Instructions for Form 1040-EZ, Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents

Instructions for Form 1040-EZ

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2012 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table
Follow the two steps below to find your credit.	This is not a tax table.
Step 1. Read down the "At least—But less than" columns and find the line that includes the amount you were told to look up from your EIC Worksheet, earlier.
Step 2. Then, read across the column for your filing status (Single or Married filing jointly). Enter the credit from that column on your EIC Worksheet.

If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is–		And your filing status is–
At least	But less than	Single	Married filing jointly
		Your credit is–
$1	$50	$2	$2
50	100	6	6
100	150	10	10
150	200	13	13
200	250	17	17
250	300	21	21
300	350	25	25
350	400	29	29
400	450	33	33
450	500	36	36
500	550	40	40
550	600	44	44
600	650	48	48
650	700	52	52
700	750	55	55
750	800	59	59
800	850	63	63
850	900	67	67
900	950	71	71
950	1,000	75	75
1,000	1,050	78	78
1,050	1,100	82	82
1,100	1,150	86	86
1,150	1,200	90	90
1,200	1,250	94	94
1,250	1,300	98	98
1,300	1,350	101	101
1,350	1,400	105	105
1,400	1,450	109	109
1,450	1,500	113	113
1,500	1,550	117	117
1,550	1,600	120	120
1,600	1,650	124	124
1,650	1,700	128	128
1,700	1,750	132	132
1,750	1,800	136	136
1,800	1,850	140	140
1,850	1,900	143	143
1,900	1,950	147	147
1,950	2,000	151	151
2,000	2,050	155	155
2,050	2,100	159	159
2,100	2,150	163	163
2,150	2,200	166	166
2,200	2,250	170	170
2,250	2,300	174	174
2,300	2,350	178	178
2,350	2,400	182	182
2,400	2,450	186	186
2,450	2,500	189	189
2,500	2,550	193	193
2,550	2,600	197	197
2,600	2,650	201	201
2,650	2,700	205	205
2,700	2,750	208	208
2,750	2,800	212	212
2,800	2,850	216	216
2,850	2,900	220	220
2,900	2,950	224	224
2,950	3,000	228	228
3,000	3,050	231	231
3,050	3,100	235	235
3,100	3,150	239	239
3,150	3,200	243	243
3,200	3,250	247	247
3,250	3,300	251	251
3,300	3,350	254	254
3,350	3,400	258	258
3,400	3,450	262	262
3,450	3,500	266	266
3,500	3,550	270	270
3,550	3,600	273	273
3,600	3,650	277	277
3,650	3,700	281	281
3,700	3,750	285	285
3,750	3,800	289	289
3,800	3,850	293	293
3,850	3,900	296	296
3,900	3,950	300	300
3,950	4,000	304	304
4,000	4,050	308	308
4,050	4,100	312	312
4,100	4,150	316	316
4,150	4,200	319	319
4,200	4,250	323	323
4,250	4,300	327	327
4,300	4,350	331	331
4,350	4,400	335	335
4,400	4,450	339	339
4,450	4,500	342	342
4,500	4,550	346	346
4,550	4,600	350	350
4,600	4,650	354	354
4,650	4,700	358	358
4,700	4,750	361	361
4,750	4,800	365	365
4,800	4,850	369	369
4,850	4,900	373	373
4,900	4,950	377	377
4,950	5,000	381	381
5,000	5,050	384	384
5,050	5,100	388	388
5,100	5,150	392	392
5,150	5,200	396	396
5,200	5,250	400	400
5,250	5,300	404	404
5,300	5,350	407	407
5,350	5,400	411	411
5,400	5,450	415	415
5,450	5,500	419	419
5,500	5,550	423	423
5,550	5,600	426	426
5,600	5,650	430	430
5,650	5,700	434	434
5,700	5,750	438	438
5,750	5,800	442	442
