2023-2024 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Qualification and Income Limit Tables – Latest News and Updates

[Updated with 2024 IRS adjustments] Below are the latest Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) tables and income qualification thresholds adjusted for recent tax years and new legislation.

These limits are adjusted annually in line with inflation and other government mandates. The EITC has returned to normal levels following the temporary expansion of eligibility rules and amounts during the pandemic years.

The EITC supplements the wages of low to moderate income workers, and especially working mothers, lifting more children out of poverty than any other single federal program.

Nearly 25 million tax returns claimed the earned income tax credit according to IRS data, which has also meant long refund delays for many tax payers claiming this credit

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2023 EITC tables (for tax filings in 2024)

The inflation-adjusted 2023 EITC income threshold tables are shown below. These are applicable for the 2023 tax year and used when filing returns in 2024.

2023 EIC Qualification ItemNo ChildrenWith 1 ChildWith 2 ChildrenWith 3+ Children
1. Max 2023 Earned Income Tax Credit Amount$600$3,995$6,604$7,430
2. Earned Income Base Amount required to get maximum credit$7,840$11,750$16,510$16,510
3. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins (for Single, SS, or HoH) $9,800$21,560$21,560$21,560
4. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Single, SS, or HoH) $17,640$46,560$52,918$56,838
5. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins (for Married Filing Jointly) $16,370$28,120$28,120$28,120
6. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Married Filing Jointly) $24,210$53,120$59,478$63,398

The EITC won’t be allowed if a taxpayer’s qualified investment income exceeds $11,000 in 2023.

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How the Earned Income Tax Credit Works and How to read EITC tables: 

The maximum earned income credit allowed/payable for the given tax year is shown in line 1. To start claiming this credit you must have at least $1 of earned income, with line 2 showing the minimum amount of earned income required to get the maximum earned income tax credit.

The amount of credit you receive or qualify for varies based on income and number of children so will differ from person to person. Earned income includes all the taxable income such as Wages, salaries, and tips, certain disability benefits and self-employment earnings.

The “Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins“ (lines 3 and 5 depending on filing status) and “Phaseout Amount When Credit Ends” (lines 4 and 6 depending on filing status) are the adjusted gross income (AGI) ranges from where the EITC begins to phase out to where it reaches $0, or the income at or above which no credit is allowed.

Or said another way you need to earn between $1 and the amounts in line 4 or 6 (based on filing status) to get at least some of the EIC. If your income is between lines 2 and 4 (single filer, HoH or SS) or lines 2 and 5 (married) then you get the FULL EIC for the year.

Examples on figuring the EITC from the tables above: 

Scenario 1: Sara has an earned income of $1,200 for the year – Sara would be entitled to a partial credit since she her earned income is less than the “Earned Income required to get the maximum credit (lower limit)” per line 2. The minimum amount of earnings to get a partial credit is $1. The amount of credit would vary based on the number of qualifying children.

Scenario 2: Megan has 1 child and an earned income of 14,000 for the year – Megan is entitled to the full EIC credit for a single filer with 2 children since her earned income is above the “Earned Income required to get the maximum credit (lower limit” on line 2) but below the “Starting Threshold Phaseout Amount” on line 3.

Scenario 3:  Joe and Mary have an earned income of $45,000 and 2 children – Joe and Mary would be entitled to a partial EIC credit for a married couple with 2 children since their earned income is above the “Starting Threshold Phaseout Amount (Married Filing Jointly)” on line 5 but below the maximum eligibility amount (for Married Filing Jointly) on line 6.

Scenario 4: Kobe and Lina have earned income of $120,000 for the year and 3 children – They would not be entitled to the credit at all since their earned income is above the maximum eligibility income amount on line 6

See IRS publication 596 or use online tax providers like TurboTax or H&R Block to get a free estimate of the specific credit amount you would be entitled to.

Also note that you must have a Social Security number that is valid for employment to claim the EITC, and generally must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien for all of the year you are claiming the credit.

2024-2025 EITC tables

The IRS has released the inflation-adjusted 2024 EITC income threshold tables, which will be applicable from Jan 2024 and used when filing returns in 2025. In line with rising inflation the credit and eligibility income thresholds all increased.

