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Federal Earned Income Tax Credit Income Eligibility Guidelines and Maximum Credit Amounts for Tax Year 2007

TAX YEAR 2007 TAX CREDITS

EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT

Maximum income to qualify for EITC for 2007 is:

 

Married
Joint

Single or
Head of Household

No Children

$14,590

$12,590

One qualifying child

$35,241

$33,241

Two or more qualifying children

$39,783

$37,783


Maximum income to qualify for EITC for 2006 was:

 

Married
Joint

Single or
Head of Household

No children

$14,120

$12,120

One qualifying child

$34,001

$32,001

Two or more qualifying children

$38,348

$36,348

Investment income must be less than $2,900.                                        The maximum was $2,800 for 2006.

 

 

 

For tax year 2007, the maximum EITC amount is:

 

For tax year 2006, the maximum EITC amount was:

No children

$428

No children                       $412

One qualifying child

$2,853

One qualifying child         $2,747

Two or more qualifying children

$4,716

Two or more qualifying
children                             $4,536

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL CHILD TAX CREDIT

 

 

Maximum credit per child 2007:  $1,000

 

Earning threshold 2007:  $11,750

Maximum credit per child 2006:  $1,000

Earning threshold 2006:  $11,300

 

OTHER STUFF

The standard deduction amounts for 2007 are:

Single                                $5,350

Married filing separately  $5,350

Married filing jointly          $10,700

Qualifying widow(er)        $10,700

Head of household       $7,850

Married filing separately $5,150

The standard deduction amounts for 2006 were

Married filing jointly         $10,300

Qualifying widow(er)       $10,300

Single                                 $5,150

Head of household         $7,550

Exemption (dependent and personal) 2007 is $3,400

Exemption (dependent and personal) 2006 was $3,300