State EITC Reports, Fact Sheets & Policy Materials by State

Alabama:

“Alabama: State and Local Taxes,” from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Big Piece of a Small Pie: Alabama’s Tax Paradox, Alabama Arise, February 2010

Alabama: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

A Good Start: Alabama’s 2006 Income Tax Reform, Alabama Arise, June 2006

Poor Families in Alabama Are Hit Harder by the Income Tax Than Those in Most Other States, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, April 2003

Alaska:

Alaska State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Alaska: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Arizona:

Arizona State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Arizona: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Earned Income Tax Credits: The Most Effective Way to Lift Families out of Poverty, Children’s Action Alliance, July 2007

Arkansas:

Arkansas State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

8 Principles to Guide Tax and Budget Policy, Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families, January 2013

Fix the Low Income Tax Threshold Problem and Exempt All Low-Income Families from State Income Taxes (HB 1056), Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families, January 2011

Rabid Refunds: Refund Anticipation Loans and High Tax Preparation Fees Are Picking the Pockets of Arkansas’s Working Families, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, September 2009

Arkansas: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

A State EITC for Arkansas’s Working Families: Giving Credit Where It’s Long Overdue, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, March 2008

Tax Relief for Low-Income Arkansans: What are the options?, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, January 2007

Is it Time for an Arkansas Earned Income Tax Credit?, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, December 2004

California:

California State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

California: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Who Pays Taxes in California?, Policy Points, California Budget Project, April 2010

How Can a State Earned Income Tax Credit Help the Working Poor Make Ends Meet? California Budget Project, January 2002

Colorado:

Colorado State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

SB13-01 Working Families Opportunity Act, The Colorado Fiscal Institute, January 2013

SUPPORT SB1: THE WORKING FAMILY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PACKAGE OF 2013, The Colorado Fiscal Institute, January 2013

HB 10-1400 Refund Anticipation Loans, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, April 2010

Earned Income Tax Credit as First TABOR Refund Mechanism (Colorado Senate Data), Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, February 2010

Earned Income Tax Credit as First TABOR Refund Mechanism (Colorado House Data), Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, February 2010

Restore the State Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to the #1 TABOR Refund Mechanism, Sponsored by Rep. John Kefalas & Sen. Paula Sandoval, EITC Coalition, 2010

Earned Income Tax Credit as First TABOR Refund Mechanism, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, February 2010

Colorado: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Bill to Restore the State Earned Income Tax Credit, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute

House Finance Committee Rejects H.B. 1362, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, April 2008

Poll on making the Colorado EITC permanent, Center for Policy Entrepreneurship, February 2008

What’s not in your wallet? The EITC in Colorado, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, May 2007

The Great Drain Game: The Earned Income Tax Credit, Refund Anticipation Loans,and how lower income Coloradans get hurt by rapid refunds at tax time, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, May 2007

The Earned Income Tax Credit in Colorado, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, May 2007

Blueprint Brief: Expand Colorado’s Earned Income Tax Credit, The Bell Policy Center, August 2006

The Earned Income Tax Credit in Colorado: An Overview,The Bell Policy Center, February 2005

Connecticut:

Connecticut State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

State Earned Income Tax Credit Recipients by Town, Connecticut Voices for Children, January 2013

Connecticut’s Earned Income Tax Credit: A Boost to Working Families in Every Town, Matt Santacroce and Wade Gibson, Connecticut Voices for Children, January 2013

The Earned Income Tax Credit: A Primer, Connecticut Association for Human Services, April 2011

Who Would Benefit from a Connecticut EITC?, Connecticut Association for Human Services, April 2011

2011 EITC Legislative Fact Sheet (Example of Sheet for Senator John Fonfara: 1st District), Connecticut Association for Human Services & Voices for America’s Children, April 2011

A CT Earned Income Tax Credit: Impact on Childhood Well-being, Connecticut Association for Human Services, March 2011

Support a State EITC for Connecticut, Connecticut Association for Human Services (CAHS), March 2011

Connecticut: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

A CT Earned Income Tax Credit: A Great Economic Stimulus Policy, Connecticut Association for Human Services, 2008

The Federal Earned Income Tax Credit by State Legislative District, Connecticut Voices for Children, 2008

Making Ends Meet: Low-Wage Worker and the State Earned Income Tax Credit, Connecticut Association for Human Services, 2008

