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Who Benefits from Expanding the EITC or CTC?

Understanding the Intersection of the EITC and CTC at the Household Level

Elaine Maag
July 30, 2018
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Abstract

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) missed an opportunity to help low-income childless workers, very low-income families with children, and families with young children – all groups where investments could be particularly productive. The child tax credit (CTC) and earned income tax credit (EITC) could be redesigned to lift millions of people out of poverty. Both could be highly-progressive policies designed to focus nearly all benefits on very low-income people. A small share of families could benefit from either policy change, though most families would benefit from one or the other.

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Federal Budget and Economy Federal spending Individual Taxes Earned income tax credit (EITC) Low-income households Tax credits (individual)
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