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Who Qualifies
 

for EITC?

 

For the 2006 Tax Year, a taxpayer’s earned income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than:
  • $36,348 ($38,348 married filing jointly) with two or
         more qualifying children
  • $32,001 ($34,001 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child
  • $12,120 ($14,120 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children

The 2006 Tax Year maximum credit is:

  • $4,536 with two or more qualifying children
  • $2,747 with one qualifying child
  • $412 with no qualifying children

A taxpayer’s investment income must be $2,800 or less for the year.
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Additional Qualification Requirements

The taxpayer must have earned income from employment or from self-employment

  • The taxpayer’s filing status cannot be married filing separately
  • The taxpayers must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien all year or a
         nonresident alien married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien and
         filing a joint return
  • The taxpayer cannot be a qualifying child of another person
  • If the taxpayer does not have a qualifying child, he or she must:

- Be age 25 but under 65 at the end of the year,

-Live in the United States for more than half of the tax year, and

-Not qualify as a dependent of another person.

  • The taxpayer, his or her spouse (if filing jointly) and any qualifying child
         listed on Schedule EIC must have valid SSNs issued by the Social
         Security Administration.
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