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I can't figure out why my EITC is limited. It looks like I make less than the cap with one qualifying child.

taibelina — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:49:26 GMT

My earned income is $48,016 and it says the max before you're capped is $49,084.

Re: I can't figure out why my EITC is limited. It looks like I make less than the cap with one qu...

MinhT1 — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:26:03 GMT

Your earned income (AND your Adjusted income) have to be both below $49,084 to qualify for the Earned Income with 1 qualifying child.

Please read this TurboTax article for more information.

Re: I can't figure out why my EITC is limited. It looks like I make less than the cap with one qualifying child.

xmasbaby0 — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:25:23 GMT

The earned income credit is calculated on a bell curve. You do not get the maximum amount for any amount of income. Since you are close to the limit, your EIC will be a fairly low amount---somewhere around $170.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/qualifications-earned-income-credit-eic-eitc/L7w4BFP32_US_en_US?uid=m62rmz09

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/use-the-eitc-assistant

Look at the table for EIC on IRS Pub. 596---page 3

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p596.pdf