5,800	5,850	446	446
5,850	5,900	449	449
5,900	5,950	453	453
5,950	6,000	457	457
6,000	6,050	461	461
6,050	6,100	465	465
6,100	6,150	469	469
6,150	6,200	472	472
6,200	6,250	475	475
6,250	6,300	475	475
6,300	6,350	475	475
6,350	6,400	475	475
6,400	6,450	475	475
6,450	6,500	475	475
6,500	6,550	475	475
6,550	6,600	475	475
6,600	6,650	475	475
6,650	6,700	475	475
6,700	6,750	475	475
6,750	6,800	475	475
6,800	6,850	475	475
6,850	6,900	475	475
6,900	6,950	475	475
6,950	7,000	475	475
7,000	7,050	475	475
7,050	7,100	475	475
7,100	7,150	475	475
7,150	7,200	475	475
7,200	7,250	475	475
7,250	7,300	475	475
7,300	7,350	475	475
7,350	7,400	475	475
7,400	7,450	475	475
7,450	7,500	475	475
7,500	7,550	475	475
7,550	7,600	475	475
7,600	7,650	475	475
7,650	7,700	475	475
7,700	7,750	475	475
7,750	7,800	475	475
7,800	7,850	471	475
7,850	7,900	467	475
7,900	7,950	463	475
7,950	8,000	459	475
8,000	8,050	456	475
8,050	8,100	452	475
8,100	8,150	448	475
8,150	8,200	444	475
8,200	8,250	440	475
8,250	8,300	436	475
8,300	8,350	433	475
8,350	8,400	429	475
8,400	8,450	425	475
8,450	8,500	421	475
8,500	8,550	417	475
8,550	8,600	413	475
8,600	8,650	410	475
8,650	8,700	406	475
8,700	8,750	402	475
8,750	8,800	398	475
8,800	8,850	394	475
8,850	8,900	391	475
8,900	8,950	387	475
8,950	9,000	383	475
9,000	9,050	379	475
9,050	9,100	375	475
9,100	9,150	371	475
9,150	9,200	368	475
9,200	9,250	364	475
9,250	9,300	360	475
9,300	9,350	356	475
9,350	9,400	352	475
9,400	9,450	348	475
9,450	9,500	345	475
9,500	9,550	341	475
9,550	9,600	337	475
9,600	9,650	333	475
9,650	9,700	329	475
9,700	9,750	326	475
9,750	9,800	322	475
9,800	9,850	318	475
9,850	9,900	314	475
9,900	9,950	310	475
9,950	10,000	306	475
10,000	10,050	303	475
10,050	10,100	299	475
10,100	10,150	295	475
10,150	10,200	291	475
10,200	10,250	287	475
10,250	10,300	283	475
10,300	10,350	280	475
10,350	10,400	276	475
10,400	10,450	272	475
10,450	10,500	268	475
10,500	10,550	264	475
10,550	10,600	260	475
10,600	10,650	257	475
10,650	10,700	253	475
10,700	10,750	249	475
10,750	10,800	245	475
10,800	10,850	241	475
10,850	10,900	238	475
10,900	10,950	234	475
10,950	11,000	230	475
11,000	11,050	226	475
11,050	11,100	222	475
11,100	11,150	218	475
11,150	11,200	215	475
11,200	11,250	211	475
11,250	11,300	207	475
11,300	11,350	203	475
11,350	11,400	199	475
11,400	11,450	195	475
11,450	11,500	192	475
11,500	11,550	188	475
11,550	11,600	184	475
11,600	11,650	180	475
11,650	11,700	176	475
11,700	11,750	173	475
11,750	11,800	169	475
11,800	11,850	165	475
11,850	11,900	161	475
11,900	11,950	157	475
11,950	12,000	153	475
12,000	12,050	150	475
12,050	12,100	146	475
12,100	12,150	142	475
12,150	12,200	138	475
12,200	12,250	134	475
12,250	12,300	130	475
12,300	12,350	127	475
12,350	12,400	123	475
12,400	12,450	119	475
12,450	12,500	115	475
12,500	12,550	111	475
12,550	12,600	107	475
12,600	12,650	104	475
12,650	12,700	100	475
12,700	12,750	96	475
12,750	12,800	92	475
12,800	12,850	88	475
12,850	12,900	85	475
12,900	12,950	81	475
