The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Percentage of Total Tax Returns and Credit Amount by State Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Percentage of Total Tax Returns and Credit Amount by State

Creator

  • Author: Scott, Christine
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Domestic Social Policy Division

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2005-11-04

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The earned income tax credit (EITC), established in the tax code in 1975, offers cash aid to working parents with relatively low incomes who care for dependent children. The EITC is the only federal cash aid available to all working poor families with children. For eligible filers with income tax liability, the EITC reduces their taxes.
  • Physical Description: 5 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Taxation
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Earned income tax credit
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Welfare

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RS22316
  • Accession or Local Control No: RS22316 2005-11-04
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs7962
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