Help Connecticut Working Families Become Self-Sufficient: It’s Time to Support a State Earned Income Tax Credit, Connecticut Association for Human Services, 2006

A State Earned Income Tax Credit in Connecticut: Help Connecticut Working Families Become Self-Sufficient, Connecticut Association for Human Services, 2006

The Effect of an Earned Income Tax Credit in Connecticut, Center for Economic Policy, Roosevelt Institution at Yale College, May 2006

The Earned Income Tax Credit: Still Lagging Behind in Connecticut, Connecticut Voices for Children, July 2004

The Earned Income Tax Credit: What it Does for Connecticut and How it Could Do Much More, Connecticut Voices for Children, April 2004

An Earned Income Tax Credit for Connecticut, Advocates for Connecticut’s Children and Youth

Delaware:

Delaware State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Delaware State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Education, Leadership and Persistence Pay Off in Delaware, Fall 2005

District of Columbia:

District of Columbia Taxes from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

District of Columbia: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

DC’s Earned Income Tax Credit Supports Working Families Across the District, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, April 2008

Florida:

Florida State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Florida State and Local Taxes, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Georgia:

Georgia State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Georgia: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Idea 4: Enact a State EITC, Sarah Beth Coffey and Alan Essig, Center for a Better South, Doing Better: Progressive Tax Reform for the American South, June 2006

Fair Taxes for Low-Income Working Families: A Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, December 2005

Hawaii:

Hawaii State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

The Impact of Hawai’i’s Income Tax on Low-Income Families: An Update, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, May 2006

Point by Point: State Tax Relief in Hawai’i, 3 Point Consulting, February 2006

An Evaluation of Proposals to Provide Tax Relief to Low-Income Families in Hawai’i, 3 Point Consulting, February 2005

Reducing Hawai’i’s Income Tax on Working-Poor Families: Three Options, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 11, 2004

Hawai’i: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

State Earned Income Tax Credit in Hawai’i , 3 Point Consulting

Earned Income Tax Credits Help Families With Children, Hawai’i Kid’s Watch—Children’s Budget Project

Idaho:

Idaho State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Idaho: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Idaho Center on Budget & Tax Policy Briefing Book January 15, 2003

Illinois:

Illinois State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Tax Fairness For Low-Income Working Families: The Importance of Expanding the State Earned Income Tax Credit, Voices for Illinois Children, December 2011

Growing the Earned Income Tax Credit: A cost-effective approach to reducing poverty & stimulating the economy, Making Work Pay in Illinois, December 2011

Strong businesses & local economies depend on strong families & communities: Increase the Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit to help them all, Center for Economic Progress, December 2011

Preserve work supports and tax relief for working families, Voices for Illinois Children Federal Policy Bulletin, June 2010

Supporters of the EITC for struggling families also back the revenue reforms necessary to help those households, Make Work Pay, March 2010

Illinois: State and Local Taxes in 2007, November 2009

Grow the Illinois EITC: Keep working families in mind during FY10 budget and tax talks, Make Work Pay, April 2009

A Plan for Reforming Illinois’ Revenue Structure, Voices for Illinois Children, 2009

Help Struggling Families: Grow the Illinois EITC, Make Work Pay Coalition, February 2009

‘Make Work Pay’ and Taxes Fairer for Working Families—Grow the Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit, 2007

Help Working Families: Grow the Illinois EITC, 2006

Reauthorize and Improve the Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit , Voices for Illinois Children, 2004

Illinois State Fact Sheet, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Supporting Working Families When State Coffers Are Empty: Lessons from Illinois’ Successful Campaign for a Better EITC, Tom Waldron

Low Income Families Will Benefit From Laws, November 2003

State Alters Earned Income Tax Credit; Changes Will Benefit Low-Income Workers , September 2003

How Much is Enough? Assessing the Level of State Services in Illinois, Voices for Illinois Children’s Budget and Tax Policy Initiative, November 2002

Indiana:

Indiana State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

The Cliff Effect: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, Indiana Institute for Working Families, October 2012 (EITC information on page 12)

Testimony before the Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy, Jessica Fraser, Indiana Institute for Working Families, January 17, 2012

Policy Brief: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Indiana Institute for Working Families, May 2011

