.

Example 5—Cannot claim EIC for 10 years.

You claimed the EIC on your 2022 tax return, which you filed in February 2023. The IRS determined you weren't entitled to the EIC and that your error was due to fraud. In September 2023, you received a statutory notice of deficiency telling you an adjustment would be made and tax assessed unless you filed a petition with the Tax Court within 90 days. You didn't act on this notice within 90 days. Therefore, your EIC was denied in December 2023. You can’t claim the EIC for tax years 2023 through 2032. To claim the EIC on your return for 2033, you must complete and attach Form 8862 to your return for that year.

6. Detailed Examples

The next few pages contain two detailed examples that may be helpful if you have questions about claiming the EIC.

Example 1—S Jamie

S Jamie is age 63 and retired. S received $7,000 in social security benefits during the year and $17,000 from a part-time job. S also received a taxable pension of $7,400. S had no other income. S’s AGI on line 11 of Form 1040 is $24,400 ($17,000 + $7,400).

S isn't married and lived alone in the United States for the entire year. S can’t be claimed as a dependent on anyone else's return, doesn’t have any investment income, and doesn’t have a qualifying child.

S reads the steps for eligibility in the Form 1040 instructions. In Step 1, S discovers that, because S’s AGI ($24,400) isn't less than $24,210, S can’t take the EIC. S completes the rest of Form 1040 and files it with the IRS.

Example 2—C and J Grey

C and J Grey have two children, age 10, and age 8. The children lived with C and J for all of 2023. C earned wages of $15,000 and J had wages of $18,030. The Greys received $525 in interest on their savings account. They had no other income in 2023.

C and J have the 2023 Form 1040 and instructions. They want to see if they qualify for the EIC, so they follow the steps in the instructions for line 27.

Step 1.

The amount C and J entered on Form 1040, line 11, was $33,555. They both have valid SSNs, which they have had for many years. They are married and will file a joint return. Neither C nor J is a nonresident alien. Therefore, the answers they give to the questions in Step 1 allow them to proceed to Step 2.

Step 2.

The only investment income the Greys have is their $525 interest income. That amount isn't more than $11,000, so they answer “No” to the second question in Step 2 and go to Step 3.

Step 3.

Their children, meet the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests to be C and J's qualifying children, so C and J answer “Yes” to the first question in Step 3. Their children aren't qualifying children of anyone else. Both children have valid SSNs, which they received soon after birth. C and J are filing a joint return, so they answer “Yes” to the second question in Step 3. This means they can skip questions 3 though 6 and Step 4 and go to Step 5.

Step 5.

C and J figure their earned income to be $33,030, the amount of their combined wages. This is less than $59,478, so they go to Step 6 to figure their credit.

Step 6.

C and J want to figure their EIC themselves, so they complete the EIC Worksheet in the Form 1040 instructions.

Completing the EIC Worksheet.

C and J complete their worksheet as follows.

  1. C and J enter their total earned income ($33,030) on line 1.

  2. To find their credit, they go to the EIC Table. They find their earned income of $33,030 in the range of $33,000 to $33,050. Because both of their children have valid SSNs, they follow this line across to the column for 2 children under Married filing jointly and find $5,571. They enter $5,571 on line 2.

  3. They enter on line 3 their AGI ($33,555) and see that it is different from the amount on line 1.

  4. They look up $33,555 in the EIC Table and enter the amount of $5,455 on line 5.

  5. They enter $5,455 on line 6. This is the smaller of the line 2 amount ($5,571) and the line 5 amount ($5,455).

  6. The Greys enter $5,455 on line 27 of their Form 1040. They will now complete Schedule EIC and attach it to their return. They will keep the EIC Worksheet for their records.

EIC Eligibility Checklist

You may claim the EIC if you answer “Yes” to all the following questions.
    Yes No
1. Is your AGI less than:
  • $17,640 ($24,210 for married filing jointly) if you don't have a qualifying child who has a valid SSN,

  • $46,560 ($53,120 for married filing jointly) if you have one qualifying child who has a valid SSN,

  • $52,918 ($59,478 for married filing jointly) if you have two qualifying children who have valid SSNs, or

  • $56,838 ($63,398 for married filing jointly) if you have more than two qualifying children who have valid SSNs?

(See Rule 1.)
2. Do you and your spouse, if filing jointly, each have a valid SSN issued by the due date of your 2023 return (including extensions)? (See Rule 2.)
3. Are you filing a joint return with your spouse or do you meet the special rule for separated spouses? (See Rule 3.) Answer “Yes” if you weren't married at the end of 2023.
Caution: If you are a nonresident alien, answer “Yes” only if your filing status is married filing jointly. (See Rule 4.)
4. Answer “Yes” if you aren't filing Form 2555. Otherwise, answer “No.” (See Rule 5.)
5. Is your investment income $11,000 or less? (See Rule 6.)
6. Is your total earned income at least $1 but less than:
  • $17,640 ($24,210 for married filing jointly) if you don't have a qualifying child who has a valid SSN,

  • $46,560 ($53,120 for married filing jointly) if you have one qualifying child who has a valid SSN,

  • $52,918 ($59,478 for married filing jointly) if you have two qualifying children who have valid SSNs, or

  • $56,838 ($63,398 for married filing jointly) if you have more than two qualifying children who have valid SSNs?

(See Rules 7 and 15.)
7. Answer “Yes” if (a) you aren't a qualifying child of another taxpayer, or (b) you are filing a joint return. Otherwise, answer “No.” (See Rules 10 and 13.)
  STOP: If you have a child you want to claim for the EIC, answer questions 8 and 9 and skip 10–12. If you don't have a qualifying child or if another person is entitled to treat your child as a qualifying child under the tiebreaker rules explained in Rule 9, skip questions 8 and 9 and answer 10–12.    
8. Does your child meet the relationship, age, residency, and joint return tests for a qualifying child? (See Rule 8.)
9. Is your child a qualifying child only for you? Answer “Yes” if (a) your qualifying child doesn't meet the tests to be a qualifying child of any other person, or (b) your qualifying child meets the tests to be a qualifying child of another person but you are the person entitled to treat the child as a qualifying child under the tiebreaker rules explained in Rule 9.
10. Were you (or your spouse if filing a joint return) at least age 25 but under age 65 at the end of 2023? (See Rule 11.)
11. Answer “Yes” if (a) you can’t be claimed as a dependent on anyone else's return, or (b) you are filing a joint return. Otherwise, answer “No.” (See Rule 12.)
12. Was your main home (and your spouse's, if filing a joint return) in the United States for more than half the year? (See Rule 14.)

 
If you answered “No” to any question that applies to you: You can’t claim the EIC.

How To Get Tax Help

If you have questions about a tax issue; need help preparing your tax return; or want to download free publications, forms, or instructions, go to IRS.gov to find resources that can help you right away.

Preparing and filing your tax return.

After receiving all your wage and earnings statements (Forms W-2, W-2G, 1099-R, 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC, etc.); unemployment compensation statements (by mail or in a digital format) or other government payment statements (Form 1099-G); and interest, dividend, and retirement statements from banks and investment firms (Forms 1099), you have several options to choose from to prepare and file your tax return. You can prepare the tax return yourself, see if you qualify for free tax preparation, or hire a tax professional to prepare your return.

Free options for tax preparation.

Your options for preparing and filing your return online or in your local community, if you qualify, include the following.

  • Free File. This program lets you prepare and file your federal individual income tax return for free using software or Free File Fillable Forms. However, state tax preparation may not be available through Free File. Go to IRS.gov/FreeFile to see if you qualify for free online federal tax preparation, e-filing, and direct deposit or payment options.

  • VITA. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people with low-to-moderate incomes, persons with disabilities, and limited-English-speaking taxpayers who need help preparing their own tax returns. Go to IRS.gov/VITA, download the free IRS2Go app, or call 800-906-9887 for information on free tax return preparation.

  • TCE. The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program offers free tax help for all taxpayers, particularly those who are 60 years of age and older. TCE volunteers specialize in answering questions about pensions and retirement-related issues unique to seniors. Go to IRS.gov/TCE or download the free IRS2Go app for information on free tax return preparation.

  • MilTax. Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and qualified veterans may use MilTax, a free tax service offered by the Department of Defense through Military OneSource. For more information, go to MilitaryOneSource (MilitaryOneSource.mil/MilTax).

    Also, the IRS offers Free Fillable Forms, which can be completed online and then e-filed regardless of income.

Using online tools to help prepare your return.

Go to IRS.gov/Tools for the following.

.This is an Image: compute.gif Getting answers to your tax questions. On IRS.gov, you can get up-to-date information on current events and changes in tax law..

  • IRS.gov/Help: A variety of tools to help you get answers to some of the most common tax questions.

  • IRS.gov/ITA: The Interactive Tax Assistant, a tool that will ask you questions and, based on your input, provide answers on a number of tax topics.

  • IRS.gov/Forms: Find forms, instructions, and publications. You will find details on the most recent tax changes and interactive links to help you find answers to your questions.

  • You may also be able to access tax information in your e-filing software.

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Need someone to prepare your tax return?

There are various types of tax return preparers, including enrolled agents, certified public accountants (CPAs), accountants, and many others who don’t have professional credentials. If you choose to have someone prepare your tax return, choose that preparer wisely. A paid tax preparer is:

  • Primarily responsible for the overall substantive accuracy of your return,

  • Required to sign the return, and

  • Required to include their preparer tax identification number (PTIN).

.This is an Image: caution.gifAlthough the tax preparer always signs the return, you're ultimately responsible for providing all the information required for the preparer to accurately prepare your return and for the accuracy of every item reported on the return. Anyone paid to prepare tax returns for others should have a thorough understanding of tax matters. For more information on how to choose a tax preparer, go to Tips for Choosing a Tax Preparer on IRS.gov..

Employers can register to use Business Services Online.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers online service at SSA.gov/employer for fast, free, and secure W-2 filing options to CPAs, accountants, enrolled agents, and individuals who process Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, and Form W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Statement.

IRS social media.

Go to IRS.gov/SocialMedia to see the various social media tools the IRS uses to share the latest information on tax changes, scam alerts, initiatives, products, and services. At the IRS, privacy and security are our highest priority. We use these tools to share public information with you. Don’t post your social security number (SSN) or other confidential information on social media sites. Always protect your identity when using any social networking site.

The following IRS YouTube channels provide short, informative videos on various tax-related topics in English, Spanish, and ASL.

Watching IRS videos.

The IRS Video portal (IRSVideos.gov) contains video and audio presentations for individuals, small businesses, and tax professionals.

Online tax information in other languages.

You can find information on IRS.gov/MyLanguage if English isn’t your native language.

Free Over-the-Phone Interpreter (OPI) Service.

The IRS is committed to serving taxpayers with limited-English proficiency (LEP) by offering OPI services. The OPI Service is a federally funded program and is available at Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs), most IRS offices, and every VITA/TCE tax return site. The OPI Service is accessible in more than 350 languages.

Accessibility Helpline available for taxpayers with disabilities.

Taxpayers who need information about accessibility services can call 833-690-0598. The Accessibility Helpline can answer questions related to current and future accessibility products and services available in alternative media formats (for example, braille, large print, audio, etc.). The Accessibility Helpline does not have access to your IRS account. For help with tax law, refunds, or account-related issues, go to IRS.gov/LetUsHelp.

Note.

Form 9000, Alternative Media Preference, or Form 9000(SP) allows you to elect to receive certain types of written correspondence in the following formats.

  • Standard Print.

  • Large Print.

  • Braille.

  • Audio (MP3).

  • Plain Text File (TXT).

  • Braille Ready File (BRF).

Disasters.

Go to IRS.gov/DisasterRelief to review the available disaster tax relief.

Getting tax forms and publications.

Go to IRS.gov/Forms to view, download, or print all the forms, instructions, and publications you may need. Or, you can go to IRS.gov/OrderForms to place an order.

Getting tax publications and instructions in eBook format.

Download and view most tax publications and instructions (including the Instructions for Form 1040) on mobile devices as eBooks at IRS.gov/eBooks.

IRS eBooks have been tested using Apple's iBooks for iPad. Our eBooks haven’t been tested on other dedicated eBook readers, and eBook functionality may not operate as intended.

Access your online account (individual taxpayers only).

Go to IRS.gov/Account to securely access information about your federal tax account.

  • View the amount you owe and a breakdown by tax year.

  • See payment plan details or apply for a new payment plan.

  • Make a payment or view 5 years of payment history and any pending or scheduled payments.

  • Access your tax records, including key data from your most recent tax return, and transcripts.

  • View digital copies of select notices from the IRS.

  • Approve or reject authorization requests from tax professionals.

  • View your address on file or manage your communication preferences.

Get a transcript of your return.

With an online account, you can access a variety of information to help you during the filing season. You can get a transcript, review your most recently filed tax return, and get your adjusted gross income. Create or access your online account at IRS.gov/Account.

Tax Pro Account.

This tool lets your tax professional submit an authorization request to access your individual taxpayer IRS online account. For more information, go to IRS.gov/TaxProAccount.

Using direct deposit.

The safest and easiest way to receive a tax refund is to e-file and choose direct deposit, which securely and electronically transfers your refund directly into your financial account. Direct deposit also avoids the possibility that your check could be lost, stolen, destroyed, or returned undeliverable to the IRS. Eight in 10 taxpayers use direct deposit to receive their refunds. If you don’t have a bank account, go to IRS.gov/DirectDeposit for more information on where to find a bank or credit union that can open an account online.

Reporting and resolving your tax-related identity theft issues.

  • Tax-related identity theft happens when someone steals your personal information to commit tax fraud. Your taxes can be affected if your SSN is used to file a fraudulent return or to claim a refund or credit.

  • The IRS doesn’t initiate contact with taxpayers by email, text messages (including shortened links), telephone calls, or social media channels to request or verify personal or financial information. This includes requests for personal identification numbers (PINs), passwords, or similar information for credit cards, banks, or other financial accounts.

  • Go to IRS.gov/IdentityTheft, the IRS Identity Theft Central webpage, for information on identity theft and data security protection for taxpayers, tax professionals, and businesses. If your SSN has been lost or stolen or you suspect you’re a victim of tax-related identity theft, you can learn what steps you should take.

