2005 Earned Income Credit (E.I.C.) Table with Example. Summary: This is the table used to determine 2005- earned income credit based on the amount listed on your Earned Income Credit Worksheet, your filing status, and the number of children you have. This portion of the table lists from “At least--$1” to “But less than--5,500”. A small sample table illustrating the example text is included. The data in row “At least 2,450 But less than 2,500” and column “Single, head of household, or qualifying widow(er) and you have--,” and “One child” is 842 which is circled.