Half of all states plus the District of Columbia have enacted their own version of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to help working families earning low wages meet basic needs. State EITCs build on the success of the federal credit by keeping working parents on the job and families and children out of poverty. This important state support also extends the federal EITC’s well-documented long-term positive effects on children, which in turn boosts the nation’s future economic prospects.
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