  • Get an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN). IP PINs are six-digit numbers assigned to taxpayers to help prevent the misuse of their SSNs on fraudulent federal income tax returns. When you have an IP PIN, it prevents someone else from filing a tax return with your SSN. To learn more, go to IRS.gov/IPPIN.

Ways to check on the status of your refund.

  • Go to IRS.gov/Refunds.

  • Download the official IRS2Go app to your mobile device to check your refund status.

  • Call the automated refund hotline at 800-829-1954.

.This is an Image: caution.gifThe IRS can’t issue refunds before mid-February for returns that claimed the EIC or the additional child tax credit (ACTC). This applies to the entire refund, not just the portion associated with these credits..

Making a tax payment.

Payments of U.S. tax must be remitted to the IRS in U.S. dollars. Digital assets are not accepted. Go to IRS.gov/Payments for information on how to make a payment using any of the following options.

  • IRS Direct Pay: Pay your individual tax bill or estimated tax payment directly from your checking or savings account at no cost to you.

  • Debit Card, Credit Card, or Digital Wallet: Choose an approved payment processor to pay online or by phone.

  • Electronic Funds Withdrawal: Schedule a payment when filing your federal taxes using tax return preparation software or through a tax professional.

  • Electronic Federal Tax Payment System: Best option for businesses. Enrollment is required.

  • Check or Money Order: Mail your payment to the address listed on the notice or instructions.

  • Cash: You may be able to pay your taxes with cash at a participating retail store.

  • Same-Day Wire: You may be able to do same-day wire from your financial institution. Contact your financial institution for availability, cost, and time frames.

Note.

The IRS uses the latest encryption technology to ensure that the electronic payments you make online, by phone, or from a mobile device using the IRS2Go app are safe and secure. Paying electronically is quick, easy, and faster than mailing in a check or money order.

What if I can’t pay now?

Go to IRS.gov/Payments for more information about your options.

  • Apply for an online payment agreement (IRS.gov/OPA) to meet your tax obligation in monthly installments if you can’t pay your taxes in full today. Once you complete the online process, you will receive immediate notification of whether your agreement has been approved.

  • Use the Offer in Compromise Pre-Qualifier to see if you can settle your tax debt for less than the full amount you owe. For more information on the Offer in Compromise program, go to IRS.gov/OIC.

Filing an amended return.

Go to IRS.gov/Form1040X for information and updates.

Checking the status of your amended return.

Go to IRS.gov/WMAR to track the status of Form 1040-X amended returns.

.This is an Image: caution.gifIt can take up to 3 weeks from the date you filed your amended return for it to show up in our system, and processing it can take up to 16 weeks..

Understanding an IRS notice or letter you’ve received.

Go to IRS.gov/Notices to find additional information about responding to an IRS notice or letter.

Responding to an IRS notice or letter.

You can now upload responses to all notices and letters using the Document Upload Tool. For notices that require additional action, taxpayers will be redirected appropriately on IRS.gov to take further action. To learn more about the tool, go to IRS.gov/Upload.

Note.

You can use Schedule LEP (Form 1040), Request for Change in Language Preference, to state a preference to receive notices, letters, or other written communications from the IRS in an alternative language. You may not immediately receive written communications in the requested language. The IRS’s commitment to LEP taxpayers is part of a multi-year timeline that began providing translations in 2023. You will continue to receive communications, including notices and letters, in English until they are translated to your preferred language.

Contacting your local TAC.

Keep in mind, many questions can be answered on IRS.gov without visiting a TAC. Go to IRS.gov/LetUsHelp for the topics people ask about most. If you still need help, TACs provide tax help when a tax issue can’t be handled online or by phone. All TACs now provide service by appointment, so you’ll know in advance that you can get the service you need without long wait times. Before you visit, go to IRS.gov/TACLocator to find the nearest TAC and to check hours, available services, and appointment options. Or, on the IRS2Go app, under the Stay Connected tab, choose the Contact Us option and click on “Local Offices.”

The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) Is Here To Help You

What Is TAS?

TAS is an independent organization within the IRS that helps taxpayers and protects taxpayer rights. TAS strives to ensure that every taxpayer is treated fairly and that you know and understand your rights under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.

How Can You Learn About Your Taxpayer Rights?

The Taxpayer Bill of Rights describes 10 basic rights that all taxpayers have when dealing with the IRS. Go to TaxpayerAdvocate.IRS.gov to help you understand what these rights mean to you and how they apply. These are your rights. Know them. Use them.

What Can TAS Do for You?

TAS can help you resolve problems that you can’t resolve with the IRS. And their service is free. If you qualify for their assistance, you will be assigned to one advocate who will work with you throughout the process and will do everything possible to resolve your issue. TAS can help you if:

  • Your problem is causing financial difficulty for you, your family, or your business;

  • You face (or your business is facing) an immediate threat of adverse action; or

  • You’ve tried repeatedly to contact the IRS but no one has responded, or the IRS hasn’t responded by the date promised.

How Can You Reach TAS?

TAS has offices in every state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. To find your advocate’s number:

How Else Does TAS Help Taxpayers?

TAS works to resolve large-scale problems that affect many taxpayers. If you know of one of these broad issues, report it to TAS at IRS.gov/SAMS. Be sure to not include any personal taxpayer information.

Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs)

LITCs are independent from the IRS and TAS. LITCs represent individuals whose income is below a certain level and who need to resolve tax problems with the IRS. LITCs can represent taxpayers in audits, appeals, and tax collection disputes before the IRS and in court. In addition, LITCs can provide information about taxpayer rights and responsibilities in different languages for individuals who speak English as a second language. Services are offered for free or a small fee. For more information or to find an LITC near you, go to the LITC page at TaxpayerAdvocate.IRS.gov/LITC or see IRS Pub. 4134, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic List, at IRS.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4134.pdf.

Publication 596 - Additional Material

EIC Table

2023 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table
Caution. This is not a tax table.

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EIC Table Excerpt Example

1. To find your credit, read down the “At least - But less than” columns and find the line that includes the amount you were told to look up from your EIC Worksheet. 2. Then, go to the column that includes your filing status and the number of qualifying children you have who have valid SSNs as defined earlier. Enter the credit from that column on your EIC Worksheet. Example. If your filing status is single, you have one qualifying child, and the amount you are looking up from your EIC Worksheet is $2,455, you would enter $842.
And your filing status is–
If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is– Single, head of household, or qualifying surviving spouse★ and you have–

★ Use this column if your filing status is married filing separately and you qualify to claim the EIC.

