Potential Earned Income Tax Credit Eligibility

Employees may be entitled to claim an Earned Income Tax Credit on their 2021 federal and Maryland resident income tax returns if both their federal adjusted gross income and their earned income is less than the following:

  • $51,464 ($57,414 married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying children
  • $47,915 ($53,865 married filing jointly) with two qualifying children
  • $42,158 ($48,108 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child
  • $21,430 ($27,380 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children

See attached for details. More information about the Maryland EITC is available at www.marylandtaxes.gov or by calling 1-800-MDTAXES (1-800-638-2937).

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