The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) : An Overview.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage.

Public welfare.

Local taxation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (33 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

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Summary:

Provides overview of the earned income tax credit (EITC), including eligibility; credit calculations; participation; distribution by geography, number of eligible children, and income; and EITC interaction with other Federal tax credits, means-tested programs, and State EITC provisions. Discusses EITC policy issues, including whether EITC provides work incentives, possible imposition of marriage penalty on single low income parents choosing to marry, and anti-poverty program effectiveness. Examines issues regarding compliance with EITC provisions, and addresses expiring provisions. Reviews legislative history of EITC since 1972 and parameters of EITC calculations since tax year 1975. Includes tables and graphs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

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