The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a financial boost for working people. You may qualify for the first time if your financial, marital or parental status changed in 2011. Eligibility is based on several factors, including the source and amount of your income, or combined income if married, whether you have qualifying children and how many. Workers without children also may qualify.  

Earned income includes all taxable income gained from working. To qualify for the EITC, a person must work full or part-time and have earned income during the year. If married and filing jointly, at least one spouse must work and have earned income.

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150,000+: Tax filers who received the federal EITC $280 million: Federal EITC received $250.0 million: Amount of federal EITC received in refunds