2026 Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility screener
Screen earned income, AGI, qualifying children, filing status, SSNs, and investment income against 2026 headline EITC rules.
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Preliminary EITC screenIncome screen passed—eligibility review remains
- 2026 completed-phaseout ceiling used
- $51,593
- 2026 maximum credit for child count
- $4,427
- Income screen
- Passed
- Evidence to retain
- Earned-income records, SSNs, residency, relationship, age, and support facts
This does not calculate the credit from the EITC table or resolve child tie-breaker, age, residency, separated-spouse, clergy, military, disability, or foreign-income rules.
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