Earned Income Credit
Earned Income Credit
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a refundable federal income tax credit for low to moderate income working individuals and families. Individuals may receive refunds more than what was withheld in federal withholding taxes from their wages.
For the 2016 Tax Year
Earned Income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than:
$47,955 ($53,505 married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying children
$44,648 ($50,198 married filing jointly) with two qualifying children
$39,296 ($44,846 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child
$14,880 ($20,430 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children
Tax Year 2016 maximum credit:
$6,269 with three or more qualifying children
$5,572 with two qualifying children
$3,373 with one qualifying child
$506 with no qualifying children
Investment income must be $3,400 or less for the year.
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