Married filing jointly and you have–
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
At least But less than Your credit is– Your credit is–
1 50 2 9 10 11 2 9 10 11
50 100 6 26 30 34 6 26 30 34
100 150 10 43 50 56 10 43 50 56
150 200 13 60 70 79 13 60 70 79
200 250 17 77 90 101 17 77 90 101
250 300 21 94 110 124 21 94 110 124
300 350 25 111 130 146 25 111 130 146
350 400 29 128 150 169 29 128 150 169
400 450 33 145 170 191 33 145 170 191
450 500 36 162 190 214 36 162 190 214
500 550 40 179 210 236 40 179 210 236
550 600 44 196 230 259 44 196 230 259
600 650 48 213 250 281 48 213 250 281
650 700 52 230 270 304 52 230 270 304
700 750 55 247 290 326 55 247 290 326
750 800 59 264 310 349 59 264 310 349
800 850 63 281 330 371 63 281 330 371
850 900 67 298 350 394 67 298 350 394
900 950 71 315 370 416 71 315 370 416
950 1,000 75 332 390 439 75 332 390 439
1,000 1,050 78 349 410 461 78 349 410 461
1,050 1,100 82 366 430 484 82 366 430 484
1,100 1,150 86 383 450 506 86 383 450 506
1,150 1,200 90 400 470 529 90 400 470 529
1,200 1,250 94 417 490 551 94 417 490 551
1,250 1,300 98 434 510 574 98 434 510 574
1,300 1,350 101 451 530 596 101 451 530 596
1,350 1,400 105 468 550 619 105 468 550 619
1,400 1,450 109 485 570 641 109 485 570 641
1,450 1,500 113 502 590 664 113 502 590 664
1,500 1,550 117 519 610 686 117 519 610 686
1,550 1,600 120 536 630 709 120 536 630 709
1,600 1,650 124 553 650 731 124 553 650 731
1,650 1,700 128 570 670 754 128 570 670 754
1,700 1,750 132 587 690 776 132 587 690 776
1,750 1,800 136 604 710 799 136 604 710 799
1,800 1,850 140 621 730 821 140 621 730 821
1,850 1,900 143 638 750 844 143 638 750 844
1,900 1,950 147 655 770 866 147 655 770 866
1,950 2,000 151 672 790 889 151 672 790 889
2,000 2,050 155 689 810 911 155 689 810 911
2,050 2,100 159 706 830 934 159 706 830 934
2,100 2,150 163 723 850 956 163 723 850 956
2,150 2,200 166 740 870 979 166 740 870 979
2,200 2,250 170 757 890 1,001 170 757 890 1,001
2,250 2,300 174 774 910 1,024 174 774 910 1,024
2,300 2,350 178 791 930 1,046 178 791 930 1,046
2,350 2,400 182 808 950 1,069 182 808 950 1,069
2,400 2,450 186 825 970 1,091 186 825 970 1,091
2,450 2,500 189 842 990 1,114 189 842 990 1,114
2,500 2,550 193 859 1,010 1,136 193 859 1,010 1,136
2,550 2,600 197 876 1,030 1,159 197 876 1,030 1,159
2,600 2,650 201 893 1,050 1,181 201 893 1,050 1,181
2,650 2,700 205 910 1,070 1,204 205 910 1,070 1,204
2,700 2,750 208 927 1,090 1,226 208 927 1,090 1,226
2,750 2,800 212 944 1,110 1,249 212 944 1,110 1,249
2,800 2,850 216 961 1,130 1,271 216 961 1,130 1,271
2,850 2,900 220 978 1,150 1,294 220 978 1,150 1,294
2,900 2,950 224 995 1,170 1,316 224 995 1,170 1,316
2,950 3,000 228 1,012 1,190 1,339 228 1,012 1,190 1,339
3,000 3,050 231 1,029 1,210 1,361 231 1,029 1,210 1,361
3,050 3,100 235 1,046 1,230 1,384 235 1,046 1,230 1,384
3,100 3,150 239 1,063 1,250 1,406 239 1,063 1,250 1,406
3,150 3,200 243 1,080 1,270 1,429 243 1,080 1,270 1,429
3,200 3,250 247 1,097 1,290 1,451 247 1,097 1,290 1,451
3,250 3,300 251 1,114 1,310 1,474 251 1,114 1,310 1,474
3,300 3,350 254 1,131 1,330 1,496 254 1,131 1,330 1,496
3,350 3,400 258 1,148 1,350 1,519 258 1,148 1,350 1,519
3,400 3,450 262 1,165 1,370 1,541 262 1,165 1,370 1,541
3,450 3,500 266 1,182 1,390 1,564 266 1,182 1,390 1,564
3,500 3,550 270 1,199 1,410 1,586 270 1,199 1,410 1,586
3,550 3,600 273 1,216 1,430 1,609 273 1,216 1,430 1,609
3,600 3,650 277 1,233 1,450 1,631 277 1,233 1,450 1,631
3,650 3,700 281 1,250 1,470 1,654 281 1,250 1,470 1,654
3,700 3,750 285 1,267 1,490 1,676 285 1,267 1,490 1,676
3,750 3,800 289 1,284 1,510 1,699 289 1,284 1,510 1,699
3,800 3,850 293 1,301 1,530 1,721 293 1,301 1,530 1,721
3,850 3,900 296 1,318 1,550 1,744 296 1,318 1,550 1,744
3,900 3,950 300 1,335 1,570 1,766 300 1,335 1,570 1,766
3,950 4,000 304 1,352 1,590 1,789 304 1,352 1,590 1,789
4,000 4,050 308 1,369 1,610 1,811 308 1,369 1,610 1,811
4,050 4,100 312 1,386 1,630 1,834 312 1,386 1,630 1,834
4,100 4,150 316 1,403 1,650 1,856 316 1,403 1,650 1,856
4,150 4,200 319 1,420 1,670 1,879 319 1,420 1,670 1,879
4,200 4,250 323 1,437 1,690 1,901 323 1,437 1,690 1,901
4,250 4,300 327 1,454 1,710 1,924 327 1,454 1,710 1,924
4,300 4,350 331 1,471 1,730 1,946 331 1,471 1,730 1,946
4,350 4,400 335 1,488 1,750 1,969 335 1,488 1,750 1,969
4,400 4,450 339 1,505 1,770 1,991 339 1,505 1,770 1,991
4,450 4,500 342 1,522 1,790 2,014 342 1,522 1,790 2,014
4,500 4,550 346 1,539 1,810 2,036 346 1,539 1,810 2,036
4,550 4,600 350 1,556 1,830 2,059 350 1,556 1,830 2,059
4,600 4,650 354 1,573 1,850 2,081 354 1,573 1,850 2,081
4,650 4,700 358 1,590 1,870 2,104 358 1,590 1,870 2,104
4,700 4,750 361 1,607 1,890 2,126 361 1,607 1,890 2,126
4,750 4,800 365 1,624 1,910 2,149 365 1,624 1,910 2,149
4,800 4,850 369 1,641 1,930 2,171 369 1,641 1,930 2,171
4,850 4,900 373 1,658 1,950 2,194 373 1,658 1,950 2,194
4,900 4,950 377 1,675 1,970 2,216 377 1,675 1,970 2,216
4,950 5,000 381 1,692 1,990 2,239 381 1,692 1,990 2,239
5,000 5,050 384 1,709 2,010 2,261 384 1,709 2,010 2,261
5,050 5,100 388 1,726 2,030 2,284 388 1,726 2,030 2,284
5,100 5,150 392 1,743 2,050 2,306 392 1,743 2,050 2,306
5,150 5,200 396 1,760 2,070 2,329 396 1,760 2,070 2,329
5,200 5,250 400 1,777 2,090 2,351 400 1,777 2,090 2,351
5,250 5,300 404 1,794 2,110 2,374 404 1,794 2,110 2,374
5,300 5,350 407 1,811 2,130 2,396 407 1,811 2,130 2,396
5,350 5,400 411 1,828 2,150 2,419 411 1,828 2,150 2,419
5,400 5,450 415 1,845 2,170 2,441 415 1,845 2,170 2,441
5,450 5,500 419 1,862 2,190 2,464 419 1,862 2,190 2,464
5,500 5,550 423 1,879 2,210 2,486 423 1,879 2,210 2,486
5,550 5,600 426 1,896 2,230 2,509 426 1,896 2,230 2,509
5,600 5,650 430 1,913 2,250 2,531 430 1,913 2,250 2,531
5,650 5,700 434 1,930 2,270 2,554 434 1,930 2,270 2,554
5,700 5,750 438 1,947 2,290 2,576 438 1,947 2,290 2,576
5,750 5,800 442 1,964 2,310 2,599 442 1,964 2,310 2,599
5,800 5,850 446 1,981 2,330 2,621 446 1,981 2,330 2,621
5,850 5,900 449 1,998 2,350 2,644 449 1,998 2,350 2,644
5,900 5,950 453 2,015 2,370 2,666 453 2,015 2,370 2,666
5,950 6,000 457 2,032 2,390 2,689 457 2,032 2,390 2,689
6,000 6,050 461 2,049 2,410 2,711 461 2,049 2,410 2,711
6,050 6,100 465 2,066 2,430 2,734 465 2,066 2,430 2,734
6,100 6,150 469 2,083 2,450 2,756 469 2,083 2,450 2,756
6,150 6,200 472 2,100 2,470 2,779 472 2,100 2,470 2,779
6,200 6,250 476 2,117 2,490 2,801 476 2,117 2,490 2,801
6,250 6,300 480 2,134 2,510 2,824 480 2,134 2,510 2,824
6,300 6,350 484 2,151 2,530 2,846 484 2,151 2,530 2,846
6,350 6,400 488 2,168 2,550 2,869 488 2,168 2,550 2,869
6,400 6,450 492 2,185 2,570 2,891 492 2,185 2,570 2,891
6,450 6,500 495 2,202 2,590 2,914 495 2,202 2,590 2,914
6,500 6,550 499 2,219 2,610 2,936 499 2,219 2,610 2,936
6,550 6,600 503 2,236 2,630 2,959 503 2,236 2,630 2,959
6,600 6,650 507 2,253 2,650 2,981 507 2,253 2,650 2,981
6,650 6,700 511 2,270 2,670 3,004 511 2,270 2,670 3,004
6,700 6,750 514 2,287 2,690 3,026 514 2,287 2,690 3,026
6,750 6,800 518 2,304 2,710 3,049 518 2,304 2,710 3,049
6,800 6,850 522 2,321 2,730 3,071 522 2,321 2,730 3,071
6,850 6,900 526 2,338 2,750 3,094 526 2,338 2,750 3,094
6,900 6,950 530 2,355 2,770 3,116 530 2,355 2,770 3,116
6,950 7,000 534 2,372 2,790 3,139 534 2,372 2,790 3,139
7,000 7,050 537 2,389 2,810 3,161 537 2,389 2,810 3,161
7,050 7,100 541 2,406 2,830 3,184 541 2,406 2,830 3,184
7,100 7,150 545 2,423 2,850 3,206 545 2,423 2,850 3,206
7,150 7,200 549 2,440 2,870 3,229 549 2,440 2,870 3,229
7,200 7,250 553 2,457 2,890 3,251 553 2,457 2,890 3,251
7,250 7,300 557 2,474 2,910 3,274 557 2,474 2,910 3,274
7,300 7,350 560 2,491 2,930 3,296 560 2,491 2,930 3,296
7,350 7,400 564 2,508 2,950 3,319 564 2,508 2,950 3,319
7,400 7,450 568 2,525 2,970 3,341 568 2,525 2,970 3,341
7,450 7,500 572 2,542 2,990 3,364 572 2,542 2,990 3,364
7,500 7,550 576 2,559 3,010 3,386 576 2,559 3,010 3,386
7,550 7,600 579 2,576 3,030 3,409 579 2,576 3,030 3,409
7,600 7,650 583 2,593 3,050 3,431 583 2,593 3,050 3,431
7,650 7,700 587 2,610 3,070 3,454 587 2,610 3,070 3,454
7,700 7,750 591 2,627 3,090 3,476 591 2,627 3,090 3,476
7,750 7,800 595 2,644 3,110 3,499 595 2,644 3,110 3,499
7,800 7,850 600 2,661 3,130 3,521 600 2,661 3,130 3,521
7,850 7,900 600 2,678 3,150 3,544 600 2,678 3,150 3,544
7,900 7,950 600 2,695 3,170 3,566 600 2,695 3,170 3,566
7,950 8,000 600 2,712 3,190 3,589 600 2,712 3,190 3,589
8,000 8,050 600 2,729 3,210 3,611 600 2,729 3,210 3,611
8,050 8,100 600 2,746 3,230 3,634 600 2,746 3,230 3,634
8,100 8,150 600 2,763 3,250 3,656 600 2,763 3,250 3,656
8,150 8,200 600 2,780 3,270 3,679 600 2,780 3,270 3,679
8,200 8,250 600 2,797 3,290 3,701 600 2,797 3,290 3,701
8,250 8,300 600 2,814 3,310 3,724 600 2,814 3,310 3,724
8,300 8,350 600 2,831 3,330 3,746 600 2,831 3,330 3,746
8,350 8,400 600 2,848 3,350 3,769 600 2,848 3,350 3,769
8,400 8,450 600 2,865 3,370 3,791 600 2,865 3,370 3,791
8,450 8,500 600 2,882 3,390 3,814 600 2,882 3,390 3,814
8,500 8,550 600 2,899 3,410 3,836 600 2,899 3,410 3,836
8,550 8,600 600 2,916 3,430 3,859 600 2,916 3,430 3,859
8,600 8,650 600 2,933 3,450 3,881 600 2,933 3,450 3,881
8,650 8,700 600 2,950 3,470 3,904 600 2,950 3,470 3,904
8,700 8,750 600 2,967 3,490 3,926 600 2,967 3,490 3,926
8,750 8,800 600 2,984 3,510 3,949 600 2,984 3,510 3,949
8,800 8,850 600 3,001 3,530 3,971 600 3,001 3,530 3,971
8,850 8,900 600 3,018 3,550 3,994 600 3,018 3,550 3,994
8,900 8,950 600 3,035 3,570 4,016 600 3,035 3,570 4,016
8,950 9,000 600 3,052 3,590 4,039 600 3,052 3,590 4,039
9,000 9,050 600 3,069 3,610 4,061 600 3,069 3,610 4,061
9,050 9,100 600 3,086 3,630 4,084 600 3,086 3,630 4,084
9,100 9,150 600 3,103 3,650 4,106 600 3,103 3,650 4,106
9,150 9,200 600 3,120 3,670 4,129 600 3,120 3,670 4,129
9,200 9,250 600 3,137 3,690 4,151 600 3,137 3,690 4,151
9,250 9,300 600 3,154 3,710 4,174 600 3,154 3,710 4,174
9,300 9,350 600 3,171 3,730 4,196 600 3,171 3,730 4,196
9,350 9,400 600 3,188 3,750 4,219 600 3,188 3,750 4,219
9,400 9,450 600 3,205 3,770 4,241 600 3,205 3,770 4,241
9,450 9,500 600 3,222 3,790 4,264 600 3,222 3,790 4,264
9,500 9,550 600 3,239 3,810 4,286 600 3,239 3,810 4,286
9,550 9,600 600 3,256 3,830 4,309 600 3,256 3,830 4,309
9,600 9,650 600 3,273 3,850 4,331 600 3,273 3,850 4,331
9,650 9,700 600 3,290 3,870 4,354 600 3,290 3,870 4,354
9,700 9,750 600 3,307 3,890 4,376 600 3,307 3,890 4,376
9,750 9,800 600 3,324 3,910 4,399 600 3,324 3,910 4,399
9,800 9,850 598 3,341 3,930 4,421 600 3,341 3,930 4,421
9,850 9,900 594 3,358 3,950 4,444 600 3,358 3,950 4,444
9,900 9,950 590 3,375 3,970 4,466 600 3,375 3,970 4,466
9,950 10,000 586 3,392 3,990 4,489 600 3,392 3,990 4,489
10,000 10,050 583 3,409 4,010 4,511 600 3,409 4,010 4,511
10,050 10,100 579 3,426 4,030 4,534 600 3,426 4,030 4,534
10,100 10,150 575 3,443 4,050 4,556 600 3,443 4,050 4,556
10,150 10,200 571 3,460 4,070 4,579 600 3,460 4,070 4,579
10,200 10,250 567 3,477 4,090 4,601 600 3,477 4,090 4,601
10,250 10,300 563 3,494 4,110 4,624 600 3,494 4,110 4,624
10,300 10,350 560 3,511 4,130 4,646 600 3,511 4,130 4,646
10,350 10,400 556 3,528 4,150 4,669 600 3,528 4,150 4,669
10,400 10,450 552 3,545 4,170 4,691 600 3,545 4,170 4,691
10,450 10,500 548 3,562 4,190 4,714 600 3,562 4,190 4,714
10,500 10,550 544 3,579 4,210 4,736 600 3,579 4,210 4,736
10,550 10,600 540 3,596 4,230 4,759 600 3,596 4,230 4,759
10,600 10,650 537 3,613 4,250 4,781 600 3,613 4,250 4,781
10,650 10,700 533 3,630 4,270 4,804 600 3,630 4,270 4,804
10,700 10,750 529 3,647 4,290 4,826 600 3,647 4,290 4,826
10,750 10,800 525 3,664 4,310 4,849 600 3,664 4,310 4,849
10,800 10,850 521 3,681 4,330 4,871 600 3,681 4,330 4,871
10,850 10,900 518 3,698 4,350 4,894 600 3,698 4,350 4,894
10,900 10,950 514 3,715 4,370 4,916 600 3,715 4,370 4,916
10,950 11,000 510 3,732 4,390 4,939 600 3,732 4,390 4,939
11,000 11,050 506 3,749 4,410 4,961 600 3,749 4,410 4,961
11,050 11,100 502 3,766 4,430 4,984 600 3,766 4,430 4,984
11,100 11,150 498 3,783 4,450 5,006 600 3,783 4,450 5,006
11,150 11,200 495 3,800 4,470 5,029 600 3,800 4,470 5,029
11,200 11,250 491 3,817 4,490 5,051 600 3,817 4,490 5,051
11,250 11,300 487 3,834 4,510 5,074 600 3,834 4,510 5,074
11,300 11,350 483 3,851 4,530 5,096 600 3,851 4,530 5,096
11,350 11,400 479 3,868 4,550 5,119 600 3,868 4,550 5,119
11,400 11,450 475 3,885 4,570 5,141 600 3,885 4,570 5,141
11,450 11,500 472 3,902 4,590 5,164 600 3,902 4,590 5,164
11,500 11,550 468 3,919 4,610 5,186 600 3,919 4,610 5,186
11,550 11,600 464 3,936 4,630 5,209 600 3,936 4,630 5,209
11,600 11,650 460 3,953 4,650 5,231 600 3,953 4,650 5,231
11,650 11,700 456 3,970 4,670 5,254 600 3,970 4,670 5,254
11,700 11,750 452 3,987 4,690 5,276 600 3,987 4,690 5,276
11,750 11,800 449 3,995 4,710 5,299 600 3,995 4,710 5,299
11,800 11,850 445 3,995 4,730 5,321 600 3,995 4,730 5,321
11,850 11,900 441 3,995 4,750 5,344 600 3,995 4,750 5,344
11,900 11,950 437 3,995 4,770 5,366 600 3,995 4,770 5,366
11,950 12,000 433 3,995 4,790 5,389 600 3,995 4,790 5,389
12,000 12,050 430 3,995 4,810 5,411 600 3,995 4,810 5,411
12,050 12,100 426 3,995 4,830 5,434 600 3,995 4,830 5,434
12,100 12,150 422 3,995 4,850 5,456 600 3,995 4,850 5,456
12,150 12,200 418 3,995 4,870 5,479 600 3,995 4,870 5,479
12,200 12,250 414 3,995 4,890 5,501 600 3,995 4,890 5,501
12,250 12,300 410 3,995 4,910 5,524 600 3,995 4,910 5,524
12,300 12,350 407 3,995 4,930 5,546 600 3,995 4,930 5,546
12,350 12,400 403 3,995 4,950 5,569 600 3,995 4,950 5,569
12,400 12,450 399 3,995 4,970 5,591 600 3,995 4,970 5,591
12,450 12,500 395 3,995 4,990 5,614 600 3,995 4,990 5,614
12,500 12,550 391 3,995 5,010 5,636 600 3,995 5,010 5,636
12,550 12,600 387 3,995 5,030 5,659 600 3,995 5,030 5,659
12,600 12,650 384 3,995 5,050 5,681 600 3,995 5,050 5,681
12,650 12,700 380 3,995 5,070 5,704 600 3,995 5,070 5,704
12,700 12,750 376 3,995 5,090 5,726 600 3,995 5,090 5,726
12,750 12,800 372 3,995 5,110 5,749 600 3,995 5,110 5,749
12,800 12,850 368 3,995 5,130 5,771 600 3,995 5,130 5,771
12,850 12,900 365 3,995 5,150 5,794 600 3,995 5,150 5,794
12,900 12,950 361 3,995 5,170 5,816 600 3,995 5,170 5,816
12,950 13,000 357 3,995 5,190 5,839 600 3,995 5,190 5,839
13,000 13,050 353 3,995 5,210 5,861 600 3,995 5,210 5,861
13,050 13,100 349 3,995 5,230 5,884 600 3,995 5,230 5,884
13,100 13,150 345 3,995 5,250 5,906 600 3,995 5,250 5,906
13,150 13,200 342 3,995 5,270 5,929 600 3,995 5,270 5,929
13,200 13,250 338 3,995 5,290 5,951 600 3,995 5,290 5,951
13,250 13,300 334 3,995 5,310 5,974 600 3,995 5,310 5,974
13,300 13,350 330 3,995 5,330 5,996 600 3,995 5,330 5,996
13,350 13,400 326 3,995 5,350 6,019 600 3,995 5,350 6,019
13,400 13,450 322 3,995 5,370 6,041 600 3,995 5,370 6,041
13,450 13,500 319 3,995 5,390 6,064 600 3,995 5,390 6,064
13,500 13,550 315 3,995 5,410 6,086 600 3,995 5,410 6,086
13,550 13,600 311 3,995 5,430 6,109 600 3,995 5,430 6,109
13,600 13,650 307 3,995 5,450 6,131 600 3,995 5,450 6,131
13,650 13,700 303 3,995 5,470 6,154 600 3,995 5,470 6,154
13,700 13,750 299 3,995 5,490 6,176 600 3,995 5,490 6,176
13,750 13,800 296 3,995 5,510 6,199 600 3,995 5,510 6,199
13,800 13,850 292 3,995 5,530 6,221 600 3,995 5,530 6,221
13,850 13,900 288 3,995 5,550 6,244 600 3,995 5,550 6,244
13,900 13,950 284 3,995 5,570 6,266 600 3,995 5,570 6,266
13,950 14,000 280 3,995 5,590 6,289 600 3,995 5,590 6,289
14,000 14,050 277 3,995 5,610 6,311 600 3,995 5,610 6,311
14,050 14,100 273 3,995 5,630 6,334 600 3,995 5,630 6,334
14,100 14,150 269 3,995 5,650 6,356 600 3,995 5,650 6,356
14,150 14,200 265 3,995 5,670 6,379 600 3,995 5,670 6,379
14,200 14,250 261 3,995 5,690 6,401 600 3,995 5,690 6,401
14,250 14,300 257 3,995 5,710 6,424 600 3,995 5,710 6,424
14,300 14,350 254 3,995 5,730 6,446 600 3,995 5,730 6,446
14,350 14,400 250 3,995 5,750 6,469 600 3,995 5,750 6,469
14,400 14,450 246 3,995 5,770 6,491 600 3,995 5,770 6,491
14,450 14,500 242 3,995 5,790 6,514 600 3,995 5,790 6,514
14,500 14,550 238 3,995 5,810 6,536 600 3,995 5,810 6,536
14,550 14,600 234 3,995 5,830 6,559 600 3,995 5,830 6,559
14,600 14,650 231 3,995 5,850 6,581 600 3,995 5,850 6,581
14,650 14,700 227 3,995 5,870 6,604 600 3,995 5,870 6,604
14,700 14,750 223 3,995 5,890 6,626 600 3,995 5,890 6,626
14,750 14,800 219 3,995 5,910 6,649 600 3,995 5,910 6,649
14,800 14,850 215 3,995 5,930 6,671 600 3,995 5,930 6,671
14,850 14,900 212 3,995 5,950 6,694 600 3,995 5,950 6,694
14,900 14,950 208 3,995 5,970 6,716 600 3,995 5,970 6,716
14,950 15,000 204 3,995 5,990 6,739 600 3,995 5,990 6,739
15,000 15,050 200 3,995 6,010 6,761 600 3,995 6,010 6,761
15,050 15,100 196 3,995 6,030 6,784 600 3,995 6,030 6,784
15,100 15,150 192 3,995 6,050 6,806 600 3,995 6,050 6,806
15,150 15,200 189 3,995 6,070 6,829 600 3,995 6,070 6,829
15,200 15,250 185 3,995 6,090 6,851 600 3,995 6,090 6,851
15,250 15,300 181 3,995 6,110 6,874 600 3,995 6,110 6,874
15,300 15,350 177 3,995 6,130 6,896 600 3,995 6,130 6,896
15,350 15,400 173 3,995 6,150 6,919 600 3,995 6,150 6,919
15,400 15,450 169 3,995 6,170 6,941 600 3,995 6,170 6,941
15,450 15,500 166 3,995 6,190 6,964 600 3,995 6,190 6,964
15,500 15,550 162 3,995 6,210 6,986 600 3,995 6,210 6,986
15,550 15,600 158 3,995 6,230 7,009 600 3,995 6,230 7,009
15,600 15,650 154 3,995 6,250 7,031 600 3,995 6,250 7,031
15,650 15,700 150 3,995 6,270 7,054 600 3,995 6,270 7,054
15,700 15,750 146 3,995 6,290 7,076 600 3,995 6,290 7,076
15,750 15,800 143 3,995 6,310 7,099 600 3,995 6,310 7,099
15,800 15,850 139 3,995 6,330 7,121 600 3,995 6,330 7,121
15,850 15,900 135 3,995 6,350 7,144 600 3,995 6,350 7,144
15,900 15,950 131 3,995 6,370 7,166 600 3,995 6,370 7,166
15,950 16,000 127 3,995 6,390 7,189 600 3,995 6,390 7,189
16,000 16,050 124 3,995 6,410 7,211 600 3,995 6,410 7,211
16,050 16,100 120 3,995 6,430 7,234 600 3,995 6,430 7,234
16,100 16,150 116 3,995 6,450 7,256 600 3,995 6,450 7,256
16,150 16,200 112 3,995 6,470 7,279 600 3,995 6,470 7,279
16,200 16,250 108 3,995 6,490 7,301 600 3,995 6,490 7,301
16,250 16,300 104 3,995 6,510 7,324 600 3,995 6,510 7,324
16,300 16,350 101 3,995 6,530 7,346 600 3,995 6,530 7,346
16,350 16,400 97 3,995 6,550 7,369 600 3,995 6,550 7,369
16,400 16,450 93 3,995 6,570 7,391 596 3,995 6,570 7,391
16,450 16,500 89 3,995 6,590 7,414 592 3,995 6,590 7,414
16,500 16,550 85 3,995 6,604 7,430 588 3,995 6,604 7,430
16,550 16,600 81 3,995 6,604 7,430 584 3,995 6,604 7,430
16,600 16,650 78 3,995 6,604 7,430 580 3,995 6,604 7,430
16,650 16,700 74 3,995 6,604 7,430 576 3,995 6,604 7,430
16,700 16,750 70 3,995 6,604 7,430 573 3,995 6,604 7,430
16,750 16,800 66 3,995 6,604 7,430 569 3,995 6,604 7,430
16,800 16,850 62 3,995 6,604 7,430 565 3,995 6,604 7,430
16,850 16,900 59 3,995 6,604 7,430 561 3,995 6,604 7,430
16,900 16,950 55 3,995 6,604 7,430 557 3,995 6,604 7,430
16,950 17,000 51 3,995 6,604 7,430 553 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,000 17,050 47 3,995 6,604 7,430 550 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,050 17,100 43 3,995 6,604 7,430 546 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,100 17,150 39 3,995 6,604 7,430 542 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,150 17,200 36 3,995 6,604 7,430 538 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,200 17,250 32 3,995 6,604 7,430 534 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,250 17,300 28 3,995 6,604 7,430 531 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,300 17,350 24 3,995 6,604 7,430 527 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,350 17,400 20 3,995 6,604 7,430 523 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,400 17,450 16 3,995 6,604 7,430 519 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,450 17,500 13 3,995 6,604 7,430 515 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,500 17,550 9 3,995 6,604 7,430 511 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,550 17,600 5 3,995 6,604 7,430 508 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,600 17,650 *

