A Second Look at Census Bureau Data Shows Safety Net’s Profound Effect on Poverty September 16, 2015 By Tara Schoenborn The U.S. Census Bureau’s annual income and poverty data released today paints a grim picture. The official ... Read More
Presidential Hopeful Jeb Bush Joins Ranks of Conservatives Backing the EITC September 9, 2015 In a new tax plan unveiled yesterday, former Florida governor and 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush pledged to expand the Ea... Read More
The 2016 Presidential Candidates: Where Do They Stand on Tax Credits? September 3, 2015 By Lauren Pescatore As the 2016 primaries draw nearer, the presidential candidates’ economic plans are coming into clearer vie... Read More
New Brain Science Supports the Need for the EITC August 12, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole A disturbing new report found that growing up in poverty can affect a child’s brain structure with negativ... Read More
New Legislation Seeks to Save Key EITC and CTC Provisions August 10, 2015 By Lauren Pescatore New Senate legislation offers hope for the nearly 50 million Americans who face a tax increase if key prov... Read More
You’ve Heard About an Advanced EITC. But What About a Delayed One? August 5, 2015 By Lauren Pescatore Earlier this year, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) unveiled the “Early Refund EITC”: a plan to allow eli... Read More
New KIDS COUNT Data Shows Why the EITC is Critical to Kids July 31, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently released its annual KIDS COUNT report on the well-being of American... Read More
New Study Shows EITC is Even More Effective at Increasing Employment, Reducing Poverty July 24, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole The EITC is even better than we thought. A study released this month in The National Bureau of Economic R... Read More
What the EITC’s Increasing Popularity in the States Could Mean for Presidential Politics July 16, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole Presidential candidates seeking tax breaks for working families should look to the states for inspiration.... Read More
All Eyes on Michigan as Record Number of States Advance Progressive EITC Legislation July 13, 2015 It’s been a busy legislative session for state Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs). Unlike previous years when budget shortfalls ... Read More
