WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE EARNED INCOME CREDIT?
Single or married people who worked full time or part time at some point in 2008 can qualify for the EITC/EIC under the following guidelines: • Workers who were raising one child in their home and had family income of less than $33,995 ($36,995 for married workers) in 2008 can get an EITC/EIC of up to $2,917. • Workers who were raising more than one child in their home and had family income of less than $38,646 ($41,646 for married workers) can get an EITC/EIC of up to $4,824. • Workers who were not raising children in their home and had income below $12,880 ($15,880 for married workers) can get an EITC/EIC of up to $438. Children who can be claimed for the EITC/EIC include sons, daughters, stepchildren, grandchildren, adopted, and foster children as long as they have lived with the worker for more than half of the year. Brothers, sisters, stepbrothers, stepsisters, nieces or nephews can be claimed as foster children if they lived with the worker for more than half of the year and were
