Instructions For Form 1040ez - 2008 Page 16

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2008 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table
!
Follow the two steps below to find your credit.
This is not a tax table.
CAUTION
Step 1. Read down the “At least — But less than” columns and find the line that includes the amount you were told to look up from your EIC Worksheet on page 14.
Step 2. Then, read across the column for your filing status (Single or Married filing jointly). Enter the credit from that column on your EIC Worksheet.
If the amount you are And your filing
If the amount you are And your filing
If the amount you are And your filing
If the amount you are And your filing
If the amount you are And your filing
looking up from the
status is –
looking up from the
status is –
looking up from the
status is –
looking up from the
status is –
looking up from the
status is –
worksheet is –
worksheet is –
worksheet is –
worksheet is –
worksheet is –
At
But
Single
Married
At
But
Single
Married
At
But
Single
Married
At
But
Single
Married
At
But
Single
Married
least
less than
filing
least
less than
filing
least
less than
filing
least
less than
filing
least
less than
filing
jointly
jointly
jointly
jointly
jointly
Your credit is –
Your credit is –
Your credit is –
Your credit is –
Your credit is –
3,250
3,300
251
251
6,500
6,550
438
438
9,750
9,800
238
438
13,000 13,050
0
218
$1
$50
$2
$2
3,300
3,350
254
254
6,550
6,600
438
438
9,800
9,850
234
438
13,050 13,100
0
215
50
100
6
6
3,350
3,400
258
258
6,600
6,650
438
438
9,850
9,900
230
438
13,100 13,150
0
211
100
150
10
10
3,400
3,450
262
262
6,650
6,700
438
438
9,900
9,950
226
438
13,150 13,200
0
207
150
200
13
13
3,450
3,500
266
266
6,700
6,750
438
438
9,950 10,000
222
438
13,200 13,250
0
203
200
250
17
17
3,500
3,550
270
270
6,750
6,800
438
438
10,000 10,050
218
438
13,250 13,300
0
199
250
300
21
21
3,550
3,600
273
273
6,800
6,850
438
438
10,050 10,100
215
438
13,300 13,350
0
195
300
350
25
25
3,600
3,650
277
277
6,850
6,900
438
438
10,100 10,150
211
438
13,350 13,400
0
192
350
400
29
29
3,650
3,700
281
281
6,900
6,950
438
438
10,150 10,200
207
438
13,400 13,450
0
188
400
450
33
33
3,700
3,750
285
285
6,950
7,000
438
438
10,200 10,250
203
433
13,450 13,500
0
184
450
500
36
36
3,750
3,800
289
289
7,000
7,050
438
438
10,250 10,300
199
429
13,500 13,550
0
180
500
550
40
40
3,800
3,850
293
293
7,050
7,100
438
438
10,300 10,350
195
425
13,550 13,600
0
176
550
600
44
44
3,850
3,900
296
296
7,100
7,150
438
438
10,350 10,400
192
421
13,600 13,650
0
173
600
650
48
48
3,900
3,950
300
300
7,150
7,200
438
438
10,400 10,450
188
417
13,650 13,700
0
169
650
700
52
52
3,950
4,000
304
304
7,200
7,250
433
438
10,450 10,500
184
413
13,700 13,750
0
165
700
750
55
55
4,000
4,050
308
308
7,250
7,300
429
438
10,500 10,550
180
410
13,750 13,800
0
161
750
800
59
59
4,050
4,100
312
312
7,300
7,350
425
438
10,550 10,600
176
406
13,800 13,850
0
157
800
850
63
63
4,100
4,150
316
316
7,350
7,400
421
438
10,600 10,650
173
402
13,850 13,900
0
153
850
900
67
67
4,150
4,200
319
319
7,400
7,450
417
438
10,650 10,700
169
398
13,900 13,950
0
150
900
950
71
71
4,200
4,250
323
323
7,450
7,500
413
438
10,700 10,750
165
394
13,950 14,000
0
146
950
1,000
75
75
4,250
4,300
327
327
7,500
7,550
410
438
10,750 10,800
161
391
14,000 14,050
0
142
1,000
1,050
78
78
4,300
4,350
331
331
7,550
7,600
406
438
10,800 10,850
157
387
14,050 14,100
0
138
1,050
1,100
82
82
4,350
4,400
335
335
7,600
7,650
402
438
10,850 10,900
153
383
14,100 14,150
0
134
1,100
1,150
86
86
4,400
4,450
339
339
7,650
7,700
398
438
10,900 10,950
150
379
14,150 14,200
0
130
1,150
1,200
90
90
4,450
4,500
342
342
7,700
7,750
394
438
10,950 11,000
146
375
14,200 14,250
0
127
1,200
1,250
94
94
4,500
4,550
346
346
7,750
7,800
391
438
11,000 11,050
142
371
14,250 14,300
0
123
1,250
1,300
98
98
4,550
4,600
350
350
7,800
7,850
387
438
11,050 11,100
138
368