Indiana: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Income inequality has increased in Indiana over the past two decades, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Economic Policy Institute, 2008

Is Indiana Getting Its Fair Share: Federal Programs Available to Help Working Hoosier Families, Indiana Institute for Working Families, July 2008

Iowa:

Iowa’s State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

How the EITC Hits Home: An Update, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, April 2012

EITC Improves Fairness, Benefits to Working Families: Senate-Passed Bill Offers Local Economic Boost Across Iowa, Charles Brunner and Andrew Cannon, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, March 2012

Julie’s story, testimony before the Iowa Senate Ways and Means Committee, February 2012

Iowa’s Earned Income Tax Credit: A presentation to the Senate Ways & Means Committee, Iowa General Assembly, Charles Bruner, Child & Family Policy Center, February 2012

EITC: A Hand Up to Working Families, Local Economy: Senate-Passed Bill Would Significantly Expand Impact of Benefit, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, February 2012

Resolving Inequities in Iowa Taxes: Improving Tax Treatment of Working Families with Children, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, February 2012

Iowa: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Iowa EITC Boost Could Lift Thousands from Poverty, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, June 2009

Expanding Iowa’s Earned Income Tax Credit: The Long-Term Benefits to the State, (Executive Summary), Peter S. Fisher and Lily French, The Iowa Policy Project, June 2009

Reform Plan Targets Tax Cuts with EITC, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, April 2009

How the EITC Hits Home, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, March 2007

Next Piece of the Puzzle: After Minimum Wage, Iowa Looks at Earned Income Tax Credit, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, March 2007

Updating and Improving Iowa’s Earned Income Tax Credit, Child and Family Policy Center, September 2006

Earned Income Tax Credit in Iowa: Tax Credits Help Striving Families Become Thriving Families, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2005

Iowa’s Working Poor, Cynthia Needles Fletcher, Quality Jobs for Quality Communities

Kansas:

Kansas State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Kansas Tax Reform in 2012: What does it mean for children and families?, Kansas Action for Children, August 2012

Kansas Governor Tax Proposal: Wealthy Kansas Pay Less, Poor and Middle-Income Kansas Pay More, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and Kansas Action for Children, January 2012

Earned Income Tax Credit: Lifting Families Out of Poverty, Kansas Action for Children, January 2012

Kansas: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Kentucky:

Statement on Governor Beshear’s State of the Commonwealth Address, Kentucky Youth Advocates, February 2013

Kentucky State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Myths and Facts about an Earned Income Tax Credit in Kentucky, Ashley Spalding, Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, September 2012

Should Kentucky adopt a credit that is based on the federal Earned Income Tax Credit? Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, August 2012

A State Earned Income Tax Credit Would Help Kentucky Families and Local Economies, Kentucky Youth Advocates, April 2012

Fact Sheet: Earned Income Tax Credit, Representative Clark: District 46, Kentucky Youth Advocates

Enact a State, Refundable Earned Income Tax Credit, Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children

A State-Earned Income Tax Credit Would Help Kentucky’s Working Families, Kentucky Youth Advocates, January 2008

Kentucky: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Louisiana:

Louisiana State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Proposal to Eliminate Income Taxes Amounts to a Tax Increase on Bottom 80 Percent of Louisianans, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Louisiana’s Earned Income Tax Credit: A Smart Investment in Working Families and Children, Steve Spires, Louisiana Budget Project, October 2012

Louisiana: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

A tax credit that works for Louisiana’s Working Families, Louisiana Budget Project, June 2007

Maine:

Maine State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Maine: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Maryland:

Maryland State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Testimony of Phil Oliff, policy analyst, before the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, February 2012

Maryland: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

The Importance of the Earned Income Tax Credit, Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute, March 2009

The Impact of Increasing Maryland’s Refundable Earned Income Credit The Distribution of Increased Tax Refunds by Jurisdiction Testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee House Bill 346 – Increase the Refundable Earned Income Credit, Stephen Elmore, Policy Brief Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute, February 2006

Massachusetts:

Massachusetts State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

HB 3036: An Act Improving the Earned Income Credit for Working Families, ACORN and Greater Boston Legal Services

Massachusetts State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Michigan:

Money Back in Michigan for Tax Year 2012, Michigan League for Public Policy, February 2013

Michigan State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Tax Cut? Or Not? Karen Holcomb-Merrill, Michigan League for Human Services, May 2012

