Jul 15, 2021 | Blog Post

The Child Tax Credit will help families breathe a little easier.

On July 15, the CTC will help families breathe a little easier by lessening hard choices. The monthly payments means parents will no longer have to worry as much about how to pay rent, childcare costs, buying food, and which one to try to sacrifice for the other.

Sep 1, 2020 | Report/Brief | Ashley Burnside

CLASP Principles for Federal Tax Policy

Jan 15, 2021 | Blog Post | Ashley Burnside

Biden’s Child Tax Credit Proposal Would Help Lowest Income Families

Jul 29, 2020 | Report/Brief | Darrel Thompson

EITC for Childless Workers: What’s at Stake for Young Workers

Refundable tax credits help millions of people with low incomes avoid poverty. 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. Tax credits support and reward work, help families meet basic needs, improve children's outcomes, and strengthen community economies. CLASP advocates protecting and building on these supports, including expanding the EITC to workers without children.

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Elizabeth Lower-Basch

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Refundable Tax Credits

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Expanded Child Tax Credit and Immigrant Families

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Monthly expanded child tax credit payments begin this week

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Expanded child tax credits mean more money for NYC families — and their kids may do better in school

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Credit where it's due

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The Child Tax Credit will help families breathe a little easier.

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