2024 EIC Qualification ItemNo ChildrenWith 1 ChildWith 2 ChildrenWith 3+ Children
1. Max 2024 Earned Income Tax Credit Amount$632$4,213$6,960$7,830
2. Earned Income Base Amount required to get maximum credit$7,840$11,750$16,510$16,510
3. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins (for Single, SS, or HoH) $10,330$22,720$22,720$22,720
4. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Single, SS, or HoH) $18,591$49,084$55,768$59,899
5. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins (for Married Filing Jointly) $17,250$29,640$29,640$29,640
6. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Married Filing Jointly) $25,511$56,004$62,688$66,819

The EITC won’t be allowed if a taxpayer’s qualified investment income exceeds $16,600 in 2023.

Final 2022 EITC tables (for 2023 tax filings)

The IRS has released the latest inflation adjusted EITC tables which are shown below. The main difference to 2021 levels is that the expanded ranges and amounts available (via Biden’s ARPA bill) to childless workers won’t be available in 2022.

You will notice the considerable decrease shown in the 2022 tables versus those in 2021.

There was a possibility that the 2021-2022 EITC expansion would be extended via Biden’s original Build Back Better plan; however the EITC (and CTC) expansion was not part of the final bill (Inflation Reduction Act) that was eventually passed.

2022 EIC Qualification ItemNo ChildrenWith 1 ChildWith 2 ChildrenWith 3+ Children
1. Max. 2022 Earned Income Tax Credit Amount$560$3,733$6,164$6,935
2. Earned Income Base Amount required to get maximum credit$7,320$10,980$15,410$15,410
3. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins (for Single, SS, or HoH) $9,160$20,130$20,130$20,130
4. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Single, SS, or HoH) $16,480$43,492$49,399$53,057
5. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins (for Married Filing Jointly) $15,290$26,260$26,260$26,260
6. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Married Filing Jointly) $22,610$49,622$55,529$59,187

2023 Lookback Rule

In past years the IRS allowed tax payers to use prior year incomes for qualifying for the EITC (and other federal tax credits tied to income eligibility) and/or for increasing the amount they would get.

However this lookback rule will no longer be available and qualification will revert to using the most recent tax year filing in line with pre-COVID requirements.

Filing a Tax Return with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and PATH Act

You have to file a tax return with the IRS to claim the EITC, even if you owe no tax or are not required to file. You can get help with figuring the EIC and other qualifying criteria by following  instructions in IRS publication 596 or using online tax filing software which can also help you work through figuring your credit eligibility and determine the amount you would receive.

As with past years, tax payers who claim the EITC and the Child Tax Credit will several weeks of delay in receiving refunds due to PATH act provisions. This lifts by mid to late February allowing millions of refunds to be issued.

2021-2022 Earned Income Tax Credit ARPA Expansion

Under the Biden ARPA package, the EITC was temporarily modified to provided greater coverage for childless workers and also boost the maximum credit in 2021 to $1,502 from the already inflation adjusted $543 for childless workers. The benefit will be realized in larger refunds when taxpayers file their 2021 returns in 2022.

The ARPA bill also raises the qualifying income level to $9,820 at which the earned income tax credit reaches its maximum, as well as changing the income phaseout level to begin at $11,610 for individuals (no children) tax filers.

There are also provisions that permanently increase the maximum investment income threshold to $10,000 (vs. existing $3,650) that can be excluded for counting towards EIC qualification. This limit will be adjusted for inflation. See the tables below for updated 2021 Earned Income tables, which you can compare to 2020 and 2019 levels in earlier updates below.

Prior years’ age limits for the EITC were also scrapped, meaning that any worker over 19 who meets income guidelines would qualify for the credit. Previously, only workers ages 25 to 64 could claim it.

The above changes are in addition to the expanded CTC and $1400 dependent stimulus checks also passed in the Biden ARPA stimulus package to help low and middle income families.

2022 Tax Refunds Larger Due to Expanded EIC

The EITC expansion for the 2021 tax year, especially for childless workers whose benefit nearly tripled, means that millions more will likely see large refunds in their 2022 filings. See more in this article.

