Socioeconomic Class Content Topic Results
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Special Collection
Special Collection
January 2020
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Other Tax Credits
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.
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- General Material
August 2020
Survivors Know Best: How to Disrupt Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19 and Beyond
Publisher(s):Through their Safety Fund launched in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, FreeFrom collected data from 1,300 survivors in 36 states and Puerto Rico on their financial health, the financial cost of experiencing abuse, what their needs are right now, and how our society can best support them through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. This report details these findings and serves as a call to action for greater investment in and support for the long-term financial security and safety of survivors everywhere.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
March 2020
What do advocates need to know to help survivors this tax season?
Publisher(s): 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.
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- General Material
January 2020
Child Tax Credit: For use in preparing 2019 Returns
Publisher(s):This booklet provides basic facts about the CTC, as well as worksheets to specifically determine the amount of CTC to claim on tax returns.
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- General Material
January 2020
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – Use the EITC Assistant to Find Out if You Should Claim it
Publisher(s):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.
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- General Material
December 2019
Policy Basics: The Earned Income Tax Credit
Publisher(s):This fact sheet provides background information on the EITC, including who is eligible and work incentive features.
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- General Material
December 2019
EITC Income Limits, Maximum Credit Amounts and Tax Law Updates
Publisher(s):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.
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- General Material
December 2019
Divorced and Separated Parents
Publisher(s):This webpage includes frequently asked questions about who claims EITC if the parents are divorced or separated.
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- General Material
December 2019
EITC and CTC Comparison Chart
Publisher(s):This chart compares EITC and CTC qualifications based on income, taxpayer ID number, filing status, age requirement, and child qualifications.