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Free · Tax year 2026 · No contact details required

See what benefits could help your household

Check federal tax credits for a simple wage-only household. Find food, cash, health and housing help to explore. We do not estimate those benefit payments.

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Tax year 2026. Enter ages as of December 31, 2026 and expected full-year income. This is not a calculator for your 2025 tax return.

— no income or tax details needed.

List yourself, your spouse if filing jointly, and children you will claim. Add other household members as “Other.” No names, birth dates, SSNs or contact details.

Up to 10 people. Larger or more complex households should use the full IRS tools linked below.

Which households can get tax estimates here?

This limited model is for one tax family with wages only, using the standard deduction. It does not cover self-employment, retirement income, other tax credits or deductions, disability-related tax rules, or children age 19 and over.

  • Everyone listed is a U.S. citizen with a work-valid SSN issued by the return due date. Do not enter the SSNs.
  • You and your spouse cannot be claimed as someone else's dependent or qualifying child. Your main home is in the U.S. for more than half the year.
  • Each listed child is your or your spouse's child (including adopted or stepchildren), is younger than a filer, lives with you in the U.S. for more than half the year, and is your dependent for these credits. No one else can claim them. They have no income, do not support themselves, and are not filing a joint return.
  • If you choose head of household, you are unmarried and pay more than half the cost of keeping up your home. If married filing jointly, you are married at year end and will file one joint return.
  • No one has a disability or special tax situation, and you are not subject to a prior IRS credit disallowance. You have no tax adjustments, itemized deductions or other tax credits.

If unsure, leave this unchecked. We will show useful program links, without guessing a dollar amount.

How to use your estimate

This is a place to start, not a yes from the program. We show 2026 tax-credit estimates only when your confirmed household fits this limited model. Other situations get program guidance without guessed amounts.

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