Income Qualification ItemNo ChildrenWith 1 ChildWith 2 ChildrenWith 3+ Children
1. Max. 2021 Earned Income Tax Credit Amount$1,502$3,618$5,980$6,728
2. Earned Income Base Amount required to get maximum credit$9,820$10,640$14,950$14,950
3. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins (for Single, SS, or HoH) $11,610$19,520$19,520$19,520
4. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Single, SS, or HoH) $21,430$42,158$47,915$51,464
5. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins (for Married Filing Jointly) $17,550$25,470 $25,470 $25,470
6. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Married Filing Jointly) $27,380$48,108$53,865$57,414

Using 2019 Income Levels for 2020 and 2021 EITC Eligibility (Look Back Provision)

Note that for 2020 tax filings in 2021, Congress passed legislation in multiple COVID relief bills that allows you to use 2019 income levels to apply for the EITC in your 2020 return and 2021 return.

This is to address the pandemic driven economic slowdown and job or income losses for taxpayers who may not have qualified for the EITC if their 2020 or 2021 income (AGI) was used to figure their EITC. Tax software providers like TurboTax have updated their software to account for this change.

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Relief : If your earned income was higher in 2019 than in 2020 or 2021, you can use the 2019 amount to figure your EITC for 2020 and 2021. This temporary relief would allow tax payers to qualify or get a potentially larger refund in their 2020 and 2021 tax filings.

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2020 Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC) Table

Income Qualification ItemNo ChildrenWith 1 ChildWith 2 ChildrenWith 3+ Children
1. Max. 2020 Earned Income Tax Credit Amount$538$3,584$5,920$6,660
2. Earned Income Base required to get maximum credit$7,100$10,640$14,950$14,950
3. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins (for Single, SS, or Head of Household) $8,790$19,330$19,330$19,330
4. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Single, SS, or Head of Household) $15,820$41,756$47,440$50,594
5. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins (for Married Filing Jointly) $14,680$25,220 $25,220 $25,220
6. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Married Filing Jointly) $21,710$47,646$53,330$56,844

Prior year EITC tables

2019 Earned Income Tax Credit (for Returns Filed in 2020)

Income Qualification ItemNo ChildrenWith 1 ChildWith 2 ChildrenWith 3+ Children
1. Max. 2019 Earned Income Tax Credit Amount$529$3,526$5,828$6,557
2. Earned Income (lower limit) required to get maximum credit $6,800$10,200$14,320$14,320
4. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Single, SS, or Head of Household) $15,570$41,094$46,703$50,162
6. Income (AGI) Maximum When Credit Eligibility Ends (for Married Filing Jointly) $21,370$46,884$52,493$55,952

2018 Earned Income Tax Credit (for Returns Filed in 2019)

Income Qualification ItemNo ChildrenWith 1 ChildWith 2 ChildrenWith 3+ Children
1. Max. 2018 Earned Income Tax Credit Amount$520$3,468$5,728$6,444
2. Earned Income (lower limit) required to get maximum credit $6,800$10,200$14,320$14,320
3. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins
(for Single, SS, or Head of Household)
$8,510$18,700$18,700$18,700
4. Phaseout Amount When Credit Ends
(for Single, SS, or Head of Household)
$15,310$40,402$45,898$49.298
5. Phaseout Threshold Amount Begins
(for Married Filing Jointly)
$14,200$24,400$24,400$24,400
6. Phaseout Amount When Credit Ends
(for Married Filing Jointly)
$21,000$46,102$51,598$54,998
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239 thoughts on “2023-2024 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Qualification and Income Limit Tables – Latest News and Updates”

  1. I am a single father with 1 child and I am a college student, I made 1,290.00 in 2014, can I get the EITC?

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  2. I began filing my husbands taxes. His federal return will be close to 9000. 2000 of that is from the CTC four our 2 children. My husband owes some back child support. My question is….can child support take the $2000 CTC that is supposed to be for our children. Is there something we can do to make sure we at least get that from our return?

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  3. My sister had no income last year, has filed for disability but has not gotten it yet. Turbotax will not let her claim her dependent son, and it shows that she owes 500$ , how can this happen?

