Aug
20
2010
New from Brookings: Tinkering with the EITC
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 12:48 PM Press Releases | VITA
"While You Were Sleeping: Tinkering with the Earned Income Tax Credit" by Alan Berube, Senior Fellow and Research Director, Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings
"Last week was an active one for America's stealth anti-poverty policy- the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)- though you'd be forgiven for not noticing. A couple of decisions, made with little fanfare, should have big implications for how low-income taxpayers receive the credit in the future."
