Earned Income Tax Credit in Alaska
Who is inside the 2026 EITC table? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $41,250 for a household of four in Alaska, unless the program uses its own dollar table.
Alaska has no metro in the top 100 population ranking, so this page stays on statewide rules.
Alaska has no tax on wages. Combined state and local sales tax is 1.8%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 1.06%.
A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 116 percent of the $41,250 poverty guideline and is likely eligible for Earned Income Tax Credit. Likely — a rough credit of about $3,770.
Limits behind the page
| Household | 100% | 138% | 185% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $19,950 | $27,531 | $36,908 |
| 2 | $27,050 | $37,329 | $50,043 |
| 3 | $34,150 | $47,127 | $63,178 |
| 4 | $41,250 | $56,925 | $76,313 |
An illustrative household
Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 116 percent of the poverty guideline in Alaska. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.
Earned Income Tax Credit
Likely eligibleLikely — a rough credit of about $3,770
- 2 people are under 19, counted here as qualifying children. Students age 19 to 23 were not identified.
- Using the annual income as if it were earned income, and a joint return, the 2026 table produces about $3,770. The credit ends at $65,899.
- The maximum credit and the phase-out dollars are from Revenue Procedure 2025-32 for tax year 2026.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Alaska
Other programs in Alaska
- Food stamps (SNAP)
- Medicaid and CHIP
- WIC
- School meals
- LIHEAP
- Child Tax Credit
- Marketplace subsidies
- Lifeline
- SSI
- State programs