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  4. My daughter is 17 and still a full time student in high school this year. Why does my tax refund info state that I can not receive the standard deduction for her? I’ve paid just as much money on her and for her as previous years. I do not understand why this year is different. Can someone please explain it to me? I’d really appreciate any input. Thanks!

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      • That’s untrue. If she is listed a dependent on your return you will get the personal exemption for her (the standard deduction is based on whether or not you are single, married, HOH, etc). If your daughter was a full time student (up to age 24) then you can still claim Head of Household. The reason the child tax credit stops at age 17 is because you get the credit for 18 years….the first year the child is on this earth counts as year 1 even tho they are not yet 1 year old.

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  5. I am a single mother of a two year old. Moved a couple times in 2014 and lived in a total of three states only working in one for a total of $206.15. What credits do I qualify for? I also have a baby on the way. When I attempted to get an estimate both on TurboTax and h&r block the refund that I would be getting back is approximately $77 with the only credit received is the eic. However when I contacted h&r block via phone the lady said I would qualify for the child tax credit as well. Was I misinformed? Just trying to make the most of my refund. From what I had been told by several people was to expect approximately $1000. I’ve been getting discouraged as I have not ever filed taxes before.

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      • What I just read that means you need to better your life and stop whoring it up and not worry about what help you can get from the state I am a father of 2 and married . I am the only one that works and I make it. Get a job and stop asking for help.. I can’t help the helpless

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        • are you serious? Did you really just contradict your self. You are married and have 2 children. What does your wife do all day? Please don’t take be a stay at home mother because I’ve worked, went to school, and supported 2 children on my own. Don’t judge someone you don’t know. All she asked was if what she has been told was correct or not. She didn’t ask for some uneducated, ill mannered, boy to give his personal opinion. And to top it off. You gave some lame @$$ opinion on a tax web site… I mean really how dumb can you possibly be? I don’t know if I feel more sorry for your wife or your kids. Your wife for actually looking at you and thinking gee he looks like husband/dad material. or your kids who really have no control over the life you give them and the ignorance you have shown here.

        • What part of anything that this young woman asked in this script above would make you come back with your opinion that she should better her life and then you include that she should stop whoring!! How dare you! Not once was she crying about her childrens father being a deadbeat or did she express any hardship or complain poor pitty me, she simply stated shes trying to make the most of her return and even though she had made a few moves thruout the year that does not define her as we do not know all the factors in her life. Obvisly your researching this same material most likley to do the same as this young lady! Very sloppy and stupid reaction on your part Matt because if you reread your very own words as you call a woman a whore you also state that your a father of two and married, that your the only one that works and your suggesting that Corissa needs to get a job! Now first you should be ashamed because your wife the one thats raising your two children dosent in fact have a job outside the home so in absoutley no way is she any different than the lady your calling a whore, and shame on you again because its a proven fact that a woman raising children as a stay at home mother put in 90 hours a week minumum!! Bet you feel a tad silly there Mr.Matt and can i ask for the record where you put in your hours and what dumbass employees your foul self? You cant be too important at all if you publicly speak to women like that and what kind of father are you? Stay close to your children and walk a new path, people like you are worthless and how dare you discourage or try to intimidate this young mother. Straight disgust for you and Ms.Corissa I hope you are blessed with a decent tax return, I commend you for taking care of your responsibilities and im sure your a wonderful mommy. I apoligize for this mans unnessecary vulgar comment and hopefully you have a better and blessed day, I will never understand or stand for lowlife humans who prey on hurting other people. Last thought is for you Matt, god forbid that one day you could have a lifechanging event occur in your immediate family and possibly a relative whos life hangs in the balance, your loved one may need a rare one in a billion SOMETHING….and the one person who may possibly save your loved ones life could be the woman/mother that you had nothing better to do than insult and call a whore. Take a lesson from this and i pray that you dont get slick out the mouth like this face to face with people because if you do seek god!! Where im from scum like you get dealt wit for way less and honey your day will come. You should be ashamed!!