* If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $17,600 but less than $17,640, and you have no qualifying children who have valid SSNs, your credit is $2.

If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is $17,640 or more, and you have no qualifying children who have valid SSNs, you can't take the credit.

3,995 6,604 7,430 504 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,650 17,700 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 500 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,700 17,750 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 496 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,750 17,800 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 492 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,800 17,850 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 488 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,850 17,900 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 485 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,900 17,950 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 481 3,995 6,604 7,430
17,950 18,000 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 477 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,000 18,050 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 473 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,050 18,100 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 469 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,100 18,150 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 466 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,150 18,200 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 462 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,200 18,250 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 458 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,250 18,300 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 454 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,300 18,350 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 450 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,350 18,400 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 446 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,400 18,450 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 443 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,450 18,500 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 439 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,500 18,550 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 435 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,550 18,600 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 431 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,600 18,650 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 427 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,650 18,700 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 423 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,700 18,750 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 420 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,750 18,800 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 416 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,800 18,850 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 412 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,850 18,900 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 408 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,900 18,950 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 404 3,995 6,604 7,430
18,950 19,000 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 400 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,000 19,050 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 397 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,050 19,100 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 393 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,100 19,150 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 389 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,150 19,200 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 385 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,200 19,250 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 381 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,250 19,300 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 378 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,300 19,350 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 374 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,350 19,400 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 370 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,400 19,450 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 366 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,450 19,500 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 362 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,500 19,550 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 358 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,550 19,600 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 355 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,600 19,650 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 351 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,650 19,700 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 347 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,700 19,750 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 343 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,750 19,800 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 339 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,800 19,850 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 335 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,850 19,900 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 332 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,900 19,950 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 328 3,995 6,604 7,430
19,950 20,000 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 324 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,000 20,050 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 320 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,050 20,100 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 316 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,100 20,150 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 313 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,150 20,200 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 309 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,200 20,250 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 305 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,250 20,300 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 301 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,300 20,350 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 297 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,350 20,400 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 293 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,400 20,450 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 290 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,450 20,500 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 286 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,500 20,550 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 282 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,550 20,600 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 278 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,600 20,650 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 274 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,650 20,700 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 270 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,700 20,750 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 267 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,750 20,800 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 263 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,800 20,850 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 259 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,850 20,900 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 255 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,900 20,950 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 251 3,995 6,604 7,430
20,950 21,000 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 247 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,000 21,050 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 244 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,050 21,100 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 240 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,100 21,150 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 236 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,150 21,200 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 232 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,200 21,250 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 228 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,250 21,300 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 225 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,300 21,350 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 221 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,350 21,400 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 217 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,400 21,450 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 213 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,450 21,500 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 209 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,500 21,550 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 205 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,550 21,600 0 3,995 6,604 7,430 202 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,600 21,650 0 3,985 6,590 7,416 198 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,650 21,700 0 3,977 6,580 7,405 194 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,700 21,750 0 3,969 6,569 7,395 190 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,750 21,800 0 3,961 6,559 7,384 186 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,800 21,850 0 3,953 6,548 7,374 182 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,850 21,900 0 3,945 6,538 7,363 179 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,900 21,950 0 3,937 6,527 7,353 175 3,995 6,604 7,430
21,950 22,000 0 3,929 6,517 7,342 171 3,995 6,604 7,430
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22,150 22,200 0 3,897 6,474 7,300 156 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,200 22,250 0 3,889 6,464 7,289 152 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,250 22,300 0 3,881 6,453 7,279 148 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,300 22,350 0 3,873 6,443 7,268 144 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,350 22,400 0 3,865 6,432 7,258 140 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,400 22,450 0 3,857 6,422 7,247 137 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,450 22,500 0 3,849 6,411 7,237 133 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,500 22,550 0 3,841 6,401 7,226 129 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,550 22,600 0 3,833 6,390 7,216 125 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,600 22,650 0 3,825 6,380 7,205 121 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,650 22,700 0 3,817 6,369 7,195 117 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,700 22,750 0 3,809 6,359 7,184 114 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,750 22,800 0 3,801 6,348 7,174 110 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,800 22,850 0 3,793 6,338 7,163 106 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,850 22,900 0 3,785 6,327 7,153 102 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,900 22,950 0 3,777 6,317 7,142 98 3,995 6,604 7,430
22,950 23,000 0 3,769 6,306 7,132 94 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,000 23,050 0 3,761 6,295 7,121 91 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,050 23,100 0 3,753 6,285 7,110 87 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,100 23,150 0 3,745 6,274 7,100 83 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,150 23,200 0 3,737 6,264 7,089 79 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,200 23,250 0 3,729 6,253 7,079 75 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,250 23,300 0 3,721 6,243 7,068 72 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,300 23,350 0 3,713 6,232 7,058 68 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,350 23,400 0 3,705 6,222 7,047 64 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,400 23,450 0 3,697 6,211 7,037 60 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,450 23,500 0 3,689 6,201 7,026 56 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,500 23,550 0 3,681 6,190 7,016 52 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,550 23,600 0 3,673 6,180 7,005 49 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,600 23,650 0 3,665 6,169 6,995 45 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,650 23,700 0 3,657 6,159 6,984 41 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,700 23,750 0 3,649 6,148 6,974 37 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,750 23,800 0 3,641 6,138 6,963 33 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,800 23,850 0 3,633 6,127 6,952 29 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,850 23,900 0 3,625 6,116 6,942 26 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,900 23,950 0 3,617 6,106 6,931 22 3,995 6,604 7,430
23,950 24,000 0 3,609 6,095 6,921 18 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,000 24,050 0 3,601 6,085 6,910 14 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,050 24,100 0 3,593 6,074 6,900 10 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,100 24,150 0 3,585 6,064 6,889 7 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,150 24,200 0 3,577 6,053 6,879 3 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,200 24,250 0 3,569 6,043 6,868 *

*If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $24,200 but less than $24,210, and you have no qualifying children who have valid SSNs, your credit is $0.

