The Earned Income Tax Credit: A Powerful Tool for Making Our Tax Systems More Equitable

This policy brief examines how state tax systems use or have developed earned income tax credit (EITC) programs below the federal level. The brief also provides a set of steps that could be used to formulate a new state EITC campaign in the 31 states that do not currently have an EITC in their tax code.

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Record Type: 
Research-To-Practice Brief
Publication Date: 
February, 2020
Date: 
February 2020
Source: 
Partner Resources
Topics/Subtopics: 
  • Asset Building
    • Earned Income Tax Credit
URL: 
https://prosperitynow.org/sites/default/files/resources/State%20EITC%20Equity%20...
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