Mich. families will see $244 million tax hike from EITC cut: Workers in Detroit, Battle Creek, Sagniaw, West Michigan lose the most, Michigan League for Human Services, May 2012

Earned Income Tax Credit Fact Sheet: How the Michigan EITC Benefits the Each District (House), Michigan League for Human Services, May 2012

Earned Income Tax Credit Fact Sheet: How the Michigan EITC Benefits the Each District (Senate), Michigan League for Human Services, May 2012

Earned Income Tax Credit Fact Sheet: How the State EITC Benefits Michigan, Michigan League for Human Services, May 2012

How the Budget Can Create Economic Opportunity, Michigan League for Human Services, March 2012

Letter to Lt. Gov. Calley: Proposed enhancements to the Homestead Property Tax Credit and a $25 child credit are not an acceptable substitute for the EITC, Michigan League for Human Services, April 2011

Michigan Income Tax Liability Comparison of Current Law vs Governor’s April Proposal, Michigan League for Human Services, April 2011

76% of Michigan voters oppose ending Michigan tax credit for working poor, Save Our EITC, February 2011

Human services, children’s, religious groups support EITC, Save Our EITC, February 2011

Kids, seniors, families lose, Michigan League for Human Services, February 2011

Sample Taxpayer’s Michigan Income Tax Liability and EITC at Selected Incomes, Michigan League for Human Services,February 2011

Titanic shift in Lansing, Michigan League for Human Services, February 2011

Fact Sheet: Michigan’s Earned Income Tax Credit, Michigan League for Human Services, January 2011

Keeping Kids Out of Poverty with the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit, Michigan League for Human Services, January 2011

Money Back in Michigan: “Returning Tax Dollars to Low-Income Michigan Households” Tax Year 2010, Michigan League for Human Services, January 2011

Talking Points for Protection of the State EITC, Michigan EIC, 2011

Letter to Governor Snyder, Michigan League for Human Services, January 2011

Benefit of the Michigan EITC for Various Income Levels, Community Economic Development Association of Michigan, 2010

Statewide and County Impact of the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit, Michigan League for Human Services, July 2010

Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit: TY 2008, Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis, Michigan Department of Treasury, March 2010

Money Back in Michigan: “Returning Tax Dollars to Low-Income Michigan Households” Tax Year 2009, Michigan League for Human Services, January 2010

Michigan’s New Earned Income Tax Credit, Michigan League for Human Services

Michigan: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Michigan’s State Earned Income Tax Credit: Year One, Michigan League for Human Services, September 2009

Economic Benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit in Michigan, Anderson Economic Group, August 2009

Money Back in Michigan: Returning Tax Dollars to Low-Income Michigan Households, Michigan League for Human Services, January 2008

Rewarding Work and Helping Families: Why a State Earned Income Credit Makes Sense for Michigan, Michigan League for Human Services, July 2005

A Hand Up For Michigan Workers: Creating a State Earned Income Tax Credit, Patrick L. Anderson, The Michigan Catholic Conference, October 2002

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Public Service Announcement, Michigan Association of United Ways

Minnesota:

Minnesota State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Minnesota: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

The Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Minnesota Working Family Credit, Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department, August 2010

The Utilization of Minnesota’s Working Family Credit as Parents Transition from Welfare to Work, Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department, August 2007

Working Family Credit, Bridge to Benefits, Children’s Defense Fund, 2009

Mississippi:

Mississippi State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

A State Earned Income Tax Credit: Strengthening Mississippi’s Working Families, Mississippi Economic Policy Center, 2008

Mississippi: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Missouri:

Missouri State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Testimony in Support of House Bill 581 Presented to the House Tax Reform Committee, Amy Blouin, Missouri Budget Project, March 16, 2011

Written Testimony Submitted to the Missouri House of  Representatives Tax Reform Committee Regarding House Bill 581, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, March 16, 2011

Missouri: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Creating a State Earned Income Tax Credit for Missouri: Supporting Work, Families and the Local Economy, Missouri Budget Project, January 2009

Montana:

Montana State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Montana: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Investing in Montana’s Working Families: A Montana Earned Income Tax Credit, Montana Budget and Policy Center, January 2009