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3,995 6,604 7,430
24,250 24,300 0 3,561 6,032 6,858 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,300 24,350 0 3,553 6,022 6,847 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,350 24,400 0 3,545 6,011 6,837 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,400 24,450 0 3,537 6,001 6,826 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,450 24,500 0 3,529 5,990 6,816 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,500 24,550 0 3,521 5,980 6,805 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,550 24,600 0 3,513 5,969 6,795 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,600 24,650 0 3,505 5,959 6,784 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,650 24,700 0 3,497 5,948 6,773 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,700 24,750 0 3,489 5,937 6,763 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,750 24,800 0 3,481 5,927 6,752 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,800 24,850 0 3,473 5,916 6,742 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,850 24,900 0 3,465 5,906 6,731 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,900 24,950 0 3,457 5,895 6,721 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
24,950 25,000 0 3,449 5,885 6,710 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,000 25,050 0 3,441 5,874 6,700 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,050 25,100 0 3,433 5,864 6,689 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,100 25,150 0 3,425 5,853 6,679 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,150 25,200 0 3,417 5,843 6,668 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,200 25,250 0 3,409 5,832 6,658 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,250 25,300 0 3,401 5,822 6,647 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,300 25,350 0 3,393 5,811 6,637 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,350 25,400 0 3,385 5,801 6,626 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,400 25,450 0 3,377 5,790 6,616 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,450 25,500 0 3,369 5,780 6,605 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,500 25,550 0 3,361 5,769 6,594 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,550 25,600 0 3,353 5,758 6,584 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,600 25,650 0 3,345 5,748 6,573 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,650 25,700 0 3,337 5,737 6,563 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,700 25,750 0 3,329 5,727 6,552 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,750 25,800 0 3,321 5,716 6,542 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,800 25,850 0 3,313 5,706 6,531 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,850 25,900 0 3,305 5,695 6,521 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,900 25,950 0 3,297 5,685 6,510 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
25,950 26,000 0 3,289 5,674 6,500 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,000 26,050 0 3,281 5,664 6,489 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,050 26,100 0 3,274 5,653 6,479 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,100 26,150 0 3,266 5,643 6,468 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,150 26,200 0 3,258 5,632 6,458 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,200 26,250 0 3,250 5,622 6,447 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,250 26,300 0 3,242 5,611 6,437 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,300 26,350 0 3,234 5,600 6,426 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,350 26,400 0 3,226 5,590 6,415 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,400 26,450 0 3,218 5,579 6,405 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,450 26,500 0 3,210 5,569 6,394 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,500 26,550 0 3,202 5,558 6,384 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,550 26,600 0 3,194 5,548 6,373 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,600 26,650 0 3,186 5,537 6,363 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,650 26,700 0 3,178 5,527 6,352 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,700 26,750 0 3,170 5,516 6,342 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,750 26,800 0 3,162 5,506 6,331 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,800 26,850 0 3,154 5,495 6,321 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,850 26,900 0 3,146 5,485 6,310 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,900 26,950 0 3,138 5,474 6,300 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
26,950 27,000 0 3,130 5,464 6,289 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,000 27,050 0 3,122 5,453 6,279 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,050 27,100 0 3,114 5,443 6,268 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,100 27,150 0 3,106 5,432 6,258 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,150 27,200 0 3,098 5,421 6,247 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,200 27,250 0 3,090 5,411 6,236 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,250 27,300 0 3,082 5,400 6,226 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,300 27,350 0 3,074 5,390 6,215 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,350 27,400 0 3,066 5,379 6,205 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,400 27,450 0 3,058 5,369 6,194 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,450 27,500 0 3,050 5,358 6,184 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,500 27,550 0 3,042 5,348 6,173 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,550 27,600 0 3,034 5,337 6,163 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,600 27,650 0 3,026 5,327 6,152 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,650 27,700 0 3,018 5,316 6,142 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,700 27,750 0 3,010 5,306 6,131 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,750 27,800 0 3,002 5,295 6,121 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,800 27,850 0 2,994 5,285 6,110 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,850 27,900 0 2,986 5,274 6,100 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,900 27,950 0 2,978 5,264 6,089 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
27,950 28,000 0 2,970 5,253 6,079 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
28,000 28,050 0 2,962 5,242 6,068 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
28,050 28,100 0 2,954 5,232 6,057 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
28,100 28,150 0 2,946 5,221 6,047 0 3,995 6,604 7,430
28,150 28,200 0 2,938 5,211 6,036 0 3,986 6,592 7,418
28,200 28,250 0 2,930 5,200 6,026 0 3,978 6,582 7,407
28,250 28,300 0 2,922 5,190 6,015 0 3,970 6,571 7,397
28,300 28,350 0 2,914 5,179 6,005 0 3,962 6,561 7,386
28,350 28,400 0 2,906 5,169 5,994 0 3,954 6,550 7,376
28,400 28,450 0 2,898 5,158 5,984 0 3,946 6,540 7,365
28,450 28,500 0 2,890 5,148 5,973 0 3,938 6,529 7,355
28,500 28,550 0 2,882 5,137 5,963 0 3,930 6,519 7,344
28,550 28,600 0 2,874 5,127 5,952 0 3,922 6,508 7,334
28,600 28,650 0 2,866 5,116 5,942 0 3,914 6,498 7,323
28,650 28,700 0 2,858 5,106 5,931 0 3,906 6,487 7,313
28,700 28,750 0 2,850 5,095 5,921 0 3,898 6,477 7,302
28,750 28,800 0 2,842 5,085 5,910 0 3,890 6,466 7,292
28,800 28,850 0 2,834 5,074 5,899 0 3,882 6,456 7,281
28,850 28,900 0 2,826 5,063 5,889 0 3,874 6,445 7,270
28,900 28,950 0 2,818 5,053 5,878 0 3,866 6,434 7,260
28,950 29,000 0 2,810 5,042 5,868 0 3,858 6,424 7,249
29,000 29,050 0 2,802 5,032 5,857 0 3,850 6,413 7,239
29,050 29,100 0 2,794 5,021 5,847 0 3,842 6,403 7,228
29,100 29,150 0 2,786 5,011 5,836 0 3,834 6,392 7,218
29,150 29,200 0 2,778 5,000 5,826 0 3,826 6,382 7,207
29,200 29,250 0 2,770 4,990 5,815 0 3,818 6,371 7,197
29,250 29,300 0 2,762 4,979 5,805 0 3,810 6,361 7,186
29,300 29,350 0 2,754 4,969 5,794 0 3,802 6,350 7,176
29,350 29,400 0 2,746 4,958 5,784 0 3,794 6,340 7,165
29,400 29,450 0 2,738 4,948 5,773 0 3,786 6,329 7,155
29,450 29,500 0 2,730 4,937 5,763 0 3,778 6,319 7,144
29,500 29,550 0 2,722 4,927 5,752 0 3,770 6,308 7,134
29,550 29,600 0 2,714 4,916 5,742 0 3,762 6,298 7,123
29,600 29,650 0 2,706 4,906 5,731 0 3,755 6,287 7,113
29,650 29,700 0 2,698 4,895 5,720 0 3,747 6,277 7,102
29,700 29,750 0 2,690 4,884 5,710 0 3,739 6,266 7,091
29,750 29,800 0 2,682 4,874 5,699 0 3,731 6,255 7,081
29,800 29,850 0 2,674 4,863 5,689 0 3,723 6,245 7,070
29,850 29,900 0 2,666 4,853 5,678 0 3,715 6,234 7,060
29,900 29,950 0 2,658 4,842 5,668 0 3,707 6,224 7,049
29,950 30,000 0 2,650 4,832 5,657 0 3,699 6,213 7,039
30,000 30,050 0 2,642 4,821 5,647 0 3,691 6,203 7,028
30,050 30,100 0 2,634 4,811 5,636 0 3,683 6,192 7,018
30,100 30,150 0 2,626 4,800 5,626 0 3,675 6,182 7,007
30,150 30,200 0 2,618 4,790 5,615 0 3,667 6,171 6,997
30,200 30,250 0 2,610 4,779 5,605 0 3,659 6,161 6,986
30,250 30,300 0 2,602 4,769 5,594 0 3,651 6,150 6,976
30,300 30,350 0 2,594 4,758 5,584 0 3,643 6,140 6,965
30,350 30,400 0 2,586 4,748 5,573 0 3,635 6,129 6,955
30,400 30,450 0 2,578 4,737 5,563 0 3,627 6,119 6,944
30,450 30,500 0 2,570 4,727 5,552 0 3,619 6,108 6,934
30,500 30,550 0 2,562 4,716 5,541 0 3,611 6,098 6,923
30,550 30,600 0 2,554 4,705 5,531 0 3,603 6,087 6,912
30,600 30,650 0 2,546 4,695 5,520 0 3,595 6,076 6,902
30,650 30,700 0 2,538 4,684 5,510 0 3,587 6,066 6,891
30,700 30,750 0 2,530 4,674 5,499 0 3,579 6,055 6,881
30,750 30,800 0 2,522 4,663 5,489 0 3,571 6,045 6,870
30,800 30,850 0 2,514 4,653 5,478 0 3,563 6,034 6,860
30,850 30,900 0 2,506 4,642 5,468 0 3,555 6,024 6,849
30,900 30,950 0 2,498 4,632 5,457 0 3,547 6,013 6,839
30,950 31,000 0 2,490 4,621 5,447 0 3,539 6,003 6,828
31,000 31,050 0 2,482 4,611 5,436 0 3,531 5,992 6,818
31,050 31,100 0 2,475 4,600 5,426 0 3,523 5,982 6,807
31,100 31,150 0 2,467 4,590 5,415 0 3,515 5,971 6,797
31,150 31,200 0 2,459 4,579 5,405 0 3,507 5,961 6,786
31,200 31,250 0 2,451 4,569 5,394 0 3,499 5,950 6,776
31,250 31,300 0 2,443 4,558 5,384 0 3,491 5,940 6,765
31,300 31,350 0 2,435 4,547 5,373 0 3,483 5,929 6,755
31,350 31,400 0 2,427 4,537 5,362 0 3,475 5,918 6,744
31,400 31,450 0 2,419 4,526 5,352 0 3,467 5,908 6,733
31,450 31,500 0 2,411 4,516 5,341 0 3,459 5,897 6,723
31,500 31,550 0 2,403 4,505 5,331 0 3,451 5,887 6,712
31,550 31,600 0 2,395 4,495 5,320 0 3,443 5,876 6,702
31,600 31,650 0 2,387 4,484 5,310 0 3,435 5,866 6,691
31,650 31,700 0 2,379 4,474 5,299 0 3,427 5,855 6,681
31,700 31,750 0 2,371 4,463 5,289 0 3,419 5,845 6,670
31,750 31,800 0 2,363 4,453 5,278 0 3,411 5,834 6,660
31,800 31,850 0 2,355 4,442 5,268 0 3,403 5,824 6,649
31,850 31,900 0 2,347 4,432 5,257 0 3,395 5,813 6,639
31,900 31,950 0 2,339 4,421 5,247 0 3,387 5,803 6,628
31,950 32,000 0 2,331 4,411 5,236 0 3,379 5,792 6,618
32,000 32,050 0 2,323 4,400 5,226 0 3,371 5,782 6,607
32,050 32,100 0 2,315 4,390 5,215 0 3,363 5,771 6,597
32,100 32,150 0 2,307 4,379 5,205 0 3,355 5,761 6,586
32,150 32,200 0 2,299 4,368 5,194 0 3,347 5,750 6,576
32,200 32,250 0 2,291 4,358 5,183 0 3,339 5,739 6,565
32,250 32,300 0 2,283 4,347 5,173 0 3,331 5,729 6,554
32,300 32,350 0 2,275 4,337 5,162 0 3,323 5,718 6,544
32,350 32,400 0 2,267 4,326 5,152 0 3,315 5,708 6,533
32,400 32,450 0 2,259 4,316 5,141 0 3,307 5,697 6,523
32,450 32,500 0 2,251 4,305 5,131 0 3,299 5,687 6,512
32,500 32,550 0 2,243 4,295 5,120 0 3,291 5,676 6,502
32,550 32,600 0 2,235 4,284 5,110 0 3,283 5,666 6,491
32,600 32,650 0 2,227 4,274 5,099 0 3,275 5,655 6,481
32,650 32,700 0 2,219 4,263 5,089 0 3,267 5,645 6,470
32,700 32,750 0 2,211 4,253 5,078 0 3,259 5,634 6,460
32,750 32,800 0 2,203 4,242 5,068 0 3,251 5,624 6,449
32,800 32,850 0 2,195 4,232 5,057 0 3,243 5,613 6,439
32,850 32,900 0 2,187 4,221 5,047 0 3,235 5,603 6,428
32,900 32,950 0 2,179 4,211 5,036 0 3,227 5,592 6,418
32,950 33,000 0 2,171 4,200 5,026 0 3,219 5,582 6,407
33,000 33,050 0 2,163 4,189 5,015 0 3,211 5,571 6,397
33,050 33,100 0 2,155 4,179 5,004 0 3,203 5,560 6,386
33,100 33,150 0 2,147 4,168 4,994 0 3,195 5,550 6,375
33,150 33,200 0 2,139 4,158 4,983 0 3,187 5,539 6,365
33,200 33,250 0 2,131 4,147 4,973 0 3,179 5,529 6,354
33,250 33,300 0 2,123 4,137 4,962 0 3,171 5,518 6,344
33,300 33,350 0 2,115 4,126 4,952 0 3,163 5,508 6,333
33,350 33,400 0 2,107 4,116 4,941 0 3,155 5,497 6,323
33,400 33,450 0 2,099 4,105 4,931 0 3,147 5,487 6,312
33,450 33,500 0 2,091 4,095 4,920 0 3,139 5,476 6,302
33,500 33,550 0 2,083 4,084 4,910 0 3,131 5,466 6,291
33,550 33,600 0 2,075 4,074 4,899 0 3,123 5,455 6,281
33,600 33,650 0 2,067 4,063 4,889 0 3,115 5,445 6,270
33,650 33,700 0 2,059 4,053 4,878 0 3,107 5,434 6,260
33,700 33,750 0 2,051 4,042 4,868 0 3,099 5,424 6,249
33,750 33,800 0 2,043 4,032 4,857 0 3,091 5,413 6,239
33,800 33,850 0 2,035 4,021 4,846 0 3,083 5,403 6,228
33,850 33,900 0 2,027 4,010 4,836 0 3,075 5,392 6,217
33,900 33,950 0 2,019 4,000 4,825 0 3,067 5,381 6,207
33,950 34,000 0 2,011 3,989 4,815 0 3,059 5,371 6,196
34,000 34,050 0 2,003 3,979 4,804 0 3,051 5,360 6,186
34,050 34,100 0 1,995 3,968 4,794 0 3,043 5,350 6,175
34,100 34,150 0 1,987 3,958 4,783 0 3,035 5,339 6,165
