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To receive the Earned Income Tax Credit on a 2008 tax return, a filer must:

• Have a valid Social Security number
• Have lived in the United States for more than half the year
• Made less than $2,900 from investment income
• Have earned income
• Be a U.S. citizen or resident alien
• Be between the ages of 25 and 65 or have a qualified dependant

In addition, a taxpayer's earned income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than:

• $38,646 ($41,646 married filing jointly) with two or more qualifying children
• $33,995 ($36,995 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child
• $12,880 ($15,880 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children

Maximum credit

• $4,824 with two or more qualifying children
• $2,917 with one qualifying child
• $438 with no qualifying children

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