Instructions For Form 1040 - Draft Worksheet(S) And Tables - 2008 Page 21

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2008 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table
And your filing status is—
If the amount you are
Single, head of
Caution. This is not a tax table.
looking up from the
household, or qualifying
worksheet is—
widow(er) and you have—
No
One
Two
1. To find your credit, read down
2. Then, go to the column that
Example. If your filing status is
children
child
children
the “At least - But less than”
includes your filing status and the
single, you have one qualifying
At least But less than
Your credit is—
columns and find the line that
number of qualifying children you
child, and the amount you are
2,400
2,450
186
825
970
includes the amount you were told
have. Enter the credit from that
looking up from your EIC
2,450
2,500
189
842
990
to look up from your EIC
column on your EIC Worksheet.
Worksheet is $2,455, you would
Worksheet.
enter $842.
And your filing status is –
And your filing status is –
Single, head of household, Married filing jointly and
Single, head of household, Married filing jointly and
If the amount you
If the amount you
or qualifying widow(er)
you have –
or qualifying widow(er)
you have –
are looking up from
are looking up from
and you have –
and you have –
the worksheet is –
the worksheet is –
No
One
Two
No
One
Two
No
One
Two
No
One
Two
children
child
children children
child
children
children
child
children children
child
children
Your credit is –
Your credit is –
Your credit is –
Your credit is –
At least But less than
At least But less than
$1
$50
$2
$9
$10
$2
$9
$10
2,500
2,550
193
859
1,010
193
859
1,010
50
100
6
26
30
6
26
30
2,550
2,600
197
876
1,030
197
876
1,030
100
150
10
43
50
10
43
50
2,600
2,650
201
893
1,050
201
893
1,050
150
200
13
60
70
13
60
70
2,650
2,700
205
910
1,070
205
910
1,070
200
250
17
77
90
17
77
90
2,700
2,750
208
927
1,090
208
927
1,090
250
300
21
94
110
21
94
110
2,750
2,800
212
944
1,110
212
944
1,110
300
350
25
111
130
25
111
130
2,800
2,850
216
961
1,130
216
961
1,130
350
400
29
128
150
29
128
150
2,850
2,900
220
978
1,150
220
978
1,150
400
450
33
145
170
33
145
170
2,900
2,950
224
995
1,170
224
995
1,170
450
500
36
162
190
36
162
190
2,950
3,000
228
1,012
1,190
228
1,012
1,190
500
550
40
179
210
40
179
210
3,000
3,050
231
1,029
1,210
231
1,029
1,210
550
600
44
196
230
44
196
230
3,050
3,100
235
1,046
1,230
235
1,046
1,230
600
650
48
213
250
48
213
250
3,100
3,150
239
1,063
1,250
239
1,063
1,250
650
700
52
230
270
52
230
270
3,150
3,200
243
1,080
1,270
243
1,080
1,270
700
750
55
247
290
55
247
290
3,200
3,250
247
1,097
1,290
247
1,097
1,290
750
800
59
264
310
59
264
310
3,250
3,300
251
1,114
1,310
251
1,114
1,310
800
850
63
281
330
63
281
330
3,300
3,350
254
1,131
1,330
254
1,131
1,330
850
900
67
298
350
67
298
350
3,350
3,400
258
1,148
1,350
258
1,148
1,350
900
950
71
315
370
71
315
370
3,400
3,450
262
1,165
1,370
262
1,165
1,370
950
1,000
75
332
390
75
332
390
3,450
3,500
266
1,182
1,390
266
1,182
1,390
1,000
1,050
78
349
410
78
349
410
3,500
3,550
270
1,199
1,410
270
1,199
1,410
1,050
1,100
82
366
430
82
366
430
3,550
3,600
273
1,216
1,430
273
1,216
1,430
1,100
1,150
86
383
450
86
383
450
3,600
3,650
277
1,233
1,450
277
1,233
1,450
1,150
1,200
90
400
470
90
400
470
3,650
3,700
281
1,250
1,470
281
1,250
1,470
1,200
1,250
94
417
490
94
417
490
3,700
3,750
285
1,267
1,490
285
1,267
1,490
1,250
1,300
98
434
510
98
434
510
3,750
3,800
289
1,284
1,510
289
1,284
1,510
1,300
1,350
101
451
530
101
451
530
3,800
3,850
293
1,301
1,530
293
1,301
1,530
1,350
1,400
105
468
550
105
468
550
3,850
3,900
296
1,318
1,550
296
1,318
1,550
1,400
1,450
109
485
570
109
485
570
3,900
3,950
300
1,335
1,570
300
1,335
1,570
1,450
1,500
113
502
590
113
502
590
3,950
4,000
304
1,352
1,590
304
1,352
1,590
1,500
1,550
117
519
610
117
519
610
4,000
4,050
308
1,369
1,610
308
1,369
1,610
1,550
1,600
120
536
630
120
536
630
4,050
4,100
312
1,386
1,630
312
1,386
1,630
1,600
1,650
124
553
650
124
553
650
4,100
4,150
316
1,403
1,650
316
1,403
1,650
1,650
1,700
128
570
670
128
570
670
4,150
4,200
319
1,420
1,670
319
1,420
1,670
1,700
1,750
132
587
690
132
587
690
4,200
4,250
323
1,437
1,690
323
1,437
1,690
1,750
1,800
136
604
710
136
604
710
4,250
4,300
327
1,454
1,710
327
1,454
1,710
1,800
1,850
140
621
730
140
621
730
4,300
4,350
331
1,471
1,730
331
1,471
1,730
1,850
1,900
143
638
750
143
638
750
4,350
4,400
335
1,488
1,750
335
1,488
1,750
1,900
1,950
147
655
770
147
655
770
4,400
4,450
339
1,505
1,770
339
1,505
1,770
1,950
2,000
151
672
790
151
672
790
4,450
4,500
342
1,522
1,790
342
1,522
1,790
2,000
2,050
155
689
810
155
689
810
4,500
4,550
346
1,539
1,810
346
1,539
1,810
2,050
2,100
159
706
830
159
706
830
4,550
4,600
350
1,556
1,830
350
1,556
1,830
2,100
2,150
163
723
850
163
723
850
4,600
4,650
354
1,573
1,850
354
1,573
1,850
2,150
2,200
166
740
870
166
740
870
4,650
4,700
358
1,590
1,870
358
1,590
1,870
2,200
2,250
170
757
890
170
757
890
4,700
4,750
361
1,607
1,890
361
1,607
1,890
2,250
2,300
174
774
910
174
774
910
4,750
4,800
365
1,624
1,910
365
1,624
1,910
2,300
2,350
178
791
930
178
791
930
4,800
4,850
369
1,641
1,930
369
1,641
1,930
2,350
2,400
182
808
950
182
808
950
4,850
4,900
373
1,658
1,950
373
1,658
1,950
2,400
2,450
186
825
970
186
825
970
4,900
4,950
377
1,675
1,970
377
1,675
1,970
2,450
2,500
189
842
990
189
842
990
4,950
5,000
381
1,692
1,990
381
1,692
1,990
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