14,300 14,350
0
119
1,300
1,350
101
101
4,600
4,650
354
354
7,850
7,900
383
438
11,100 11,150
134
364
14,350 14,400
0
115
1,350
1,400
105
105
4,650
4,700
358
358
7,900
7,950
379
438
11,150 11,200
130
360
14,400 14,450
0
111
1,400
1,450
109
109
4,700
4,750
361
361
7,950
8,000
375
438
11,200 11,250
127
356
14,450 14,500
0
107
1,450
1,500
113
113
4,750
4,800
365
365
8,000
8,050
371
438
11,250 11,300
123
352
14,500 14,550
0
104
1,500
1,550
117
117
4,800
4,850
369
369
8,050
8,100
368
438
11,300 11,350
119
348
14,550 14,600
0
100
1,550
1,600
120
120
4,850
4,900
373
373
8,100
8,150
364
438
11,350 11,400
115
345
14,600 14,650
0
96
1,600
1,650
124
124
4,900
4,950
377
377
8,150
8,200
360
438
11,400 11,450
111
341
14,650 14,700
0
92
1,650
1,700
128
128
4,950
5,000
381
381
8,200
8,250
356
438
11,450 11,500
107
337
14,700 14,750
0
88
1,700
1,750
132
132
5,000
5,050
384
384
8,250
8,300
352
438
11,500 11,550
104
333
14,750 14,800
0
85
1,750
1,800
136
136
5,050
5,100
388
388
8,300
8,350
348
438
11,550 11,600
100
329
14,800 14,850
0
81
1,800
1,850
140
140
5,100
5,150
392
392
8,350
8,400
345
438
11,600 11,650
96
326
14,850 14,900
0
77
1,850
1,900
143
143
5,150
5,200
396
396
8,400
8,450
341
438
11,650 11,700
92
322
14,900 14,950
0
73
1,900
1,950
147
147
5,200
5,250
400
400
8,450
8,500
337
438
11,700 11,750
88
318
14,950 15,000
0
69
1,950
2,000
151
151
5,250
5,300
404
404
8,500
8,550
333
438
11,750 11,800
85
314
15,000 15,050
0
65
2,000
2,050
155
155
5,300
5,350
407
407
8,550
8,600
329
438
11,800 11,850
81
310
15,050 15,100
0
62
2,050
2,100
159
159
5,350
5,400
411
411
8,600
8,650
326
438
11,850 11,900
77
306
15,100 15,150
0
58
2,100
2,150
163
163
5,400
5,450
415
415
8,650
8,700
322
438
11,900 11,950
73
303
15,150 15,200
0
54
2,150
2,200
166
166
5,450
5,500
419
419
8,700
8,750
318
438
11,950 12,000
69
299
15,200 15,250
0
50
2,200
2,250
170
170
5,500
5,550
423
423
8,750
8,800
314
438
12,000 12,050
65
295
15,250 15,300
0
46
2,250
2,300
174
174
5,550
5,600
426
426
8,800
8,850
310
438
12,050 12,100
62
291
15,300 15,350
0
42
2,300
2,350
178
178
5,600
5,650
430
430
8,850
8,900
306
438
12,100 12,150
58
287
15,350 15,400
0
39
2,350
2,400
182
182
5,650
5,700
434
434
8,900
8,950
303
438
12,150 12,200
54
283
15,400 15,450
0
35
2,400
2,450
186
186
5,700
5,750
438
438
8,950
9,000
299
438
12,200 12,250
50
280
15,450 15,500
0
31
2,450
2,500
189
189
5,750
5,800
438
438
9,000
9,050
295
438
12,250 12,300
46
276
15,500 15,550
0
27
2,500
2,550
193
193
5,800
5,850
438
438
9,050
9,100
291
438
12,300 12,350
42
272
15,550 15,600
0
23
2,550
2,600
197
197
5,850
5,900
438
438
9,100
9,150
287
438
12,350 12,400
39
268
15,600 15,650
0
20
2,600
2,650
201
201
5,900
5,950
438
438
9,150
9,200
283
438
12,400 12,450
35
264
15,650 15,700
0
16
2,650
2,700
205
205
5,950
6,000
438
438
9,200
9,250
280
438
12,450 12,500
31
260
15,700 15,750
0
12
2,700
2,750
208
208
6,000
6,050
438
438
9,250
9,300
276
438
12,500 12,550
27
257
15,750 15,800
0
8
2,750
2,800
212
212
6,050
6,100
438
438
9,300
9,350
272
438
12,550 12,600
23
253
15,800 15,850
0
4
2,800
2,850
216
216
6,100
6,150
438
438
9,350
9,400
268
438
12,600 12,650
20
249
15,850 15,880
0
1
2,850
2,900
220
220
6,150
6,200
438
438
9,400
9,450
264
438
12,650 12,700
16
245
2,900
2,950
224
224
6,200
6,250
438
438
9,450
9,500
260
438
12,700 12,750
12
241
2,950
3,000
228
228
6,250
6,300
438
438
9,500
9,550
257
438
12,750 12,800
8
238
3,000
3,050
231
231
6,300
6,350
438
438
9,550
9,600
253
438
12,800 12,850
4
234
3,050
3,100
235
235
6,350
6,400
438
438
9,600
9,650
249
438
12,850 12,900
*
230
3,100
3,150
239
239
6,400
6,450
438
438
9,650
9,700
245
438
12,900 12,950
0
226
3,150
3,200
243
243
6,450
6,500
438
438
9,700
9,750
241
438
12,950 13,000
0
222
3,200
3,250
247
247
*If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $12,850 but less than $12,880, your credit is $1. Otherwise, you cannot take the credit.
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