 
Earned Income Tax Credit Resources
In 2006, more than 22 million workers claimed over $41 billion in Earned Income Credits (EIC). In 2008, the EIC is estimated to be worth as much as $4,716 for some families. Tax Credit Outreach Kits such as the one produced by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, contain materials to help you help low- and moderate-income workers take advantage of the tax benefits they have earned.
Marketing the EITC and other credits, and providing tax preparation assistance to low-income families is an important component of an effective AFI program. One way of addressing both needs is through outreach and community partnership. Through Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Communication (SPEC), the IRS serves community partnerships and coalitions with organizations that serve low-income constituents; have good outreach and marketing capacity; have the ability to recruit, train and retain volunteers; and have linkages to asset-building strategies.
Below are some EITC related resources:
Understanding EITC
Information on EITC
http://www.irs-eitc.info/
Do you quality for EITC?
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=153996,00.html
Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/progsupt/taxcredits/faqs-empl.htm
EITC outreach tool kit
http://www.cbpp.org/eic2007/
EITC campaign and coalitions
State-by-State descriptions of EITC Partnerships
www.cbpp.org/eitc-partnership/directory.htm
Start an EITC campaign in your community
http://www.earnedincometaxcredit.org/
Building an Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition
http://www.tax-coalition.org/buildcoal.htm
EITC and IDA conferencecalls/resources/tax_assistance/Putting_It_All_Together-An_Asset-Building_Model.ppt
EITC and Asset Building Initiative
http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/eitc/assetbuilding/default.cfm
Tax Preparation Locations
Free tax return preparation
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=107626,00.html
Find the AARP tax-aide site nearest you
http://www.aarp.org/money/taxaide/taxpreparation/a2004-01-22-findtheaarp.html
Information on Higher Education Tax Credit
http://www.cbpp.org/5-10-07tax.htm
Child and Dependent Care Credit
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc602.html
Tax Credits to help low-income families pay for childcare
http://www.urban.org/publications/311199.html
Low-income Housing Credit
http://www.huduser.org/datasets/lihtc.html
Tax subsidies to help low-income families pay for childcare
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/url.cfm?ID=411190