Family Tax Credits

We're working to protect and improve family tax credits that can boost the earnings of low-wage workers and help parents meet child care and other expenses. We also conduct an annual tax credits outreach campaign to help families get the credits they deserve.

Highlights

Fact Sheet | Tax Credits Q&A

March 4, 2013

Get detailed information about each of the federal tax credits including the Earned Income Tax Credit,  the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and the Making Work Pay Credit.

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Fact Sheet | 2013 Supplement to Making Care Less Taxing: Improving State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions

March 8, 2013

This memorandum summarizes changes to state and federal child and dependent care tax provisions that took effect or were enacted in 2012.

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Fact Sheet | Frequently Asked Questions About Refundable Family Tax Credits

December 13, 2012

A number of refundable tax provisions that help working families, including the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), were improved and expanded in 2001, 2003, and 2009. These credits, and their improvements, help millions of low- and moderate-income families work their way out of poverty, but the improvements are currently set to expire at the end of 2012.

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More Resources

Fact Sheet | Tax Credits Fact Sheet, Tax Year 2012

October 16, 2012

Families may be eligible for thousands of dollars in federal and state tax credits. These credits can lower the income taxes that families must pay and, in some cases, give cash refunds to families whose incomes are too low to owe taxes.

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Fact Sheet | State Tax Materials (English)

October 16, 2012

The individual state fliers include information on tax credits specific to all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Fact Sheet | Checklist of Tax Issues for Domestic Violence Survivors

October 12, 2012

This checklist is designed to give advocates information about some of the issues domestic violence survivors might face and shares resources for free tax preparation, representation, and advice.

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Webinars & Presentations | Tax Issues for Domestic Violence Survivors: What Advocates Need to Know

February 15, 2012

This webinar explains how federal and state tax credits can help survivors of domestic violence, and offers resources that can help survivors and advocates.

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Fact Sheet | 2012 Supplement to Making Care Less Taxing: Improving State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions

February 13, 2012

The 2012 Supplement to Making Care Less Taxing, the Center’s 2011 report on state child and dependent care tax provisions, and the accompanying state report card, Making the Grade for Care, which grades those state provisions, covers the 34 child and dependent care tax provisions in effect in 28 states in tax year 2011.

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