      • Don’t listen to Matt he is IGNORANT, and SELFISH. Doesn’t understand how hard real life is. I am also a single mother of a 6 year old and 25. I understand what you are going threw and it is hard to find the right information. I am too looking for where to go to fill taxes even tho this pass year I haven’t been able to work, and put down for a child care, which is more then what I made, even with a bite of help it’s still to much. Sometimes the best thing to do is to keep looking at different places. I’ve gone to two different location and was told I am unable to claim my son. One one said I could. Ask family and or friends who has done it, they could help you.

        Matt for your information. Child Care where I am from cost $300 a week for 12 hours, which is two hours for four days and four hours for one day. Now if you multiply $300 by 4 it’s 1,200. Maybe that’s why you are the only working cause it’s only $1,200 a month for one child and $1,400 for two children. Even with help it would go down to $900 a month for one child and $1,100 for two children. Stop being closed minded and open your eyes to the reality and the truth of life.

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  6. hi. i made $8500 total last year. i am single and withoutany children and rent my own house. i heard about an over 25 years of age $1000 low income thing i could be entitled to. could you please explain it to me some? thanks

    kingsley

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  7. Hi I am trying to file online and my income was 7600.00 for the year and I have a 12 and 7 year old. I am technically married but have been separated for 6 years, for which 4 of those years he was incarcerated in a different state and he lives in a different state currently and hasn’t even seem the kids or myself for 6 years. I have a boyfriend and have lived with him for 4 years but I haven’t had the money to finish the divorce that I filed and I was unable to get my exes signature so they dismissed it in court and now I have to start over which I’m hoping to pay for with my refund. Anyway, my kids have lived with me full time and I want to know if I can file single, turbotax put that status in for me and I would get the eic, but I’m afraid I will get audited if I don’t file married filing seperate because my bf who lives with me is claiming our 3rd child we have together who is 3 years old and he’s claiming head of household. What should I claim? The difference in refund is so large I don’t want to claim married filing seperate but don’t know if I can claim head of household bc my bf is in the same household and I would think filing single is best but being technically married I would get an audit, is there a law saying anything about being seperate for so long would allow it? Ugh help me lol

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    • I just wanted to add that my ex does not pay child support and I have court order for custody for my 12 and 7 year old as well.

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  8. I made 21000 this year, would I be eligible for child tax credit and the eic? I have 4 kids all under the age 10.

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  9. I owe state taxes of $1,460.00 dollars and have 2 children ages 13 yrs. and 15 yrs. and was to supposedly was to receive $7,100 back which would be my refund, would that eliminate me from getting the EIC or additional child tax credits?

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  10. My son is 18 yrs old and he’s in the 12 grade. Would I get earn full income credit. What benifits would he be intiled too. He made 3440.

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  11. Hi,
    So on my W-2, the box that states Federal income tax withheld reads 1391.62. I am a single mother with one child and also filed as head of household. It did also mention the EITC as I was going through. Im concerned because my federal tax return states that Ill be getting upwards of 5,000 dollars. Is this even possible? Was there some error? Im afraid to get that money, and have them reclaim it later for an error I made.

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  12. I am a single mom 8grand in unemployment ,2grand in work, a eight yr old son plus I went to school and have been paying on some school loans..do I qualify for Eric , head of house hold

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  13. What if your single and filing for independent with no children and made an income of 28,000 at a age of 23 years old. Would you get money back if you made that much income and your only 23 years old?

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  14. I am currently receiving food stamps… n i am legally married but we are not living together… Do i file my taxes as married jointly or do we have to do them separated since i only worked for 5 months last year. i dnt want to get into trouble with the food stamps office if i filed my taxes with the father of my children. He made 45,000 n i only made 4,000.

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  15. My tax preparer just informed me I’ve been filing wrong. I have been receiving the EIC for years for my two children. My tax preparer just realized their father and I live together and he makes a little over 100 thousand and with that our children are no longer qualified for the credit even if we are not married, I file separate and I only make 22,000. Is this correct? 7 years I filed with EIC and this time I don’t because of this and I owe almost close to nothing but it was still a little depressing.

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  16. I have 2 children, 7 & 3 but i only made 4000$ last year. I was unemployed from jan to oct. And my boyfriend work and took care of us. My question is can he file head of household and claim my children? He made 24000 AIG… Will he still get the credits N EIC? Should I file single Or Should He Claim Me As A Dependent As Well? How Can We Get The Maximum Refund?

