For millions of low- and middle- income Americans, tax season can mean extra money in their pockets. Claiming tax credits — including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit (CTC), and Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) — can provide thousands of dollars for vulnerable women and families struggling to make ends meet. The EITC alone is worth up to $5,891. But women and their families can't claim these credits if they don't know about them.
Families can start filing their 2012 as early as January 30, so there's no time to lose. Today, on EITC Awareness Day, help us spread the word to make sure families know about available tax credits. Our new and improved Tax Credits Outreach Resources make it easier than ever for advocates to spread the word about these credits.
Our new resources include:
- State-specific outreach fliers in English and Spanish (and some in Vietnamese and Mandarin Chinese)
- Our Toolkit for Advocates, with a sample:
- Newsletter
- Letter to the Editor
- PSA script
- Press release
- Social Media tools
- List of what to bring to free tax preparation sites
- Fact sheets on tax credits for families and tax information for domestic violence advocates
- A link to sign up to become an NWLC Community Partner
If you work or volunteer with families that are likely eligible for tax credits and/or in a program that supports children and families, you can help get the word out! Simply hanging fliers in classrooms, hallways, and offices, sending them home with young children, or encouraging employers to send fliers enclosed with W-2 forms could make a difference for the families you work with. Be sure to let us know how you're spreading the word about tax credits, or if there's anything we can do to help, by emailing Amy Qualliotine at aqualliotine@nwlc.org.
via National Women's Law Center
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