2009 EITC Income Limits, Maximum EITC Amount and the EITC-related Tax Law Changes.
Here are the income limits, maximum EITC amount and the EITC-related tax law changes for tax year 2009. You can also access the information for:
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2009 Tax Year
Earned income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than:
- $43,279 ($48,279 married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying children
- $40,295 ($45,295 married filing jointly) with two qualifying children
- $35,463 ($40,463 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child
- $13,440 ($18,440 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children
Tax Year 2009 maximum credit:
- $5,657 with three or more qualifying children
- $5,028 with two qualifying children
- $3,043 with one qualifying child
- $457 with no qualifying children
*The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides a temporary increase in EITC and expands the credit for workers with three or more qualifying children. These changes are temporary and apply to 2009 and 2010 tax years.
For more information on whether a child qualifies you for the EITC, see
our page on “Qualifying Child Rules”or Publication 596, see "Rules If You Have a Qualifying Child".
Investment income must be $3,100 or less for the year.
The maximum Advance EITC workers can receive from their employers is $1,826. Important Note: The Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act of 2010 signed into law August 10, 2010 repealed the Advance EITC. It was not available to workers after December 31, 2010.