Help Montana’s Working Families Become Self-Sufficient: It’s Time to Support a State Earned Income Tax Credit, Consumer Credit Counseling Service and WEEL, 2007

Nebraska:

Nebraska State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Nebraska: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

A State Earned Income Tax Credit in Nebraska: Help Hard-Working Families Become Self-Sufficient, Voices for Children in Nebraska, March 2006

Nebraska Families: Poverty Despite Work, Voices for Children in Nebraska, May 2003

Nevada:

Nevada State & Local Taxes, from Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2013

Nevada: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

New Hampshire:

An Overview of New Hampshire’s Tax System, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, December 2010

New Hampshire: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Economic Security: More Families Claiming EITC, New Hampshire Child Advocacy Network, 2004

New Jersey:

Impact of Not Overriding Governor’s Veto Regarding EITC and NJ FamilyCare, New Jersey Policy Perspective, July 2011

1 in 6 New Jerseyans Hit By Governor’s Vetoes, Raymond J. Castro, New Jersey Policy Perspective, July 2011

New Jersey State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

The Earned Income Tax Credit: Extra Money for People Who Work, Association for Children of New Jersey

“Expanding the New Jersey Income Tax: Facts and Figures”, Association for Children of New Jersey

Look Out Below: Steep “Cliff” Means Many Working Poor Lose Tax Credit, Sarah Stecker, New Jersey Policy Perspectives, January 2007

A Great Idea, Association for Children of New Jersey, April 2003

New Mexico:

Expanding New Mexico’s Working Families Tax Credit Would Generate Economic Activity and Help Hard-Working Families, New Mexico Voices for Children, October 2014

New Mexico: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Make the Working Families Tax Credit Better, New Mexico Voices for Children, August 2008

The Working Families Tax Credit: Help Hard-Working Families Become Self-Sufficient, New Mexico Fiscal Policy Project- New Mexico Voices for Children, August 2006

New York:

Making Work Pay in New York: The Earned Income Tax Credit, Russell Sykes, Empire Center for New York State Policy, April 2012

Earned Income Tax Credit Analysis of Claims for 2007, Office of Tax Policy Analysis, December 2009

New York: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Background Paper on New York’s State Earned Income Tax Credit, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy

North Carolina:

North Carolina’s State Earned Income Tax Credit: A Support for Working Families with Wide-spread Benefits, NC Budget and Tax Center, May 2012

Supporting Essential Workers – Health, Education and Public-Safety Occupations Benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit, Alexandra Forter Sirota, North Carolina Justice Center, March 2012

Strengthen the State Earned Income Tax Credit, North Carolina Justice Center, January 2012

Making Work Pay: Working Family Tax Credits Enable and Encourage Work by Alleviating Employment-Related and Family Expenses, Edwin McLenaghan, NC Justice Center, May 2011

Table of State EITC, Child Tax Credit and Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Benefits for TY 2008/2009 by County, NC Justice Center (based on NC Department of Revenue data), May 2011

The Campaign to Save the EITC for NC Working Families website, North Carolina Justice Center, launched April 2011

EITC in North Carolina: A Tool to Help Working Families and Communities Statewide, North Carolina Justice Center, March 2011

Vote No on House Bill 93/Senate Bill 117: Raising Taxes on Low-Income Working Families is bad for the economy, North Carolina Justice Center, February 2011

Strengthen the State EITC, Don’t Dismantle It: Reject House Bill 93, February 2011

BTC Brief: State EITC in North Carolina, Implemented in the Nick of Time, North Carolina Justice Center, October 2010

North Carolina: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

A Matter of Fairness: It’s Time for NC to Enact Earned Income Tax Credit, North Carolina Justice Center, April 2007

Strategies for Helping Low-Income Taxpayers: Comparing a No-Tax Floor to a State EITC, North Carolina Justice Center, March 2007

A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out, North Carolina Budget and Tax Center, February 2007

Making Work Pay for North Carolina’s Low- and Moderate-Income Working Families: A State Earned Income Tax Credit for North Carolina, North Carolina Budget and Tax Center, 2007

A State Earned Income Tax Credit: Rebuilding the Economy and Tax Fairly, North Carolina Justice Center, April 2005

The Real Story on Fraud, Error and the EITC, North Carolina Justice and the Community Development Center, 2001

North Dakota:

