Tax
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Over 3 Million Low-Income Children in Rural Areas Face Cut in Child Tax Credit if Recovery Act Improvement Expires According to this new research, at the end of 2010, the Child Tax Credit improvements that were included in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will expire if Congress does not extend them. If this happens, low-income working families across America will… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net, Tax |
| Seventy-eight Percent of Working Rural Families to Receive Full Making Work Pay Tax Credit The Making Work Pay Tax Credit provides eligible U.S. workers with additional money in each paycheck throughout the year. The fact sheet shows that 78 percent of rural working families will receive the full amount of the credit, while an additional 10 percent of… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Rural, Safety Net, Tax |
| Forty-three Percent of Eligible Rural Families Can Claim a Larger Credit with EITC Expansion This policy brief on the changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit in the ARRA also shows that families with three or more children and married couples will receive an increased refund under these new EITC rules for tax years 2009 and 2010. Many families in urban and… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Rural, Safety Net, Tax |
| Child Tax Credit Expansion Increases Number of Families Eligible for a Refund The analysis shows that more than 500,000 rural families, or almost 9 percent of rural families, will become newly eligible for the Child Tax Credit under the expansion included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Within these families are an estimated 900… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Employment, Rural, Safety Net, Tax, Urban |
| EITC is Vital for Working-Poor Families in Rural America In the 2004 tax year, tax filers claimed almost $40 billion through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), making the EITC one of the largest federal programs that provides cash supports to low-income working families in the United States. The EITC is especially… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net, Tax |
