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Maximum EITC, 3+ children, TY2027

What will the maximum federal Earned Income Tax Credit be for tax units with three or more qualifying children in tax year 2027?

current forecast · 80% CI$8,500
$8,050$8,500$9,100
history:TY2021: $6,728TY2023: $7,430TY2025e: $8,046TY2026e: $8,260

Trend

history + forecast
$6,348$7,392$8,436$9,480TY2021TY2026eOct 2026$8,500
historyforecast path80% interval

static prototype estimate · seeded forecast value

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201 CDF points

Key drivers

  • CPI-U chained tax indexation
  • Low-income tax package changes
  • Interaction with childless-worker EITC politics

Resolution

source
IRS inflation-adjusted tax parameters
expected
October 31, 2026
rule
Resolves to the maximum EITC for taxpayers with three or more qualifying children for TY2027, using the IRS annual inflation-adjusted tax parameter release or equivalent official IRS table.
Policy parameter
irc.32.max_credit.three_or_more_children.2027

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