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Special Collection

January 2020

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Other Tax Credits

Author(s):

Shaina Goodman, Marium Durrani, Breckan Erdman Winters

This collection highlights key resources for the EITC, the Child Tax Credit, Health Coverage Tax Credits, and others, highlighting resources specific to domestic violence survivors and advocates working with survivors.

Special Collection

March 2016

Building Credit and Assets: Helping Survivors Recover from Economic Abuse

This special collection explores credit, asset building, and Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), their intersections, and how they can be leveraged to better support economic justice for survivors of domestic violence.

Special Collection

May 2009

Poverty and Domestic Violence

This collection emphasizes key documents on children and poverty, how poverty is measured, the intersection of domestic violence and poverty, and media messaging.

Special Collection

January 2006

Welfare and Domestic Violence

This collection includes materials related to welfare, now known as the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), with a particular focus on the Family Violence Option and related provisions and their implementation at the federal and state level.

Materials

General Material
NRCDV Publications

March 2020

What do advocates need to know to help survivors this tax season?

Author(s):

Roxy Caines

Publisher(s):

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

Tax season can evoke a range of emotions for people, from excitement to anxiety. Frequently, tax time is associated with a tax refund, which can represent the single largest lump sum many families receive in any given year. These refunds can provide a pathway to transition out of poverty and to build wealth. NRCDV's March 2020 TA Question of the Month explores strategies for supporting survivors this tax season.

Materials

General Material

January 2020

Child Tax Credit: For use in preparing 2019 Returns

Publisher(s):

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

This booklet provides basic facts about the CTC, as well as worksheets to specifically determine the amount of CTC to claim on tax returns.

Materials

General Material

January 2020

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – Use the EITC Assistant to Find Out if You Should Claim it

Publisher(s):

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

This current year EITC Assistant will help you: find out your filing status; find out if you are eligible for EITC; determine if your child or children meet the tests for a qualifying child; and estimate the amount of credit.

Materials

General Material

December 2019

Policy Basics: The Earned Income Tax Credit

Publisher(s):

Center On Budget And Policy Priorities (CBPP)

This fact sheet provides background information on the EITC, including who is eligible and work incentive features.

Materials

General Material

December 2019

EITC Income Limits, Maximum Credit Amounts and Tax Law Updates

Publisher(s):

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Available in multiple languages, this page has the 2019 tax year income limits, maximum EITC amount and the EITC-related tax law changes. Information for tax years 2016 through 2020 is also available.

Materials