Fast-Track the Colorado Earned Income Tax Credit March 1, 2015 Sam Gary, The Denver Post, March 2015. An op-ed from the founder of The Piton Foundation calls for Colorado's state-level EITC ... Read More
Colorado State & Local Taxes in 2015 January 1, 2015 The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, 2015. These charts from ITEP asses the fairness of Colorado's state and local ta... Read More
Here’s a tax benefit that works for us January 1, 2015 Ali Mickelson, The Denver Post, January 2015. This opinion from the director of legislative and tax policy at the Colorado Fis... Read More
Fixing the child care tax credit reduces poverty, boosts economy March 1, 2014 Colorado Center on Law and Policy, March 2014. Policy brief in support of HB 1072 (2014), which would reduce poverty and boost... Read More
State Fiscal Impact: Income Tax Credit for Child Care Expenses February 1, 2014 Colorado Legislative Council Staff, February 2014. Fiscal note summarizing the revenue impacts of the new child care expenses ... Read More
Child Care Tax Credit Impact: Examples demonstrating the need for state law change January 1, 2014 Chaer Robert, Colorado Center on Law and Policy, 2014. Factsheet depicting how a single mother with no federal income tax liab... Read More
Persistence, Focus on Messages and Strong Champions: Lessons from Colorado’s 2013 Campaign to Create a New State Earned Income Tax Credit January 1, 2014 TCWF, 2014. A TCWF case study of the events and advocacy efforts that led to the creation of a state-level EITC in Colorado. ... Read More
A Bill for an Act Concerning an Income Tax Credit for Child Care Expenses Paid by a Resident Individual With a Federal Adjusted Gross Income of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars or Less January 1, 2014 Colorado General Assembly, January 2014. This bill enacted a separate refundable child care expenses credit for individuals ma... Read More
2013 Mother’s Day Report, The Earned Income Tax Credit & The Child Tax Credit May 1, 2013 Colorado Fiscal Institute, May 2013. A report analyzing how the EITC and CTC work together to provide crucial relief to mother... Read More
EITC and CTC recipient stories May 1, 2013 The Piton Foundation and Tax Help Colorado, May 2013. A collection of personal accounts attesting to the value and importance ... Read More
