Deductions & credits

if your 2021 income exceeds this table, then using 2019 income to calculate EITC will not yield a better outcome.

 

if your 2021 does NOT exceed the numbers in this table, then using 2019 income to calcualte EITC MAY yield a better outcome (the math is complicated)

 

 

Single / HOH/ MFS / Qual Widow

Married – Joint

0 Children

$9,800

 $9,800

1 Child

$10,600

 $10,600

2 Children

 $14,950

 $14,950

3 Children

 $14,950

 $14,950