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Delegate Wilkins urges expansion of earned-income tax credit to help adults without qualifying children

2308995 · February 13, 2025
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House Bill 708 would expand Maryland's state Earned Income Tax Credit by raising income eligibility for single filers and allowing certain individuals without qualifying children to claim the credit; the credit would be indexed for inflation. Advocates said the EITC is a proven poverty-reduction tool and that every dollar delivered to recipients

Delegate Janelle Wilkins presented House Bill 708, which would expand eligibility for Maryland’s state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by raising the maximum income for single filers and allowing certain…

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