34,150 34,200 0 1,979 3,947 4,773 0 3,027 5,329 6,154
34,200 34,250 0 1,971 3,937 4,762 0 3,019 5,318 6,144
34,250 34,300 0 1,963 3,926 4,752 0 3,011 5,308 6,133
34,300 34,350 0 1,955 3,916 4,741 0 3,003 5,297 6,123
34,350 34,400 0 1,947 3,905 4,731 0 2,995 5,287 6,112
34,400 34,450 0 1,939 3,895 4,720 0 2,987 5,276 6,102
34,450 34,500 0 1,931 3,884 4,710 0 2,979 5,266 6,091
34,500 34,550 0 1,923 3,874 4,699 0 2,971 5,255 6,081
34,550 34,600 0 1,915 3,863 4,689 0 2,963 5,245 6,070
34,600 34,650 0 1,907 3,853 4,678 0 2,956 5,234 6,060
34,650 34,700 0 1,899 3,842 4,667 0 2,948 5,224 6,049
34,700 34,750 0 1,891 3,831 4,657 0 2,940 5,213 6,038
34,750 34,800 0 1,883 3,821 4,646 0 2,932 5,202 6,028
34,800 34,850 0 1,875 3,810 4,636 0 2,924 5,192 6,017
34,850 34,900 0 1,867 3,800 4,625 0 2,916 5,181 6,007
34,900 34,950 0 1,859 3,789 4,615 0 2,908 5,171 5,996
34,950 35,000 0 1,851 3,779 4,604 0 2,900 5,160 5,986
35,000 35,050 0 1,843 3,768 4,594 0 2,892 5,150 5,975
35,050 35,100 0 1,835 3,758 4,583 0 2,884 5,139 5,965
35,100 35,150 0 1,827 3,747 4,573 0 2,876 5,129 5,954
35,150 35,200 0 1,819 3,737 4,562 0 2,868 5,118 5,944
35,200 35,250 0 1,811 3,726 4,552 0 2,860 5,108 5,933
35,250 35,300 0 1,803 3,716 4,541 0 2,852 5,097 5,923
35,300 35,350 0 1,795 3,705 4,531 0 2,844 5,087 5,912
35,350 35,400 0 1,787 3,695 4,520 0 2,836 5,076 5,902
35,400 35,450 0 1,779 3,684 4,510 0 2,828 5,066 5,891
35,450 35,500 0 1,771 3,674 4,499 0 2,820 5,055 5,881
35,500 35,550 0 1,763 3,663 4,488 0 2,812 5,045 5,870
35,550 35,600 0 1,755 3,652 4,478 0 2,804 5,034 5,859
35,600 35,650 0 1,747 3,642 4,467 0 2,796 5,023 5,849
35,650 35,700 0 1,739 3,631 4,457 0 2,788 5,013 5,838
35,700 35,750 0 1,731 3,621 4,446 0 2,780 5,002 5,828
35,750 35,800 0 1,723 3,610 4,436 0 2,772 4,992 5,817
35,800 35,850 0 1,715 3,600 4,425 0 2,764 4,981 5,807
35,850 35,900 0 1,707 3,589 4,415 0 2,756 4,971 5,796
35,900 35,950 0 1,699 3,579 4,404 0 2,748 4,960 5,786
35,950 36,000 0 1,691 3,568 4,394 0 2,740 4,950 5,775
36,000 36,050 0 1,683 3,558 4,383 0 2,732 4,939 5,765
36,050 36,100 0 1,676 3,547 4,373 0 2,724 4,929 5,754
36,100 36,150 0 1,668 3,537 4,362 0 2,716 4,918 5,744
36,150 36,200 0 1,660 3,526 4,352 0 2,708 4,908 5,733
36,200 36,250 0 1,652 3,516 4,341 0 2,700 4,897 5,723
36,250 36,300 0 1,644 3,505 4,331 0 2,692 4,887 5,712
36,300 36,350 0 1,636 3,494 4,320 0 2,684 4,876 5,702
36,350 36,400 0 1,628 3,484 4,309 0 2,676 4,865 5,691
36,400 36,450 0 1,620 3,473 4,299 0 2,668 4,855 5,680
36,450 36,500 0 1,612 3,463 4,288 0 2,660 4,844 5,670
36,500 36,550 0 1,604 3,452 4,278 0 2,652 4,834 5,659
36,550 36,600 0 1,596 3,442 4,267 0 2,644 4,823 5,649
36,600 36,650 0 1,588 3,431 4,257 0 2,636 4,813 5,638
36,650 36,700 0 1,580 3,421 4,246 0 2,628 4,802 5,628
36,700 36,750 0 1,572 3,410 4,236 0 2,620 4,792 5,617
36,750 36,800 0 1,564 3,400 4,225 0 2,612 4,781 5,607
36,800 36,850 0 1,556 3,389 4,215 0 2,604 4,771 5,596
36,850 36,900 0 1,548 3,379 4,204 0 2,596 4,760 5,586
36,900 36,950 0 1,540 3,368 4,194 0 2,588 4,750 5,575
36,950 37,000 0 1,532 3,358 4,183 0 2,580 4,739 5,565
37,000 37,050 0 1,524 3,347 4,173 0 2,572 4,729 5,554
37,050 37,100 0 1,516 3,337 4,162 0 2,564 4,718 5,544
37,100 37,150 0 1,508 3,326 4,152 0 2,556 4,708 5,533
37,150 37,200 0 1,500 3,315 4,141 0 2,548 4,697 5,523
37,200 37,250 0 1,492 3,305 4,130 0 2,540 4,686 5,512
37,250 37,300 0 1,484 3,294 4,120 0 2,532 4,676 5,501
37,300 37,350 0 1,476 3,284 4,109 0 2,524 4,665 5,491
37,350 37,400 0 1,468 3,273 4,099 0 2,516 4,655 5,480
37,400 37,450 0 1,460 3,263 4,088 0 2,508 4,644 5,470
37,450 37,500 0 1,452 3,252 4,078 0 2,500 4,634 5,459
37,500 37,550 0 1,444 3,242 4,067 0 2,492 4,623 5,449
37,550 37,600 0 1,436 3,231 4,057 0 2,484 4,613 5,438
37,600 37,650 0 1,428 3,221 4,046 0 2,476 4,602 5,428
37,650 37,700 0 1,420 3,210 4,036 0 2,468 4,592 5,417
37,700 37,750 0 1,412 3,200 4,025 0 2,460 4,581 5,407
37,750 37,800 0 1,404 3,189 4,015 0 2,452 4,571 5,396
37,800 37,850 0 1,396 3,179 4,004 0 2,444 4,560 5,386
37,850 37,900 0 1,388 3,168 3,994 0 2,436 4,550 5,375
37,900 37,950 0 1,380 3,158 3,983 0 2,428 4,539 5,365
37,950 38,000 0 1,372 3,147 3,973 0 2,420 4,529 5,354
38,000 38,050 0 1,364 3,136 3,962 0 2,412 4,518 5,344
38,050 38,100 0 1,356 3,126 3,951 0 2,404 4,507 5,333
38,100 38,150 0 1,348 3,115 3,941 0 2,396 4,497 5,322
38,150 38,200 0 1,340 3,105 3,930 0 2,388 4,486 5,312
38,200 38,250 0 1,332 3,094 3,920 0 2,380 4,476 5,301
38,250 38,300 0 1,324 3,084 3,909 0 2,372 4,465 5,291
38,300 38,350 0 1,316 3,073 3,899 0 2,364 4,455 5,280
38,350 38,400 0 1,308 3,063 3,888 0 2,356 4,444 5,270
38,400 38,450 0 1,300 3,052 3,878 0 2,348 4,434 5,259
38,450 38,500 0 1,292 3,042 3,867 0 2,340 4,423 5,249
38,500 38,550 0 1,284 3,031 3,857 0 2,332 4,413 5,238
38,550 38,600 0 1,276 3,021 3,846 0 2,324 4,402 5,228
38,600 38,650 0 1,268 3,010 3,836 0 2,316 4,392 5,217
38,650 38,700 0 1,260 3,000 3,825 0 2,308 4,381 5,207
38,700 38,750 0 1,252 2,989 3,815 0 2,300 4,371 5,196
38,750 38,800 0 1,244 2,979 3,804 0 2,292 4,360 5,186
38,800 38,850 0 1,236 2,968 3,793 0 2,284 4,350 5,175
38,850 38,900 0 1,228 2,957 3,783 0 2,276 4,339 5,164
38,900 38,950 0 1,220 2,947 3,772 0 2,268 4,328 5,154
38,950 39,000 0 1,212 2,936 3,762 0 2,260 4,318 5,143
39,000 39,050 0 1,204 2,926 3,751 0 2,252 4,307 5,133
39,050 39,100 0 1,196 2,915 3,741 0 2,244 4,297 5,122
39,100 39,150 0 1,188 2,905 3,730 0 2,236 4,286 5,112
39,150 39,200 0 1,180 2,894 3,720 0 2,228 4,276 5,101
39,200 39,250 0 1,172 2,884 3,709 0 2,220 4,265 5,091
39,250 39,300 0 1,164 2,873 3,699 0 2,212 4,255 5,080
39,300 39,350 0 1,156 2,863 3,688 0 2,204 4,244 5,070
39,350 39,400 0 1,148 2,852 3,678 0 2,196 4,234 5,059
39,400 39,450 0 1,140 2,842 3,667 0 2,188 4,223 5,049
39,450 39,500 0 1,132 2,831 3,657 0 2,180 4,213 5,038
39,500 39,550 0 1,124 2,821 3,646 0 2,172 4,202 5,028
39,550 39,600 0 1,116 2,810 3,636 0 2,164 4,192 5,017
39,600 39,650 0 1,108 2,800 3,625 0 2,157 4,181 5,007
39,650 39,700 0 1,100 2,789 3,614 0 2,149 4,171 4,996
39,700 39,750 0 1,092 2,778 3,604 0 2,141 4,160 4,985
39,750 39,800 0 1,084 2,768 3,593 0 2,133 4,149 4,975
39,800 39,850 0 1,076 2,757 3,583 0 2,125 4,139 4,964
39,850 39,900 0 1,068 2,747 3,572 0 2,117 4,128 4,954
39,900 39,950 0 1,060 2,736 3,562 0 2,109 4,118 4,943
39,950 40,000 0 1,052 2,726 3,551 0 2,101 4,107 4,933
40,000 40,050 0 1,044 2,715 3,541 0 2,093 4,097 4,922
40,050 40,100 0 1,036 2,705 3,530 0 2,085 4,086 4,912
40,100 40,150 0 1,028 2,694 3,520 0 2,077 4,076 4,901
40,150 40,200 0 1,020 2,684 3,509 0 2,069 4,065 4,891
40,200 40,250 0 1,012 2,673 3,499 0 2,061 4,055 4,880
40,250 40,300 0 1,004 2,663 3,488 0 2,053 4,044 4,870
40,300 40,350 0 996 2,652 3,478 0 2,045 4,034 4,859
40,350 40,400 0 988 2,642 3,467 0 2,037 4,023 4,849
40,400 40,450 0 980 2,631 3,457 0 2,029 4,013 4,838
40,450 40,500 0 972 2,621 3,446 0 2,021 4,002 4,828
40,500 40,550 0 964 2,610 3,435 0 2,013 3,992 4,817
40,550 40,600 0 956 2,599 3,425 0 2,005 3,981 4,806
40,600 40,650 0 948 2,589 3,414 0 1,997 3,970 4,796
40,650 40,700 0 940 2,578 3,404 0 1,989 3,960 4,785
40,700 40,750 0 932 2,568 3,393 0 1,981 3,949 4,775
40,750 40,800 0 924 2,557 3,383 0 1,973 3,939 4,764
40,800 40,850 0 916 2,547 3,372 0 1,965 3,928 4,754
40,850 40,900 0 908 2,536 3,362 0 1,957 3,918 4,743
40,900 40,950 0 900 2,526 3,351 0 1,949 3,907 4,733
40,950 41,000 0 892 2,515 3,341 0 1,941 3,897 4,722
41,000 41,050 0 884 2,505 3,330 0 1,933 3,886 4,712
41,050 41,100 0 877 2,494 3,320 0 1,925 3,876 4,701
41,100 41,150 0 869 2,484 3,309 0 1,917 3,865 4,691
41,150 41,200 0 861 2,473 3,299 0 1,909 3,855 4,680
41,200 41,250 0 853 2,463 3,288 0 1,901 3,844 4,670
41,250 41,300 0 845 2,452 3,278 0 1,893 3,834 4,659
41,300 41,350 0 837 2,441 3,267 0 1,885 3,823 4,649
41,350 41,400 0 829 2,431 3,256 0 1,877 3,812 4,638
41,400 41,450 0 821 2,420 3,246 0 1,869 3,802 4,627
41,450 41,500 0 813 2,410 3,235 0 1,861 3,791 4,617
41,500 41,550 0 805 2,399 3,225 0 1,853 3,781 4,606
41,550 41,600 0 797 2,389 3,214 0 1,845 3,770 4,596
41,600 41,650 0 789 2,378 3,204 0 1,837 3,760 4,585
41,650 41,700 0 781 2,368 3,193 0 1,829 3,749 4,575
41,700 41,750 0 773 2,357 3,183 0 1,821 3,739 4,564
41,750 41,800 0 765 2,347 3,172 0 1,813 3,728 4,554
41,800 41,850 0 757 2,336 3,162 0 1,805 3,718 4,543
41,850 41,900 0 749 2,326 3,151 0 1,797 3,707 4,533
41,900 41,950 0 741 2,315 3,141 0 1,789 3,697 4,522
41,950 42,000 0 733 2,305 3,130 0 1,781 3,686 4,512
42,000 42,050 0 725 2,294 3,120 0 1,773 3,676 4,501
42,050 42,100 0 717 2,284 3,109 0 1,765 3,665 4,491
42,100 42,150 0 709 2,273 3,099 0 1,757 3,655 4,480
42,150 42,200 0 701 2,262 3,088 0 1,749 3,644 4,470
42,200 42,250 0 693 2,252 3,077 0 1,741 3,633 4,459
42,250 42,300 0 685 2,241 3,067 0 1,733 3,623 4,448
42,300 42,350 0 677 2,231 3,056 0 1,725 3,612 4,438
42,350 42,400 0 669 2,220 3,046 0 1,717 3,602 4,427
42,400 42,450 0 661 2,210 3,035 0 1,709 3,591 4,417
42,450 42,500 0 653 2,199 3,025 0 1,701 3,581 4,406
42,500 42,550 0 645 2,189 3,014 0 1,693 3,570 4,396
42,550 42,600 0 637 2,178 3,004 0 1,685 3,560 4,385
42,600 42,650 0 629 2,168 2,993 0 1,677 3,549 4,375
42,650 42,700 0 621 2,157 2,983 0 1,669 3,539 4,364
42,700 42,750 0 613 2,147 2,972 0 1,661 3,528 4,354
42,750 42,800 0 605 2,136 2,962 0 1,653 3,518 4,343
42,800 42,850 0 597 2,126 2,951 0 1,645 3,507 4,333
42,850 42,900 0 589 2,115 2,941 0 1,637 3,497 4,322
42,900 42,950 0 581 2,105 2,930 0 1,629 3,486 4,312
42,950 43,000 0 573 2,094 2,920 0 1,621 3,476 4,301
43,000 43,050 0 565 2,083 2,909 0 1,613 3,465 4,291
43,050 43,100 0 557 2,073 2,898 0 1,605 3,454 4,280
43,100 43,150 0 549 2,062 2,888 0 1,597 3,444 4,269
43,150 43,200 0 541 2,052 2,877 0 1,589 3,433 4,259
43,200 43,250 0 533 2,041 2,867 0 1,581 3,423 4,248
43,250 43,300 0 525 2,031 2,856 0 1,573 3,412 4,238
43,300 43,350 0 517 2,020 2,846 0 1,565 3,402 4,227
43,350 43,400 0 509 2,010 2,835 0 1,557 3,391 4,217
43,400 43,450 0 501 1,999 2,825 0 1,549 3,381 4,206
43,450 43,500 0 493 1,989 2,814 0 1,541 3,370 4,196
43,500 43,550 0 485 1,978 2,804 0 1,533 3,360 4,185
43,550 43,600 0 477 1,968 2,793 0 1,525 3,349 4,175
43,600 43,650 0 469 1,957 2,783 0 1,517 3,339 4,164
43,650 43,700 0 461 1,947 2,772 0 1,509 3,328 4,154
43,700 43,750 0 453 1,936 2,762 0 1,501 3,318 4,143
43,750 43,800 0 445 1,926 2,751 0 1,493 3,307 4,133
43,800 43,850 0 437 1,915 2,740 0 1,485 3,297 4,122
43,850 43,900 0 429 1,904 2,730 0 1,477 3,286 4,111
43,900 43,950 0 421 1,894 2,719 0 1,469 3,275 4,101
43,950 44,000 0 413 1,883 2,709 0 1,461 3,265 4,090
44,000 44,050 0 405 1,873 2,698 0 1,453 3,254 4,080
44,050 44,100 0 397 1,862 2,688 0 1,445 3,244 4,069
44,100 44,150 0 389 1,852 2,677 0 1,437 3,233 4,059
44,150 44,200 0 381 1,841 2,667 0 1,429 3,223 4,048
44,200 44,250 0 373 1,831 2,656 0 1,421 3,212 4,038
44,250 44,300 0 365 1,820 2,646 0 1,413 3,202 4,027
44,300 44,350 0 357 1,810 2,635 0 1,405 3,191 4,017
44,350 44,400 0 349 1,799 2,625 0 1,397 3,181 4,006
44,400 44,450 0 341 1,789 2,614 0 1,389 3,170 3,996
44,450 44,500 0 333 1,778 2,604 0 1,381 3,160 3,985
44,500 44,550 0 325 1,768 2,593 0 1,373 3,149 3,975
44,550 44,600 0 317 1,757 2,583 0 1,365 3,139 3,964
44,600 44,650 0 309 1,747 2,572 0 1,358 3,128 3,954
44,650 44,700 0 301 1,736 2,561 0 1,350 3,118 3,943
44,700 44,750 0 293 1,725 2,551 0 1,342 3,107 3,932
44,750 44,800 0 285 1,715 2,540 0 1,334 3,096 3,922
44,800 44,850 0 277 1,704 2,530 0 1,326 3,086 3,911
44,850 44,900 0 269 1,694 2,519 0 1,318 3,075 3,901
44,900 44,950 0 261 1,683 2,509 0 1,310 3,065 3,890
44,950 45,000 0 253 1,673 2,498 0 1,302 3,054 3,880
45,000 45,050 0 245 1,662 2,488 0 1,294 3,044 3,869
45,050 45,100 0 237 1,652 2,477 0 1,286 3,033 3,859
45,100 45,150 0 229 1,641 2,467 0 1,278 3,023 3,848
45,150 45,200 0 221 1,631 2,456 0 1,270 3,012 3,838
45,200 45,250 0 213 1,620 2,446 0 1,262 3,002 3,827
45,250 45,300 0 205 1,610 2,435 0 1,254 2,991 3,817
45,300 45,350 0 197 1,599 2,425 0 1,246 2,981 3,806
45,350 45,400 0 189 1,589 2,414 0 1,238 2,970 3,796
45,400 45,450 0 181 1,578 2,404 0 1,230 2,960 3,785
45,450 45,500 0 173 1,568 2,393 0 1,222 2,949 3,775
45,500 45,550 0 165 1,557 2,382 0 1,214 2,939 3,764
45,550 45,600 0 157 1,546 2,372 0 1,206 2,928 3,753
45,600 45,650 0 149 1,536 2,361 0 1,198 2,917 3,743
45,650 45,700 0 141 1,525 2,351 0 1,190 2,907 3,732
45,700 45,750 0 133 1,515 2,340 0 1,182 2,896 3,722
45,750 45,800 0 125 1,504 2,330 0 1,174 2,886 3,711
45,800 45,850 0 117 1,494 2,319 0 1,166 2,875 3,701
45,850 45,900 0 109 1,483 2,309 0 1,158 2,865 3,690
45,900 45,950 0 101 1,473 2,298 0 1,150 2,854 3,680
45,950 46,000 0 93 1,462 2,288 0 1,142 2,844 3,669
46,000 46,050 0 85 1,452 2,277 0 1,134 2,833 3,659
46,050 46,100 0 78 1,441 2,267 0 1,126 2,823 3,648
46,100 46,150 0 70 1,431 2,256 0 1,118 2,812 3,638
46,150 46,200 0 62 1,420 2,246 0 1,110 2,802 3,627
46,200 46,250 0 54 1,410 2,235 0 1,102 2,791 3,617
46,250 46,300 0 46 1,399 2,225 0 1,094 2,781 3,606
46,300 46,350 0 38 1,388 2,214 0 1,086 2,770 3,596
46,350 46,400 0 30 1,378 2,203 0 1,078 2,759 3,585
46,400 46,450 0 22 1,367 2,193 0 1,070 2,749 3,574
46,450 46,500 0 14 1,357 2,182 0 1,062 2,738 3,564
46,500 46,550 0 6 1,346 2,172 0 1,054 2,728 3,553
46,550 46,600 0 *