12,950	13,000	77	475
13,000	13,050	73	472
13,050	13,100	69	468
13,100	13,150	65	464
13,150	13,200	62	460
13,200	13,250	58	456
13,250	13,300	54	452
13,300	13,350	50	449
13,350	13,400	46	445
13,400	13,450	42	441
13,450	13,500	39	437
13,500	13,550	35	433
13,550	13,600	31	430
13,600	13,650	27	426
13,650	13,700	23	422
13,700	13,750	20	418
13,750	13,800	16	414
13,800	13,850	12	410
13,850	13,900	8	407
13,900	13,950	4	403
13,950	14,000	*	399
14,000	14,050	0	395
14,050	14,100	0	391
14,100	14,150	0	387
14,150	14,200	0	384
14,200	14,250	0	380
14,250	14,300	0	376
14,300	14,350	0	372
14,350	14,400	0	368
14,400	14,450	0	365
14,450	14,500	0	361
14,500	14,550	0	357
14,550	14,600	0	353
14,600	14,650	0	349
14,650	14,700	0	345
14,700	14,750	0	342
14,750	14,800	0	338
14,800	14,850	0	334
14,850	14,900	0	330
14,900	14,950	0	326
14,950	15,000	0	322
15,000	15,050	0	319
15,050	15,100	0	315
15,100	15,150	0	311
15,150	15,200	0	307
15,200	15,250	0	303
15,250	15,300	0	299
15,300	15,350	0	296
15,350	15,400	0	292
15,400	15,450	0	288
15,450	15,500	0	284
15,500	15,550	0	280
15,550	15,600	0	277
15,600	15,650	0	273
15,650	15,700	0	269
15,700	15,750	0	265
15,750	15,800	0	261
15,800	15,850	0	257
15,850	15,900	0	254
15,900	15,950	0	250
15,950	16,000	0	246
16,000	16,050	0	242
16,050	16,100	0	238
16,100	16,150	0	234
16,150	16,200	0	231
16,200	16,250	0	227
16,250	16,300	0	223
16,300	16,350	0	219
16,350	16,400	0	215
16,400	16,450	0	212
16,450	16,500	0	208
16,500	16,550	0	204
16,550	16,600	0	200
16,600	16,650	0	196
16,650	16,700	0	192
16,700	16,750	0	189
16,750	16,800	0	185
16,800	16,850	0	181
16,850	16,900	0	177
16,900	16,950	0	173
16,950	17,000	0	169
17,000	17,050	0	166
17,050	17,100	0	162
17,100	17,150	0	158
17,150	17,200	0	154
17,200	17,250	0	150
17,250	17,300	0	146
17,300	17,350	0	143
17,350	17,400	0	139
17,400	17,450	0	135
17,450	17,500	0	131
17,500	17,550	0	127
17,550	17,600	0	124
17,600	17,650	0	120
17,650	17,700	0	116
17,700	17,750	0	112
17,750	17,800	0	108
17,800	17,850	0	104
17,850	17,900	0	101
17,900	17,950	0	97
17,950	18,000	0	93
18,000	18,050	0	89
18,050	18,100	0	85
18,100	18,150	0	81
18,150	18,200	0	78
18,200	18,250	0	74
18,250	18,300	0	70
18,300	18,350	0	66
18,350	18,400	0	62
18,400	18,450	0	59
18,450	18,500	0	55
18,500	18,550	0	51
18,550	18,600	0	47
18,600	18,650	0	43
18,650	18,700	0	39
18,700	18,750	0	36
18,750	18,800	0	32
18,800	18,850	0	28
18,850	18,900	0	24
18,900	18,950	0	20
18,950	19,000	0	16
19,000	19,050	0	13
19,050	19,100	0	9
19,100	19,150	0	5
19,150	19,200	0	**

* If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $13,950 but less than $13,980, your credit is $1. If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is $13,980 or more, you may not take the credit.** If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is at least $19,150 but less than $19,190, your credit is $2. If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is $19,190 or more, you may not take the credit.

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