Start Here: Am I an Eligible Individual?
Determine if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Even if you are an eligible individual, whether you can claim the credit also depends on your filing status and income level. This tool will not only determine your eligibility, but can also determine your filing status, and the number of your qualifying children, and it can estimate your credit amount.

What is My Filing Status?
Help with only determining your filing status.

Does My Child Qualify?
Help in determining whether your child is your qualifying child.

Caution: If you lived in a disaster area in 2009, and your 2009 earned income was less than your 2008 earned income, you may qualify to use your 2008 earned income instead of your 2009 earned income to figure your EITC. Get the Latest Tax Relief Guidance in Disaster Situations.

How Much is My Credit?
If you already know that you are eligible for the credit for this tax year, this tool will estimate your credit amount. You will need to know the amount and types of income you received for the 2009 tax year and any adjustments to that income. You should use actual amounts if you have them available. The program will assist you by prompting you for the amounts needed.

NOTE: The information you provide is anonymous and will be used only for purposes of determining your eligibility. It will not be shared, stored or used in any other way, nor can it be used to identify the individual who enters it. The information is discarded when you exit this program.
 
2009 EITC Income Limits and Maximum Credit Amounts and the Tax Law Updates.