*If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $46,550 but less than $46,560, and you have one qualifying child who has a valid SSN, your credit is $1.

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1,336 2,161 0 1,046 2,717 3,543
46,600 46,650 0 0 1,325 2,151 0 1,038 2,707 3,532
46,650 46,700 0 0 1,315 2,140 0 1,030 2,696 3,522
46,700 46,750 0 0 1,304 2,130 0 1,022 2,686 3,511
46,750 46,800 0 0 1,294 2,119 0 1,014 2,675 3,501
46,800 46,850 0 0 1,283 2,109 0 1,006 2,665 3,490
46,850 46,900 0 0 1,273 2,098 0 998 2,654 3,480
46,900 46,950 0 0 1,262 2,088 0 990 2,644 3,469
46,950 47,000 0 0 1,252 2,077 0 982 2,633 3,459
47,000 47,050 0 0 1,241 2,067 0 974 2,623 3,448
47,050 47,100 0 0 1,231 2,056 0 966 2,612 3,438
47,100 47,150 0 0 1,220 2,046 0 958 2,602 3,427
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47,200 47,250 0 0 1,199 2,024 0 942 2,580 3,406
47,250 47,300 0 0 1,188 2,014 0 934 2,570 3,395
47,300 47,350 0 0 1,178 2,003 0 926 2,559 3,385
47,350 47,400 0 0 1,167 1,993 0 918 2,549 3,374
47,400 47,450 0 0 1,157 1,982 0 910 2,538 3,364
47,450 47,500 0 0 1,146 1,972 0 902 2,528 3,353
47,500 47,550 0 0 1,136 1,961 0 894 2,517 3,343
47,550 47,600 0 0 1,125 1,951 0 886 2,507 3,332
47,600 47,650 0 0 1,115 1,940 0 878 2,496 3,322
47,650 47,700 0 0 1,104 1,930 0 870 2,486 3,311
47,700 47,750 0 0 1,094 1,919 0 862 2,475 3,301
47,750 47,800 0 0 1,083 1,909 0 854 2,465 3,290
47,800 47,850 0 0 1,073 1,898 0 846 2,454 3,280
47,850 47,900 0 0 1,062 1,888 0 838 2,444 3,269
47,900 47,950 0 0 1,052 1,877 0 830 2,433 3,259
47,950 48,000 0 0 1,041 1,867 0 822 2,423 3,248
48,000 48,050 0 0 1,030 1,856 0 814 2,412 3,238
48,050 48,100 0 0 1,020 1,845 0 806 2,401 3,227
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48,200 48,250 0 0 988 1,814 0 782 2,370 3,195
48,250 48,300 0 0 978 1,803 0 774 2,359 3,185
48,300 48,350 0 0 967 1,793 0 766 2,349 3,174
48,350 48,400 0 0 957 1,782 0 758 2,338 3,164
48,400 48,450 0 0 946 1,772 0 750 2,328 3,153
48,450 48,500 0 0 936 1,761 0 742 2,317 3,143
48,500 48,550 0 0 925 1,751 0 734 2,307 3,132
48,550 48,600 0 0 915 1,740 0 726 2,296 3,122
48,600 48,650 0 0 904 1,730 0 718 2,286 3,111
48,650 48,700 0 0 894 1,719 0 710 2,275 3,101
48,700 48,750 0 0 883 1,709 0 702 2,265 3,090
48,750 48,800 0 0 873 1,698 0 694 2,254 3,080
48,800 48,850 0 0 862 1,687 0 686 2,244 3,069
48,850 48,900 0 0 851 1,677 0 678 2,233 3,058
48,900 48,950 0 0 841 1,666 0 670 2,222 3,048
48,950 49,000 0 0 830 1,656 0 662 2,212 3,037
49,000 49,050 0 0 820 1,645 0 654 2,201 3,027
49,050 49,100 0 0 809 1,635 0 646 2,191 3,016
49,100 49,150 0 0 799 1,624 0 638 2,180 3,006
49,150 49,200 0 0 788 1,614 0 630 2,170 2,995
49,200 49,250 0 0 778 1,603 0 622 2,159 2,985
49,250 49,300 0 0 767 1,593 0 614 2,149 2,974
49,300 49,350 0 0 757 1,582 0 606 2,138 2,964
49,350 49,400 0 0 746 1,572 0 598 2,128 2,953
49,400 49,450 0 0 736 1,561 0 590 2,117 2,943
49,450 49,500 0 0 725 1,551 0 582 2,107 2,932
49,500 49,550 0 0 715 1,540 0 574 2,096 2,922
49,550 49,600 0 0 704 1,530 0 566 2,086 2,911
49,600 49,650 0 0 694 1,519 0 559 2,075 2,901
49,650 49,700 0 0 683 1,508 0 551 2,065 2,890
49,700 49,750 0 0 672 1,498 0 543 2,054 2,879
49,750 49,800 0 0 662 1,487 0 535 2,043 2,869
49,800 49,850 0 0 651 1,477 0 527 2,033 2,858
49,850 49,900 0 0 641 1,466 0 519 2,022 2,848
49,900 49,950 0 0 630 1,456 0 511 2,012 2,837
49,950 50,000 0 0 620 1,445 0 503 2,001 2,827
50,000 50,050 0 0 609 1,435 0 495 1,991 2,816
50,050 50,100 0 0 599 1,424 0 487 1,980 2,806
50,100 50,150 0 0 588 1,414 0 479 1,970 2,795
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50,200 50,250 0 0 567 1,393 0 463 1,949 2,774
50,250 50,300 0 0 557 1,382 0 455 1,938 2,764
50,300 50,350 0 0 546 1,372 0 447 1,928 2,753
50,350 50,400 0 0 536 1,361 0 439 1,917 2,743
50,400 50,450 0 0 525 1,351 0 431 1,907 2,732
50,450 50,500 0 0 515 1,340 0 423 1,896 2,722
50,500 50,550 0 0 504 1,329 0 415 1,886 2,711
50,550 50,600 0 0 493 1,319 0 407 1,875 2,700
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50,650 50,700 0 0 472 1,298 0 391 1,854 2,679
50,700 50,750 0 0 462 1,287 0 383 1,843 2,669
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50,800 50,850 0 0 441 1,266 0 367 1,822 2,648
50,850 50,900 0 0 430 1,256 0 359 1,812 2,637
50,900 50,950 0 0 420 1,245 0 351 1,801 2,627
50,950 51,000 0 0 409 1,235 0 343 1,791 2,616
51,000 51,050 0 0 399 1,224 0 335 1,780 2,606
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51,100 51,150 0 0 378 1,203 0 319 1,759 2,585
51,150 51,200 0 0 367 1,193 0 311 1,749 2,574
51,200 51,250 0 0 357 1,182 0 303 1,738 2,564
51,250 51,300 0 0 346 1,172 0 295 1,728 2,553
51,300 51,350 0 0 335 1,161 0 287 1,717 2,543
51,350 51,400 0 0 325 1,150 0 279 1,706 2,532
51,400 51,450 0 0 314 1,140 0 271 1,696 2,521
51,450 51,500 0 0 304 1,129 0 263 1,685 2,511
51,500 51,550 0 0 293 1,119 0 255 1,675 2,500
51,550 51,600 0 0 283 1,108 0 247 1,664 2,490
51,600 51,650 0 0 272 1,098 0 239 1,654 2,479
51,650 51,700 0 0 262 1,087 0 231 1,643 2,469
51,700 51,750 0 0 251 1,077 0 223 1,633 2,458
51,750 51,800 0 0 241 1,066 0 215 1,622 2,448
51,800 51,850 0 0 230 1,056 0 207 1,612 2,437
51,850 51,900 0 0 220 1,045 0 199 1,601 2,427
51,900 51,950 0 0 209 1,035 0 191 1,591 2,416
51,950 52,000 0 0 199 1,024 0 183 1,580 2,406
52,000 52,050 0 0 188 1,014 0 175 1,570 2,395
52,050 52,100 0 0 178 1,003 0 167 1,559 2,385
52,100 52,150 0 0 167 993 0 159 1,549 2,374
52,150 52,200 0 0 156 982 0 151 1,538 2,364
52,200 52,250 0 0 146 971 0 143 1,527 2,353
52,250 52,300 0 0 135 961 0 135 1,517 2,342
52,300 52,350 0 0 125 950 0 127 1,506 2,332
52,350 52,400 0 0 114 940 0 119 1,496 2,321
52,400 52,450 0 0 104 929 0 111 1,485 2,311
52,450 52,500 0 0 93 919 0 103 1,475 2,300
52,500 52,550 0 0 83 908 0 95 1,464 2,290
52,550 52,600 0 0 72 898 0 87 1,454 2,279
52,600 52,650 0 0 62 887 0 79 1,443 2,269
52,650 52,700 0 0 51 877 0 71 1,433 2,258
52,700 52,750 0 0 41 866 0 63 1,422 2,248
52,750 52,800 0 0 30 856 0 55 1,412 2,237
52,800 52,850 0 0 20 845 0 47 1,401 2,227
52,850 52,900 0 0 9 835 0 39 1,391 2,216
52,900 52,950 0 0 *

