NJ Division of Taxation - Prior Year New Jersey Earned Income Tax Information

To be eligible for the NJEITC for Tax Year 2022, you must:

Be a New Jersey resident who works or earns income;
Be at least 18 years old, with or without a qualified dependent;
Meet the federal income limits for your filing status and claimed dependents;
Have a valid Social Security number (This includes your spouse and any qualifying dependent you list on your tax return); and
File a New Jersey Resident Income Tax Return (NJ-1040), even if your New Jersey gross income is below the filing threshold.

Note: You cannot be listed as a dependent on another tax return.

Filing Status	Qualifying Children Claimed
	0	1	2	3 or more
Single, Head of Household, or Widowed	$16,480	$43,492	$49,399	$53,057
Married Filing Jointly	$22,610	$49,622	$55,529	$59,187

To be eligible for the NJEITC, you must:

Claim and be allowed (or would claim and be allowed if you met the age limit) a federal Earned Income Tax Credit for the same tax year;
Be a resident of this state who works or earns income;
Have a qualifying child or be at least 18 years old;
Meet the income limits for your filing status; and
Have a valid Social Security number (This includes your spouse and any qualifying child you list on your tax return).

Note: You must not be listed as a dependent on another tax return.

Maximum Income Amounts
Filing Status	Qualifying Children Claimed
	0	1	2	3 or more
Single, Head of Household, or Widowed	$21,430	$42,158	$47,915	$51,464
Married Filing Jointly	$27,380	$48,108	$53,865	$57,414

The maximum amount of credit for Tax Year 2021 is 40% of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit:

To be eligible for the NJEITC, you must:

Claim and be allowed (or would claim and be allowed if you met the age limit) a federal Earned Income Tax Credit for the same tax year;
Be a resident of this state who works or earns income;
Have a qualifying child or be at least 21 years old and under 65;
Meet the income limits for your filing status; and
Have a valid Social Security number (This includes your spouse and any qualifying child you list on your tax return).

Maximum Income Amounts
Filing Status	Qualifying Children Claimed
	0	1	2	3 or more
Single, Head of Household, or Widowed	$15,820	$41,756	$47,440	$50,954
Married Filing Jointly	$21,710	$47,646	$53,330	$56,844

The maximum amount of credit for Tax Year 2020 is 40% of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit:

To be eligible for the NJEITC, you must:

File for and receive a federal Earned Income Credit for the same tax year;
Be a resident of this state who works or earns income;
Have a qualifying child or be at least 25 years old and under 65;
Meet the income limits for your filing status; and
Have a valid Social Security number (This includes your spouse and any qualifying child you list on your tax return).

Maximum Income Amounts
Filing Status	Qualifying Children Claimed
	0	1	2	3 or more
Single, Head of Household, or Widowed	$15,570	$41,094	$46,703	$50,162
Married Filing Jointly	$21,370	$46,884	$52,493	$55,952

The maximum amount of credit for Tax Year 2019 is 39% of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit:

To be eligible for the NJEITC, you must:

File for and receive a federal Earned Income Credit for the same tax year;
Be a resident of this state who works or earns income;
Have a qualifying child or be at least 25 years old and under 65;
Meet the income limits for your filing status; and
Have a valid Social Security number (This includes your spouse and any qualifying child you list on your tax return).

Maximum Income Amounts
Filing Status	Qualifying Children Claimed
	0	1	2	3 or more
Single, Head of Household, or Widowed	$15,270	$40,320	$45,802	$49,194
Married Filing Jointly	$20,950	$46,010	$51,492	$54,884

The maximum amount of credit for Tax Year 2018 is 37% of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit:

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