If you go to irs.gov, youu2019ll get a clearer information than my general attorney information. The real answer is u201cit depends.u201dEIC, has a lot of rules, and the rules change from year to year.EIC as of 2022. these are the factors that IRS looked at (this list is not exhaustive) to calculate the minimum income: age of taxpayer, filing status, immigration status, total earned income in home, number of individuals living in the home, how long each individual lived in the home, student status of some of the individuals in the home, the familial relationship between the individuals, who provided more than 50% support for each individual.