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Together, the EITC and the low-income piece of the Child Tax Credit benefit 30 million households with low incomes, lifting 10 million people above the poverty line. We work to highlight the benefits of these credits and to protect and expand them to further reduce poverty.

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Another Tax Day Message for Congress: Time to Expand EITC for Adults Without Children

As the April 18 tax filing deadline approaches, 17 million adults not raising children at home and who do important jobs but for low pay are eligible to claim an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit...

Tax Season Message: Congress Should Dramatically and Permanently Cut Child Poverty With an Expanded Child Tax Credit

Families nationwide are filing their taxes ahead of the April 18 deadline and most are claiming the second half of their expanded Child Tax Credit for 2021, enacted under the American Rescue Plan....

This Tax Day, Many Are Eligible for Larger Refunds Due to Credit Expansions

Tax Day (April 18) is quickly approaching. Thanks to several temporary tax credit expansions, many people — including those who don’t usually file taxes — may qualify for more money in their...

Economic Legislation Should Include Key Measures for People With Disabilities

As policymakers craft an economic package for enactment this year, they should include policy proposals for people with disabilities that would allow many more disabled people to access affordable...

Rising Food and Energy Prices Underscore the Urgency of Acting on the Child Tax Credit

Rising food and energy prices are straining families’ budgets, making it harder for them to afford basics like food, gas, and rent. Meanwhile, families with low incomes have lost a key source of...

Tax Credit Expansions Expected to Significantly Reduce Poverty in Puerto Rico

The American Rescue Plan’s expansions of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) are expected to significantly reduce poverty in Puerto Rico. The two credits combined could provide...

Inflation Report Underscores Urgency to Extend Child Tax Credit Expansion

With the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that overall consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in January, policymakers should pay particular attention to even larger price increases in two key areas:...

More People Than Ever Before Qualify for the EITC

Today is the 16th annual Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day. This is a time to bring attention to the critical support the EITC and other refundable tax credits provide to families and...

Cash Assistance Boosted Infants’ Brain Development, Study Shows

When mothers with low incomes received just over $300 in monthly cash assistance during the first year of their children’s lives, their infants’ brains displayed more high-frequency brain waves...

With Monthly Payments Stalled, Congress Needs to Act

Millions of families won’t receive a Child Tax Credit payment on the 15th of January due to Congress’s failure so far to extend last year’s temporary expansion of the tax...

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