2017 Virtual Post-Tax Season Celebration

May 25, 2017

The Get It Back Campaign is excited to host a Virtual Post-Tax Season Celebration! Now that the hustle and bustle of the tax filing season has subsided, connect with your tax credit outreach colleagues across the country on Wednesday, June 7, 2016 at 3:00 PM EDT (2 PM CDT/ 1 PM MDT/ 12 PM PDT)...

Developing Partnerships to Expand Outreach Recording

May 24, 2017

Have you tried engaging businesses or organizations in your work without success? Strong partnerships are at the core of any thriving tax credit outreach initiative. In addition to nurturing existing collaborations, it is important to establish new connections.

This Week’s Must Read: SC and MT Enact State EITCs

May 12, 2017

In a historic week, two states enacted state-level EITCs. South Carolina enacted a nonrefundable state EITC that is worth 125 percent of the federal credit. Montana also passed legislation to create a refundable state EITC at 3 percent of the federal credit. South Carolina and Montana became the 27th and 28th states to pass...

Developing Partnerships to Expand Outreach

May 8, 2017

Have you tried engaging businesses or organizations in your work without success? Strong partnerships are at the core of any thriving tax credit outreach initiative. In addition to nurturing existing collaborations, it is important to establish new connections.

High Schools: An Overlooked Partnership

May 1, 2017

Many free tax preparation programs find colleges and universities to be essential partners. The United Way of Passaic County in New Jersey has learned that high schools are also a valuable partnership in their tax credit outreach efforts. Through its Financial Aid U program, United Way has built relationships with school staff and principals...

EITC Helps Struggling Low-Income Renters

April 26, 2017

Federal Rental Assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) helps about 2 million working-age, low-income non-disabled families pay for housing. Households typically pay no more than 30 percent of their income for rent, helping them to avoid homelessness or other kinds of housing instability.