2008 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) - Should I Claim It?
Start Here: Am I an Eligible Individual?
Determine if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Even if you are an eligible individual, whether you can claim the credit also depends on your filing status and income level. This tool will not only determine your eligibility, but can also determine your filing status, and the number of your qualifying children, and it can estimate your credit amount.
How Much is My Credit?
If you already know that you are eligible for the credit for this tax year, this tool will estimate your credit amount. You will need to know the amount and types of income you received for the 2008 tax year and any adjustments to that income. You should use actual amounts if you have them available. The program will assist you by prompting you for the amounts needed.
Caution: If you lived in a Midwestern disaster area in 2008, and your 2008 earned income was less than your 2007 earned income, you may qualify to use your 2007 earned income instead of your 2008 earned income to figure your EIC. See Publication 4492-B, Information for Affected Taxpayers in the Midwestern Disaster Areas, for more information on the designated disaster areas and how to make this election.
New for 2008: Beginning this year, this tool provides those who are eligible with the option to display a printable summary of their estimated Earned Income Tax Credit.
NOTE: The information you provide is anonymous and will be used only for purposes of determining your eligibility. It will not be shared, stored or used in any other way, nor can it be used to identify the individual who enters it. The information is discarded when you exit this program.
What is My Filing Status?
Help in only determining your filing status.
Does My Child Qualify?
Help in determining whether your child is your qualifying child.
Important Changes for 2008
View the EITC changes for 2008.