What's New?

New Mexico expands state EITC
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson called a special session in August to consider tax relief, highway financing, health care and other economic issues. As part of the package, New Mexico will provide a one-time tax rebate for families earning up to $70,000. Also part of the package is a permanent expansion to the state's EITC from 8 percent to 10 percent of the federal EITC. The expanded credit will be available for tax year 2008 and beyond.
>Read about the tax relief package

New EITC Reports:
The Brookings Institution recently released a new report: "Metro Raise: Boosting the Earned Income Tax Credit to Help Metropolitan Workers and Families". The Report provides estimates of how changes to the federal EITC would benefit lower-income tax filers in communities across the nation.
>Read the report
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities releasted a report detailing the legislative updates around state EITCs so far in 2008.
>Read "State Earned Income Tax Credits: 2008 Legislative Update"

Congratulations Washington state!
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire signed legislation creating a Washington Working Families Credit.  The credit, modeled after a state Earned Income Tax Credit will equal five percent of the federal EITC for 2009 and 2010 and 10 percent for 2011 and after, benefiting more than 350,000 Washington residents. Washington becomes the first state without an income tax to enact a state EITC.
>Read the Washington State Budget & Policy Center's brief on the Working Families Tax Credit
>View a compilation of news coverage about the Working Families Tax Credit
>Read the Washington State Budget & Policy Center press release about the Credit

EITC Data by State Legislative District
The Brookings Institution recently released EITC data by state legislative districts. The data includes total number of tax filers, number of EITC filers, EITC amount claimed, EITC filers by adjusted gross income, number of RALs requested by all filers and number of RALs requested by EITC filers. Also available are maps showing EITC participants as a percentage of total tax returns by state legislative district.
> Download state-by-state data and state-by-state maps

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