This is how the earned income credit is calculated according to the EIC worksheet found in IRS Publication 596, Earned Income Tax Credit.Enter your earned income, the income earned from work. Look up the EIC from the table for that amount. Enter your adjusted gross income (AGI) from Form ...
Below is an IRS chart on how one qualifies for the EITC - the figures change year-to-year, see the 2024 year table above. Single taxpayers with no children or dependents are the largest group of qualifying taxpayers who think they do not qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit on their...