Abstract: Using Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data in an input-output (IO) model, this paper assesses the economic impact and foregone economic impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in the 58 counties in California in 2006, the most…

From Disability.gov, this Web page includes new resources on the Earned Income Tax Credit, which includes online training, frequently asked questions about the EITC, Webinars, trainings, and other resources on the EITC.

This report is from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and provides key information on how state income taxes influenced low-income families. In some states, state taxes further push low-income working families into poverty; however, in…

From the Institute for Research on Poverty and researchers at Columbia University, this article provides information on the status of low-income men. Since the mid-1970s, wages and labor force participation has been decreasing for young, lesser…

This study sought to examine the effect of prenatal poverty on the birth weight of infants (as birth weight can be a predictor for a range of outcomes for children) and subsequently, the effect that work-based welfare assistance, such as the EITC…

Twenty-five percent of eligible families do not claim the EITC refund, and outreach to eligible families could help to claim nearly $6,000 in EITC refunds. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has published a Money Talks Tax Credit Outreach…

From the National Center for Children in Poverty, this report analyzes the effectiveness of America's work supports, such as earned income tax credits, public health insurance, child care assistance, and food stamps. For families, work supports…

From the First Nations Development Institute, with funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this resource was developed to help tribal leaders build EITC campaigns in their communities. Authors provide an overview of the EITC, how the EITC can…

The Tax Policy Center, which is a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, authored this fact sheet on tax policies designed to support working families with children. Specifically, the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child…

This resource is from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and offers information on State Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC). Currently, 24 States, including D.C., have implemented State EITC programs to complement the federal EITC refund…