Obama Budget Expands EITC for Workers Without Custodial Children February 11, 2016 By Lauren Pescatore and Kate Skochdopole This week, President Obama stayed true to his word to partner with House Speaker Paul... Read More
A Proposed New Tax Credit Would Help More Families Pay for Child Care September 15, 2015 By Tara Schoenborn A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) makes it clear that we need to do more to help fam... 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
Tax Credits for Working Families are a Pillar of the President’s Latest Tax Plan January 20, 2015 By Lauren Pescatore This weekend, President Obama unveiled a series of tax reforms that seek to reduce the burden our current ... Read More
Obama Budget Would Expand More Than Just the EITC for Childless Workers March 11, 2014 By Lauren Pescatore We’ve recently centered most of our coverage of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2015 on his major p... Read More
How Many Children In Your State Receive the EITC? February 18, 2014 Through the Brookings Institution’s EITC interactive website, you can download the latest tax-return data on the number of tax... Read More
Online Training Offers Tools for Spreading the Word About Tax Credits for Working Families November 4, 2013 Through a two-part series of online webinars, the National Women’s Law Center is working to reach out to low-income taxpayers t... Read More
A Tale of Two Budgets March 20, 2013 Last week, the House and Senate Budget Committees each released budget plans for fiscal year 2014. Both chambers are expected t... Read More
The Fiscal Cliff and Working Family Tax Credits January 2, 2013 While the national media covered every twist and turn in the fiscal cliff negotiations, little attention was paid to the provis... Read More