Earnings still needed to reach the full credit, 2026
This works out one number from the Earned Income Tax Credit figures published for 2026. Every amount it uses is below, with the document it was read from. What you enter is your own: this site has no way to check it, and the answer it produces is not a published figure.
This calculates
The earned income remaining before the published full EITC amount is reached for the child count you enter.
You provide
- How many qualifying children you have
- Your earned income for the year
It does not include
- Eligibility, qualifying-child rules, investment income, other income, refunds, filing, or advice.
Not the one you need? The same year also has EITC with 1 child, not filing jointly, EITC with 2 children, not filing jointly, EITC with 3 or more children, not filing jointly, EITC with no children, not filing jointly, EITC with 1 child, on a joint return, EITC with 2 children, on a joint return, EITC with 3 or more children, on a joint return, EITC with no children, on a joint return.
Effective 2026-01-01Source: Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (IRS)Verified 2026-09-03
How it is worked out
The published amount less the amount you enter, rounded to the nearest cent. Where what you enter is the larger of the two, the answer is nothing rather than a negative amount.
How many qualifying children you have, from the 4 this year publishes: Earned income amount, childless filers ($8,680), Earned income amount, one child ($13,020), Earned income amount, two children ($18,290), Earned income amount, three or more children ($18,290). The calculator uses the one you pick and says which.
Figures in this colour are computed from the amounts above. They are not published figures and no document states them.
Work it out
The live calculator needs JavaScript. The table below covers common amounts and is computed the same way.
Worked out for common amounts
| Your earned income for the year | Earned income amount, childless filers | Earned income amount, one child | Earned income amount, two children | Earned income amount, three or more children |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $8,680 | $13,020 | $18,290 | $18,290 |
| 5,000 | $3,680 | $8,020 | $13,290 | $13,290 |
| 10,000 | $0 | $3,020 | $8,290 | $8,290 |
| 20,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
How each figure was verified
Each number below was read from a stored copy of the document named beside it, and checked to occur word for word in the quoted sentence. The digest is of that stored text.
Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (IRS)
- Earned income amount, one child
Earned Income Amount $13,020
- Earned income amount, two children
Earned Income Amount $13,020 $18,290
- Earned income amount, three or more children
Earned Income Amount $13,020 $18,290 $18,290
- Earned income amount, childless filers
Earned Income Amount $13,020 $18,290 $18,290 $8,680
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