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  17. I have 4 children outside my home who i owe back,pay and two who live with me i was also recently married if we file jointly and my husbands files to get his back will he get the EIC back for the two kids we have together? Or shoukd he file seperate with the kids on his?

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  18. Hi,
    I’m married (filing head of house hold) not legally separated but living separately for 2 years. I earned $24k for fy 2014 since I was laid off in May but I continue to use independent childcare since I was looking for employment, do I still qualify to use that deduction/credit even though I was collecting unemployment? For the reminder of the year (may- Dec).

    Thank you,

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      • Your salary would be classified as earned income so would allow you to claim the credit. Your employment compensation (insurance) is NOT earned income. So you could claim the credit , though you would not get the maximum amount since above the lower income threshold for 2014.

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  19. Hi I made 200.00 over the cut off for the earned income credit with one qualifying child. Is there any way to get this being that it was not far over?

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  20. Hi, I only worked for two months this year totaling maybe 3K ( i haven’t received my w-2 yet) but my husband worked and his is around 40K. We are filing married jointly, should i even wait for my w-2 or will it even make a difference for our return? we are getting a good amount back since we have 2 kids.

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    • Definitely wait for to file your complete return. While it may not impact your taxes paid, it may impact your earned income credit and other tax breaks/deductions you are due. And mainly you do not want to file an amended return when you do get your W2. Because don’t forget a copy of your W2 also goes to the IRS and when they do an audit they will be able to see that your joint return did not include your earnings. I know this may mean you have to wait a bit to file, but it is a more prudent approach to file with all your docs and only have to do it once.

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  21. Hi my name is Brandon me and my girlfriend have a 3 month old son born in September of 2014 I was wondering if I could claim him for eic considering he only lived in our home for 3 months out of the year but me and my girlfriend lived in the same home all year my income was 15,036 for 2014

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  22. My 18 yr old son lived with me 2014. He worked grossing 600.00 for the yr. now can I claim him since he is filing his own taxes? If so do I need to put his income on my taxes?

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  23. I was on a one year exemption for public assistance. I only worked for four weeks of last year am i able to filed for myself and my son this year. I only made about 900 hundred dollars for last yearmaybe less.

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  24. Sorry I just asked a question but wrote it wrong lol
    Question is made I over 9000 I 6 Months with unemployment and had taxes taken out. I think it was a little over 1000. I have 1 child. Will I still get a refund back ? Including any credits?

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  25. I’m 23, has a 2 month old. Born October 13th,2014. Made a little under 15,000. Wpuld I beableed to claim her or no?

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  26. I’m a single mother of 3 and only made 700 dollars this year working because of my last pregnancy. I did baby sit for 90 a week…..I don’t think I made enough to qualify for the child tax credit and I was wondering if there was some way of adding my babysitting earnings with my other wages and if that would even make a difference or is even possible. As of right now I’m only getting 348 dollars back and none for the child tax credit….any advice?

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    • You can add the babysitting income to your tax return (as a sole proprietor) but then you would be liable for taxes (personal, employer and SS) on this income. So is a double edged sword. I would consider talking to a tax professional – look for advocates in your area that provide free advice – and see what options makes sense for you.

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  27. Hi my name is Miriam my husband made about 32k and I did about 18k but we usually file married but file separately. And each claim a child. Do u think I can get a refund back.?? Or we should file together. That has always been my question but my tax person Always tells me to keep filing like that. Its that ok??

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    • Why don’t you try completing a return both ways and see which gives you a better return? At your income levels you can use almost any leading tax software package to prepare (and most likely) file a return for free. No need to guess which filing status is best for you then.

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  28. Im a 36yr old single mother 2 children in school, i made 23, 000 . this year im filing head of house hold does that disqualify me from getting EIC because they said I made to much ?

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  29. Hi. I’m married with four children. We file an itemized long form for which my husband fild head of household. This year im thinking of filing married sep. and I claim kids. My hubby made 90 k andI 35k. What do you advise?

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  30. We immigrated to the USA from India as resident aliens on 1st August 2014 and received our Green Card around 15th September 2014.