*If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $52,900 but less than $52,918, and you have two qualifying children who have valid SSNs, your credit is $2.

If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is $52,918 or more, and you have two qualifying children who have valid SSNs, you can’t take the credit.

824 0 31 1,380 2,206
52,950 53,000 0 0 0 814 0 23 1,370 2,195
53,000 53,050 0 0 0 803 0 15 1,359 2,185
53,050 53,100 0 0 0 792 0 7 1,348 2,174
53,100 53,150 0 0 0 782 0 **

**If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $53,100 but less than $53,120, and you have one qualifying child who has a valid SSN, your credit is $2.

If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is $53,120 or more, and you have one qualifying child who has a valid SSN, you can’t take the credit.

1,338 2,163
53,150 53,200 0 0 0 771 0 0 1,327 2,153
53,200 53,250 0 0 0 761 0 0 1,317 2,142
53,250 53,300 0 0 0 750 0 0 1,306 2,132
53,300 53,350 0 0 0 740 0 0 1,296 2,121
53,350 53,400 0 0 0 729 0 0 1,285 2,111
53,400 53,450 0 0 0 719 0 0 1,275 2,100
53,450 53,500 0 0 0 708 0 0 1,264 2,090
53,500 53,550 0 0 0 698 0 0 1,254 2,079
53,550 53,600 0 0 0 687 0 0 1,243 2,069
53,600 53,650 0 0 0 677 0 0 1,233 2,058
53,650 53,700 0 0 0 666 0 0 1,222 2,048
53,700 53,750 0 0 0 656 0 0 1,212 2,037
53,750 53,800 0 0 0 645 0 0 1,201 2,027
53,800 53,850 0 0 0 634 0 0 1,191 2,016
53,850 53,900 0 0 0 624 0 0 1,180 2,005
53,900 53,950 0 0 0 613 0 0 1,169 1,995
53,950 54,000 0 0 0 603 0 0 1,159 1,984
54,000 54,050 0 0 0 592 0 0 1,148 1,974
54,050 54,100 0 0 0 582 0 0 1,138 1,963
54,100 54,150 0 0 0 571 0 0 1,127 1,953
54,150 54,200 0 0 0 561 0 0 1,117 1,942
54,200 54,250 0 0 0 550 0 0 1,106 1,932
54,250 54,300 0 0 0 540 0 0 1,096 1,921
54,300 54,350 0 0 0 529 0 0 1,085 1,911
54,350 54,400 0 0 0 519 0 0 1,075 1,900
54,400 54,450 0 0 0 508 0 0 1,064 1,890
54,450 54,500 0 0 0 498 0 0 1,054 1,879
54,500 54,550 0 0 0 487 0 0 1,043 1,869
54,550 54,600 0 0 0 477 0 0 1,033 1,858
54,600 54,650 0 0 0 466 0 0 1,022 1,848
54,650 54,700 0 0 0 455 0 0 1,012 1,837
54,700 54,750 0 0 0 445 0 0 1,001 1,826
54,750 54,800 0 0 0 434 0 0 990 1,816
54,800 54,850 0 0 0 424 0 0 980 1,805
54,850 54,900 0 0 0 413 0 0 969 1,795
54,900 54,950 0 0 0 403 0 0 959 1,784
54,950 55,000 0 0 0 392 0 0 948 1,774
55,000 55,050 0 0 0 382 0 0 938 1,763
55,050 55,100 0 0 0 371 0 0 927 1,753
55,100 55,150 0 0 0 361 0 0 917 1,742
55,150 55,200 0 0 0 350 0 0 906 1,732
55,200 55,250 0 0 0 340 0 0 896 1,721
55,250 55,300 0 0 0 329 0 0 885 1,711
55,300 55,350 0 0 0 319 0 0 875 1,700
55,350 55,400 0 0 0 308 0 0 864 1,690
55,400 55,450 0 0 0 298 0 0 854 1,679
55,450 55,500 0 0 0 287 0 0 843 1,669
55,500 55,550 0 0 0 276 0 0 833 1,658
55,550 55,600 0 0 0 266 0 0 822 1,647
55,600 55,650 0 0 0 255 0 0 811 1,637
55,650 55,700 0 0 0 245 0 0 801 1,626
55,700 55,750 0 0 0 234 0 0 790 1,616
55,750 55,800 0 0 0 224 0 0 780 1,605
55,800 55,850 0 0 0 213 0 0 769 1,595
55,850 55,900 0 0 0 203 0 0 759 1,584
55,900 55,950 0 0 0 192 0 0 748 1,574
55,950 56,000 0 0 0 182 0 0 738 1,563
56,000 56,050 0 0 0 171 0 0 727 1,553
56,050 56,100 0 0 0 161 0 0 717 1,542
56,100 56,150 0 0 0 150 0 0 706 1,532
56,150 56,200 0 0 0 140 0 0 696 1,521
56,200 56,250 0 0 0 129 0 0 685 1,511
56,250 56,300 0 0 0 119 0 0 675 1,500
56,300 56,350 0 0 0 108 0 0 664 1,490
56,350 56,400 0 0 0 97 0 0 653 1,479
56,400 56,450 0 0 0 87 0 0 643 1,468
56,450 56,500 0 0 0 76 0 0 632 1,458
56,500 56,550 0 0 0 66 0 0 622 1,447
56,550 56,600 0 0 0 55 0 0 611 1,437
56,600 56,650 0 0 0 45 0 0 601 1,426
56,650 56,700 0 0 0 34 0 0 590 1,416
56,700 56,750 0 0 0 24 0 0 580 1,405
56,750 56,800 0 0 0 13 0 0 569 1,395
56,800 56,850 0 0 0 *

*If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $56,800 but less than $56,838, and you have three qualifying children who have valid SSNs, your credit is $4.

If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is $56,838 or more, and you have three qualifying children who have valid SSNs, you can’t take the credit.

0 0 559 1,384
56,850 56,900 0 0 0 0 0 0 548 1,374
56,900 56,950 0 0 0 0 0 0 538 1,363
56,950 57,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 527 1,353
57,000 57,050 0 0 0 0 0 0 517 1,342
57,050 57,100 0 0 0 0 0 0 506 1,332
57,100 57,150 0 0 0 0 0 0 496 1,321
57,150 57,200 0 0 0 0 0 0 485 1,311
57,200 57,250 0 0 0 0 0 0 474 1,300
57,250 57,300 0 0 0 0 0 0 464 1,289
57,300 57,350 0 0 0 0 0 0 453 1,279
57,350 57,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 443 1,268
57,400 57,450 0 0 0 0 0 0 432 1,258
57,450 57,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 422 1,247
57,500 57,550 0 0 0 0 0 0 411 1,237
57,550 57,600 0 0 0 0 0 0 401 1,226
57,600 57,650 0 0 0 0 0 0 390 1,216
57,650 57,700 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 1,205
57,700 57,750 0 0 0 0 0 0 369 1,195
57,750 57,800 0 0 0 0 0 0 359 1,184
57,800 57,850 0 0 0 0 0 0 348 1,174
57,850 57,900 0 0 0 0 0 0 338 1,163
57,900 57,950 0 0 0 0 0 0 327 1,153
57,950 58,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 317 1,142
58,000 58,050 0 0 0 0 0 0 306 1,132
58,050 58,100 0 0 0 0 0 0 295 1,121
58,100 58,150 0 0 0 0 0 0 285 1,110
58,150 58,200 0 0 0 0 0 0 274 1,100
58,200 58,250 0 0 0 0 0 0 264 1,089
58,250 58,300 0 0 0 0 0 0 253 1,079
58,300 58,350 0 0 0 0 0 0 243 1,068
58,350 58,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 1,058
58,400 58,450 0 0 0 0 0 0 222 1,047
58,450 58,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 211 1,037
58,500 58,550 0 0 0 0 0 0 201 1,026
58,550 58,600 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 1,016
58,600 58,650 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 1,005
58,650 58,700 0 0 0 0 0 0 169 995
58,700 58,750 0 0 0 0 0 0 159 984
58,750 58,800 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 974
58,800 58,850 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 963
58,850 58,900 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 952
58,900 58,950 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 942
58,950 59,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 931
59,000 59,050 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 921
59,050 59,100 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 910
59,100 59,150 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 900
59,150 59,200 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 889
59,200 59,250 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 879
59,250 59,300 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 868
59,300 59,350 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 858
59,350 59,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 847
59,400 59,450 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 837
59,450 59,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 **

**If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $59,450 but less than $59,478, and you have two qualifying children who have valid SSNs, your credit is $3.

If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is $59,478 or more, and you have two qualifying children who have valid SSNs, you can’t take the credit.

826
59,500 59,550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 816
59,550 59,600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 805
59,600 59,650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 795
59,650 59,700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 784
59,700 59,750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 773
59,750 59,800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 763
59,800 59,850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 752
59,850 59,900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 742
59,900 59,950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 731
59,950 60,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 721
60,000 60,050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 710
60,050 60,100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 700
60,100 60,150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 689
60,150 60,200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 679
60,200 60,250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 668
60,250 60,300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 658
60,300 60,350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 647
60,350 60,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 637
60,400 60,450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 626
60,450 60,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 616
60,500 60,550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 605
60,550 60,600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 594
60,600 60,650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 584
60,650 60,700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 573
60,700 60,750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 563
60,750 60,800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 552
60,800 60,850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 542
60,850 60,900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 531
60,900 60,950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 521
60,950 61,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 510
61,000 61,050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500
61,050 61,100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 489
61,100 61,150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 479
61,150 61,200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 468
61,200 61,250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 458
61,250 61,300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 447
61,300 61,350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 437
61,350 61,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 426
61,400 61,450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 415
61,450 61,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 405
61,500 61,550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 394
61,550 61,600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 384
61,600 61,650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 373
61,650 61,700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 363
61,700 61,750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 352
61,750 61,800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 342
61,800 61,850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 331
61,850 61,900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321
61,900 61,950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 310
61,950 62,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300
62,000 62,050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 289
62,050 62,100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 279
62,100 62,150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 268
62,150 62,200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 258
62,200 62,250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 247
62,250 62,300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 236
62,300 62,350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 226
62,350 62,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215
62,400 62,450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 205
62,450 62,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 194
62,500 62,550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 184
62,550 62,600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 173
62,600 62,650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 163
62,650 62,700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152
62,700 62,750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142
62,750 62,800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 131
62,800 62,850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121
62,850 62,900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110
62,900 62,950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
62,950 63,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
63,000 63,050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79
63,050 63,100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68
63,100 63,150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
63,150 63,200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
63,200 63,250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
63,250 63,300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
63,300 63,350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
63,350 63,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *

*If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $63,350 but less than $63,398, and you have three qualifying children who have valid SSNs, your credit is $5.

If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is $63,398 or more, and you have three qualifying children who have valid SSNs, you can’t take the credit.

Index

B

Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), Nontaxable military pay.
Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS), Nontaxable military pay.
Birth of child, Birth or death of child.

I

Income that is not earned income, Income That Is Not Earned Income
Individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), Other taxpayer identification number., Married child.
Inmate, Earnings while an inmate.
Interest, Income That Is Not Earned Income
Investment income, Rule 6—Your Investment Income Must Be $11,000 or Less

J

Joint return test (see Qualifying child)

K

Kidnapped child, Kidnapped child.

O

Online help
EITC Assistant, Is There Help Online?

R

Railroad retirement benefits, Income That Is Not Earned Income
Registered domestic partner, Nevada, Washington, and California domestic partners.
Relationship test (see Qualifying child)
Reminders, Reminders
Residency test (see Qualifying child)

T

Tax help, How To Get Tax Help
Taxpayer identification number
Adoption identification number (ATIN), Married child.
Individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), Other taxpayer identification number.
Social security number (SSN), Other taxpayer identification number.
Tiebreaker rules, Tiebreaker rules.
Tips, wages, and salaries, Earned Income, Wages, salaries, and tips reported in box 1 of Form(s) W-2., Earned Income

U

Unemployment compensation, Income That Is Not Earned Income
United States, United States.

V

Veterans' benefits, Income That Is Not Earned Income