Refundable Tax Credits

January 31, 2025 |

The Earned Income Tax Credit Should be Expanded for Workers Without Children

New fact sheet urges expanding the EITC for workers without children. It fights poverty but remains too small and excludes too many.

September 14, 2022 | Report/Brief | Priya Pandey

Historic 2021 Decline in Child Poverty Proves Effectiveness of Federal Investments

September 12, 2022 | Report/Brief | Ashley Burnside

Child Tax Credit: Key Findings from July 2022 National Survey

May 24, 2022 | Blog Post | Ashley Burnside

What Families Need to Know about the CTC in 2022

Refundable tax credits help millions of people with low incomes reach economic stability. Chief among them are the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and refundable Child Tax Credit (CTC), which benefitted 28 million in 2018 and lifted nearly 11 million people out of poverty. The temporarily expanded CTC in 2021 had dramatic impacts in reducing child poverty and promoting family well-being. Tax credits reach workers who are paid low incomes, invest in families, improve children’s outcomes, and strengthen local economies. CLASP advocates protecting and building on these investments, including expanding the EITC for workers without dependent children and making the CTC fully refundable.

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December 21, 2024 | News Clip | Public Benefits Justice

Some Republicans want a bigger child tax credit. Does it have a chance of becoming reality?

November 03, 2024 | News Clip | Public Benefits Justice

Harris wants to bring back the expanded child tax credit. Here’s why that’s good.

October 11, 2024 | News Clip | Public Benefits Justice

State, local guaranteed income programs set the stage for federal action

September 25, 2024 | News Clip | Public Benefits Justice

Rural America’s Project 2025 Problem

September 24, 2024 | Blog Post | Child Care and Early Education

Reflections on President Johnson’s War on Poverty in Light of the Recent Census Bureau Report

There Are Many Reasons to Love the EITC

About 25 million people receive a refund for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which they use to pay bills, cover expenses like child care, or make major purchases. The EITC is one of America’s most important anti-poverty programs and helps to ensure millions of workers are not taxed into poverty.

10 Reasons to Love the EITC

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Fact Sheet | February 28, 2025

The 2025 Tax Package: A Chance to Make the Tax Code Fair by Expanding Credits and Increasing Revenue

Fact Sheet | January 31, 2025

The Earned Income Tax Credit Should be Expanded for Workers Without Children

Testimony/Comments | October 14, 2024

CLASP Comments on the 2025 Tax Package

Report/Brief | August 22, 2024

What is Meaningful Community Engagement? Learnings from the Perspective of a National Advocacy Organization

Report/Brief | July 25, 2024

The Child Tax Credit: What’s at Stake?

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The Earned Income Tax Credit Should be Expanded for Workers Without Children

Historic 2021 Decline in Child Poverty Proves Effectiveness of Federal Investments

Child Tax Credit: Key Findings from July 2022 National Survey

What Families Need to Know about the CTC in 2022

Ashley Burnside

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The Earned Income Tax Credit Should be Expanded for Workers Without Children

Historic 2021 Decline in Child Poverty Proves Effectiveness of Federal Investments

Child Tax Credit: Key Findings from July 2022 National Survey

What Families Need to Know about the CTC in 2022

Ashley Burnside

Refundable Tax Credits

New from CLASP

Publications Fact Sheets | Presentations | Published Articles | Reports & Analyses | Testimonies & Comments

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