    When filing our tax returns should we file for the entire year or only for the period from 1st August to 31st Dec 2014 or from 15th Sept to 31st Dec 2014 ??

    Are we eligible for the Standard Deductions.

    Please advise.

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  31. Im 25, single mom of 2 year old son.. ive only worked sense may 27th 2014 and probably brought home about $4000 so far this whole time working..
    What should I be getting back in taxes?

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    • Hard to say as don’t know your other financial factors. I would just start free file with turbo tax or HR Block to get an estimate return/refund amount. Doesn’t cost you anything.

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  32. Hi I was wondering if I didn’t file taxes last year but I will file this year with a 21month old dependent would it be filed as two separate income years or one. Because I usually do hr block tax calculator (normally is off by only 20.00) however looking at the amount im supposed to receive it looks like garbage this year in previous years im used to receiving 5,000+ with one dependent.

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    • You would have to file seperate tax returns for each year you are claiming or paying taxes. However you and your dependent could be filed on the same return for each year. Also I am not clear on your question, but if you didn’t file in 2014 (for 2013 taxes) you don’t have to file those again in 2015 (for 2014 taxes)

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  33. Hi I’m a single mom of 4 kids and only made 4500 this year do you think I’ll be able to get the child credit?

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  34. Hi i just got married this year and had a son my only child so far i have worked all year but i dont know how much i have made this year im just wondering if i could get an estimate from anybody of how much i will get back in taxes

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  35. When it comes to taxes I’m so confused I’m 23 single mother with two kids ages 2 and 4 I lost my job I work at for three years in February of this year and started collecting unemployment for six month and wasn’t able to collect any longer and I ended up having to withdrawal my 401k retirement because my bill and rent at the time were way past due I just started my new job November 29th so I was wondering if I’m even going to get much back at all

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  36. When it comes to taxes I’m so confused I’m 23 with two kids ages 2 and 4 I lost my job I work at for three years in February of this year and started collecting unemployment for six month and wasn’t able to collect any longer and I ended up having to withdrawal my 401k retirement because my bill and rent at the time were way past due I just started my new job November 29th so I was wondering if I’m even going to get much back at all

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  37. I’m 23 years old and through out my teens I always kept a job but never was there for a year (only couple of months) never file taxes my mother aways did but this will be her last year able to file for me because I refuse to let her she never gives me money so worked this year pizza hut and dunkin donuts but as of right now not working. Can I still file for taxes? Also I’m full time student and my mother haven’t taken care of me in 2 years so that don’t give her no right to file for me? Help of please

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  38. I am 20 yrs old I have a child that’s 2 yrs old and a child that’s 11 months old I made 8,000 this year will I be able to get full tax credits for my kids?

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  39. My question is I am on long term disability I make 11000 my kids each , 2 of them 1 Dev delayed ages 1 n 4, get 11000 apiece yearly as well off my disability 26000 all together! Do I quuailify for anything? Thank you very much!

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  40. I am 29 and have a son that is 6yrs old and I worked half of the year and made on my total tax returned 1,734.00 and I am getting unemployment now but I don’t think it has taxes taking out will I get the credit this year? Last year I got it and my total tax was 2,989.00 with one son. Last year it helped me a lot getting that credit.

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    • Yes it looks like you may not have earned enough in 2013 to claim the credit based on the tables above. But there are a lot of other credits (Child care, low income credits) that you may be eligible for.

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  41. I am age 62 and a care-giver for an older 100% disabled sister. I have always been able to claim the
    EIC because I provide more than 50% of her annual support. With this years changes in EIC I don’t know that I still qualify. For 2013 I will be claiming Single, Head of House with 1 dependent on a salary of approx. 13,972.00. What is the salary cap for me for 2013? Do I still qualify for EIC?

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  42. Hello, i am married filing jointly with two children and made $31,000 for 2012 combined income for my wife and I. My question is, will we receive the eic as well as the child credit of $1,000 per child? Or is the child credit included in the eic? Thank in advancr for any help.

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    • You will receive $1000 per child for CTC which equals $2000 and $4219 EITC for both kids. $6219 total in credits plus whatever tax refund that was withheld.

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