Despite challenges in administration, the IRS remains the most suitable entity to house and administer the EITC, according to “The Role of the IRS as a Social Benefit Administrator” by Steve Holt, released by the American Enterprise Institute in July. As such, the paper argues, the focus should be on ways to make the IRS…
Barbara Gault, Executive Director of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, recently discussed challenges facing low-income students in higher education. Gault noted that women, especially women of color, are much more likely to face caregiving responsibilities on top of school and work. Support services as well as access to public benefits such as child-care subsidies,…
Last December, Congress made permanent critical improvements to the low-income Child Tax Credit and the EITC that had been set to expire in 2017. The bi-partisan tax deal also included a lesser-known provision that will delay refunds until mid-February for taxpayers claiming the EITC or Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). The IRS recently reminded the…