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This fact sheet provides information for about EITC and CTC eligibility for working people who are immigrants.

This manual is designed for Native American leaders and community members who are interested in launching an EITC awareness campaign. It begins with an overview of the EITC, explains how the EITC can benefit Native American communities, provides concrete strategies, tips and a timeline, and includes additional resources.

This comprehensive workbook is designed to help Native Americans access the EITC. It includes details on what the EITC is, practical information about how to apply, how to receive the refund, a glossary of terms, additional resources, and interactive exercises to ensure the reader understands the information.

This brochure provides basic information about Innocent Spousal Relief, including what documentation is needed and privacy issues.

In some instances, married people can get relief from joint tax liability. This site describes three types of relief, including the Innocent Spousal Relief which provides relief if your spouse or former spouse failed to report income, reported income improperly or claimed improper deductions or credits.

The Tax Credit for Workers and Their Families site is a resource for research and information about the EITC, CTC, CDCTC, and the Property Tax Circuit Breaker.

This update provides tips for AFI grantees on the effect of the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, American Opportunity Credit, and the Making Work Pay Credit on eligibility for participating in an AFI-funded IDA project and depositing the credits as IDA savings.

This report describes the barriers to access, efforts across the country to reduce these barriers, and the preliminary results of those efforts. The author concludes with strategies for improving awareness and outreach, and state benefits policies.

The tax codes of the federal government and over half the states have some type of child and dependent care (CADC) tax provision that reduces the amount of tax owed by families and, in some instances, increases their tax refunds. This suite of Making Care Less Taxing materials from the National Women's Law Center provides a comprehensive overview of CADC tax provisions.

Recognizing how many eligible workers do not take advantage of the EITC, 14 VITA sites in Native American communities undertook a survey with more than 1800 American Indian/Alaskan Natives/Native Hawaiians to better understand how the EITC could benefit their communities.

After thirty years the EITC is a successful component of anti-poverty strategies in the U.S. This paper describes the history and structure of the EITC on the federal and local level, summarizes key research including the impact on important socioeconomic measures, and outlines proposals for improving the effectiveness of the EITC into the 21st century.

The author describes ways the federal government uses the EITC to invest in local economies, the benefit of the influx of resources, and what more can be done to increase the benefit of credit policies.

Despite the success of the EITC, many eligible workers do not claim the tax credit. This paper provides a history of the EITC, describes its limitations and challenges, and summarizes a number of states' efforts to increase awareness of, and participation in, the EITC.

This blog is dedicated to providing up-to-date information on tax credit legislative activity, particularly introduced bills and signed law that relate to tax credit programs for families.

This report provides an economic analysis of the child tax credit, explores how the credit has affected taxpayers' behavior about working and having children, and examines the complexity of administering this tax provision in the context of other child-related tax benefits.

The Child Tax Credit Preservation Bill was introduced by republican Representative Bill Posey from Florida and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee in January 2011.

This page for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities provides basic details about the CTC, including refundability and the value of the credit.

The Act was passed and signed into law in December 2010. It extends Bush-era tax cuts, unemployment insurance, and specific provisions under ARRA including key tax credit programs for families.

This toolkit was designed to assist nonprofit human service organizations help their low-wage, frontline employees access work supports. The work supports to which this toolkit refers are government programs that help low-income working families make ends meet by providing financial or in-kind assistance.

This page provides a good overview of the history and purpose of the EITC, as well as details about how to qualify and an easy to read chart of refund levels.

Every year the CBPP launches an EITC outreach campaign to promote the EITC, the CTC, and free tax filing assistance. This site provides numerous resources related to the campaign, including an Outreach Kit, which includes posters, flyers, fact sheets and outreach strategy ideas. The site also provides updates on important tax credit legislation and new developments in IRS regulations.

This site provides an overview of the EITC, including basic eligibility requirements. Links are provided for free tax preparation sites and fillable tax forms.

This fact sheet explains men's role in stopping rape and violence and addresses how men will benefit from such a commitment.