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EITC claimant returns, TY2027

How many individual income tax returns will claim the Earned Income Tax Credit for tax year 2027?

current forecast · 80% CI23.4M
21.6M23.4M25.5M
history:TY2019: 25MTY2021: 27.5MTY2023e: 23MTY2025e: 23.2M

Trend

history + forecast
21232628TY2019TY2025eDec 202923.4M
historyforecast path80% interval

static prototype estimate · seeded forecast value

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record
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distribution
201 CDF points
ledger fact
irs.soi.eitc_claimant_returns.ty2027

Key drivers

  • Low-wage employment
  • EITC parameter indexation
  • Filing and take-up rates
  • Dependent-child claiming patterns

Resolution

source
IRS Statistics of Income individual tax return data
expected
December 31, 2029
rule
Resolves to the number of TY2027 individual income tax returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit, in millions, using the first official IRS Statistics of Income table covering TY2027 individual returns.
Data point
irs.soi.eitc_claimant_returns.ty2027

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