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Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Estimator
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Up to $8,046 (federal) + 10% Indiana add-on
EITC is a refundable tax credit for working families. You get the money even if you owe no tax. Average claim is ~$2,400. Indiana adds 10% on top.
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1 in 5 eligible families don’t claim it
The IRS estimates 20% of qualifying families miss EITC every year — usually because they didn’t file a return at all (income too low to require filing) or didn’t know it existed.
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Free to file
MyFreeTaxes.com (income under $84K), VITA sites, and AARP Tax-Aide all file EITC for free. Don’t pay a tax preparer for it.
Enter your earned income, filing status, and number of qualifying children. This calculator does not store your inputs — they live only in your browser session.