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3. They enter on line 3 their AGI ($25,525) and see that it is different from the amount on line 1. 4. They look up $25,525 in the EIC Table and enter the amount of $5,968 on line 5. 5. They enter $5,968 on line 6. This is the smaller of the line 2 amount ($5,980) and the line 5 amount ($5,968). 6. The Greys enter $5,968 on line 27a of their Form 1040. They will now complete Schedule EIC (shown later) and attach it to their return. They will keep the EIC Worksheet for their records. Excerpt From EIC Table for Example 2 And your filing status is– If the amount you are looking up from the worksheet is– Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er)★ and the number of children you have is– Married filing jointly and the number of children you have is– 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 At least But less than Your credit is– Your credit is– 25,000 25,050 0 2,738 4,821 5,568 360 3,618 5,980 6,728 25,050 25,100 0 2,730 4,810 5,558 353 3,618 5,980 6,728 25,100 25,150 0 2,722 4,800 5,547 345 3,618 5,980 6,728 25,150 25,200 0 25,200 25,250 0 2,706 4,779 5,526 330 3,618 5,980 6,728 25,250 25,300 0 2,698 4,768 5,515 322 3,618 5,980 6,728 25,300 25,350 0 2,690 4,757 5,505 314 3,618 5,980 6,728 25,350 25,400 0 2,682 4,747 5,494 307 3,618 5,980 6,728 25,400 25,450 0 2,674 4,736 5,484 299 3,618 5,980 6,728 25,450 25,500 0 2,666 4,726 5,473 291 3,618 5,980 6,728 25,500 25,550 0 2,658 4,715 5,463 284 3,609 5,968 6,716 25,550 25,600 0 2,650 4,705 5,452 276 3,601 5,958 6,705 25,600 25,650 0 2,642 4,694 5,442 269 3,593 5,947 6,695 25,650 25,700 0 2,634 4,684 5,431 261 3,585 5,937 6,684 25,700 25,750 0 2,626 4,673 5,421 253 3,577 5,926 6,674 25,750 25,800 0 2,618 4,663 5,410 246 3,569 5,916 6,663 2,714 4,789 5,537 337 3,618 5,980 6,728 Chapter 6 Detailed Examples Page 25