A State Earned Income Tax Credit for North Dakota’s Working Families, North Dakota Economic Policy Project (NDEPP), 2010

Frequently Asked Questions- EITC for North Dakota, North Dakota State Data Center and North Dakota KIDS COUNT, January 2009

Earned Income Tax Credit for North Dakota, North Dakota State Data Center and North Dakota KIDS COUNT, January 2009

North Dakota: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Ohio:

Who takes credit? The Earned Income Tax Credit in Cuyahoga County, 2012, David Rothstein, Policy Matters Ohio, August 2012

Ohio needs a state earned income credit: 949,000 working families would benefit, Policy Matters Ohio, April 2012

Ohio: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

State EITC Fact Sheet, Voices for Ohio’s Children, July 2009

Dollars that Make Sense, Policy Matters Ohio, April 2009

Who Takes Credit: The Earned Income Tax Credit and Free Tax Participation in Ohio, Policy Matters Ohio, January 2008

Getting Ohio’s Working Families the Credit They Deserve: The Earned Income Tax Credit, Policy Matters Ohio, 2006

Credit Where It’s Due: The Earned Income Tax Credit in Ohio, Policy Matters Ohio, March 2006

Who Takes Credit? Earned Income Tax Credit Recipients in Cleveland, Policy Matters Ohio, November 2005

An Ohio Earned Income Tax Credit: Costs and Benefits, Policy Matters Ohio, March 2003

The Case for a Refundable Income Tax Credit in the State of Ohio, Episcopal Public Policy Network-Ohio

Oklahoma:

Statement: Tax Deal Sets Wrong Priorities for Oklahoma, OK Policy Blog, May 2012

The Conservative Anti-Poverty Program, OK Policy Blog, May 2012

The “Tax Cut” Bait and Switch: How Average Oklahomans Could Be Collateral Damage in the Assault on Tax Credits, Gene Perry, Oklahoma Policy Institute, March 2012

Don’t Pay for Tax Cuts on the Backs of Working Oklahoma Families, Oklahoma Policy Institute, March 2012

Oklahoma: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Increasing the State Earned Income Tax Credit: Targeting Tax Relief to the Working Poor, Oklahoma Policy Institute, October 2008

Oregon:

EITC Helps a Quarter Million Working Families in Oregon, Oregon Center for Public Policy, January 2013

Don’t Let It Sunset Across Oregon: Renew and Strengthen the Oregon Earned Income Tax Credit, Oregon Center for Public Policy, November 2012

The EITC’s Benefits by District: SB 349 would help a significant share of lawmakers’ constituents, Oregon Center for Public Policy, June 2011

SB 349 Helps Working Families Get Ahead: Should be a Top Legislative Priority, Oregonians for Working Families, March 2011

Help Working Families Get Ahead: SB 349 Will Improve Oregon’s Earned Income Tax Credit, Oregonians for Working Families, January 2011

Earned Income Tax Credit throughout Oregon: How the EITC impacts Oregon’s House and Senate Districts, Oregonians for Working Families, January 2011

Improving Oregon’s Earned Income Tax Credit: SB 1044 Would Help Oregon Working Families Get Ahead, Oregonians for Working Families, 2010

Oregon State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Will Poor, Working Families Be Roadkill?: The Jobs and Transportation Act’s Regressive Tax and Fee Increases Will Set Back Low-Income Working Families With Children Unless the Legislature Enacts a Modest EITC Expansion, Oregon Center for Public Policy, June 2009

Your Constituents Utilize the EITC: Improving It Should Be Part of Any Revenue Package, Oregon Center for Public Policy, May 2009

An Improved Tax Credit, a New Direction for Oregon, Oregon Center for Public Policy, CenterPoints, February 2009

No Contest: Why expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit is better for working families and Oregon than the Tax Bracket Increase, Oregon Center for Public Policy, August 2008

Expanding the EITC in 2009, Oregon Center for Public Policy, March 2008

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: How to Pay for an Improvement in the Earned Income Credit, Oregon Center for Public Policy, April 2007

Oregon State Fact Sheet, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Working, Poor and Taxed: Improving Oregon’s Earned Income Tax Credit, Oregon Center for Public Policy, April 4, 2007

Investing in Working Families: Improving Oregon’s Earned Income Credit, Michael Leachman, Oregon Center for Public Policy, February 25, 2005

