California Joins the Majority of States to Offer an EITC June 25, 2015 By Lauren Pescatore Yesterday, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law a budget that includes the creation of a refund... Read More
Rand Paul Promises to ‘Blow Up the Tax Code.’ Would the EITC and CTC Survive? June 23, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole Presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) recently announced his tax reform plan, a $2 trillion tax cut ... Read More
Hillary Has Some Good Ideas for Boosting Youth Employment. Here’s What Else She Can Do. June 18, 2015 By Lauren Pescatore Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan Wednesday to provide tax credits for busin... Read More
Michigan House Votes to Raise Taxes on Low-Wage Workers, Senate Poised to Follow June 15, 2015 By Lauren Pescatore The 2015 legislative session has brought trouble for the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). In earl... Read More
The Top 6 Reasons Your State Should Enact an EITC (If It Hasn’t Already) June 3, 2015 We all know the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the best poverty-fighting tools around. Here are six more reasons tha... Read More
What Warren Buffett Gets Wrong (and Right) About the EITC May 29, 2015 Business magnate Warren Buffett, who is worth more than $72 billion, recently took to The Wall Street Journal’s opinion page to... Read More
Infographic: One Million Military Families and Veterans Face a Tax Increase in 2018 May 19, 2015 This 4th of July could be one of the last in which nearly half a million military families remain eligible for the Earned Incom... Read More
This Mother’s Day, Protect the EITC and CTC for Working Moms May 7, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) give working mothers the support they need ... Read More
Michigan Voters Reject Sales Tax Increase, Expanded EITC May 6, 2015 By Lauren Pescatore Yesterday, Michigan residents voted against a ballot proposal to increase the state’s sales tax in order t... Read More
Visualizing the Impact of State EITCs April 29, 2015 By Lauren Pescatore The 2015 legislative session has been particularly active for state Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs). Leg... Read More