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Mass. revenue panel hears push to expand Earned Income and Child-and-Family tax credits
Summary
Advocates, researchers and service providers urged the Joint Committee on Revenue to expand Massachusetts'earned income and child-and-family tax credits, extend eligibility to immigrant and mixed-status families, and increase outreach and advance-payment options to reduce poverty and stabilize low- and moderate-income households.
Lawmakers and advocates on Tuesday heard extensive testimony urging the Joint Committee on Revenue to strengthen the state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child and Family Tax Credit (CFTC), expand eligibility to immigrant and mixed-status households and allow advance periodic payments.
Supporters told the committee the changes would deliver immediate cash to families facing high housing and childcare costs, boost local spending, and decrease child poverty.
The bills under consideration include H.3073 / S.1957 (an act supporting families through enhanced tax credits) and S.1975 (an act to reduce poverty by expanding the EITC and the child and family tax credit). Proponents asked the panel to raise the state EITC match from 40% to 50% of the federal credit, lift the cap on dependents for the EITC,…
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