Helping Families Help Themselves, Family Impact Seminar

Making Ends Meet: Improving Oregon’s EITC, Oregon Center for Public Policy, February 2003

Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

A Hand Up: An Earned Income Credit Will Help Working Families, Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 2007

Earned Income Credit Fact Sheet, Pennsylvania Budget & Policy Center, 2007

Pennsylvania’s Tax Back: Helping Families Save, Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, November 2003

Rhode Island:

The 2012 Rhode Island Standard of Need, The Economic Progress Institute, November 2012

Rhode Island: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

South Carolina:

South Carolina: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

A South Carolina Working Families Tax Credit: Rewarding Work and Building Wealth, South Carolina Fair Share, August 2008

South Dakota:

South Dakota: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Tennessee:

Tennessee: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Texas:

Texas: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Utah:

Analysis of a Three-Part Proposal to Reform Utah’s Sales Tax, Allison Rowland, Voices for Utah’s Children, January 2013

State Refundable EITC: A Valuable Investment for Utah, Tracy Gruber, Voices for Utah Children, October 2012

How a State EITC Would Help Senate District 14, Voices for Utah Children, 2012

Invest in Working Utahns: Support a State EITC, Allison Rowland and Tracy Gruber, Voices for Utah Children, August 2012

What a $100 EITC credit could do for a family of four. . ., Voices for Utah Children, 2012

Better Research, Better Rules Alleviate Concerns with EITC Error Rates, Voices for Utah Children, 2012

Invest in Working Utahns: Vote YES on SB211, Voices for Utah Children, 2012

Utah: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Lifting The Tax Burden and Rewarding Work: A 10% State Earned Income Tax Credit, Voices for Utah Children, 2006

Issue Overview: State Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Center for Poverty Research and Action, Utah Issues

Vermont:

Testimony to the House Human Services Committee, Public Assets Institute, January 2013

Vermont: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Virginia:

A Kick While Down: How the State Budget Increases Taxes on Working Virginia Families, by Michael J. Cassidy and Sara Okos, The Commonwealth Institute, April 2010

Virginia: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

What’s the Impact of Taxes on Low-Income Families?, Virginia Organizing Project

A Working Plan for Virginia Tax Reform, Virginia Organizing Project

Washington:

A Primer on the Working Families Tax Rebate, Kery Murakami, Washington State Budget and Policy Center, February 2010

Washington: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

The Working Families Tax Rebate, Stacey Schultz and Jeff Chapman, Washington State Budget and Policy Center, April 2009

West Virginia:

Giving Credit to West Virginia’s Working Families: Reasons to Support a State Earned Income Tax Credit, West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy & West Virginia Alliance for Sustainable Families, February 2011

Giving Credit to West Virginia’s Working Families, West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, February 2010

West Virginia: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Making Work Pay: A State Earned Income Tax Credit for West Virginia, West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, January 2009

Making Work Pay: A State Earned Income Tax Credit for West Virginia, West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, September 2008

A State Earned Income Tax Credit Would Benefit More West Virginians than State Family Tax Credit, West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, August 2008

Sample statement of support for a state EITC, West Virginia Alliance for Sustainable Families

Wisconsin:

KIDS COUNT Data Feature: EITC Critical to Wisconsin Families All Across the State, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, January 2013

Income Changes during the Recession for “Working Poor” Single Parent Families in Central City Milwaukee, Lois M. Quinn and John Pawasarat, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, December 2012

The Budget’s Real-Life Impact on Wisconsin Families, Tamarine Cornelius, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, June 2011

Joint Committee on Finance Paper #312: Earned Income Tax Credit, Rick Olin, Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau, May 31, 2011

Letter to the Joint Finance Committee Re: Buget Paper #312: Earned Income Tax Credit, Ken Taylor, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, May 27, 2011

Outreach Flyer for Refundable Tax Credits (Spanish and Hmong), Wisconsin Budget Project, December 2011

Wisconsin: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009

Wisconsin Taxes Hit Poor and Middle Class Far Harder Than the Wealthy, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, January 2003

EITC Education Helps Working Wisconsin Families, University of Wisconsin Family Living Program, November 2002

The Use of Earned Income Tax Credits in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Budget Project, December 2000

Wyoming:

Wyoming: State and Local Taxes in 2007, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, November 2009