Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day

The Internal Revenue Service estimates four of five eligible taxpayers claim and get the Earned Income Tax Credit. Best of all, EITC combined with the Child Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit is a financial boost for working people and your local economy. EITC and the CTC greatly reduce poverty for working families. These working family credits lifted an estimated 9.4 million people out of poverty, including 5 million or more than half of them children.