How Pro Bono Tax Professionals Can Help Low-Income Taxpayers Claim the Earned Income Tax Credit
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the largest sources of welfare benefits in the United States. See Internal Revenue Service, About EITC, available at http://www.eitc.irs.gov/central/abouteitc/. In healthy economic times, the EITC can be used by low-income taxpayers to obtain safe housing, an education, or to keep as a safety net. In our current economic climate, the EITC has become even more important as families are struggling harder to make ends meet. ...