Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Committee
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Members
January 2010

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a federal tax credit for individuals who work but do not earn high incomes.  Taxpayers who qualify and claim the credit could pay less federal tax, pay no tax or even get a tax refund.  Unfortunately, the EITC also has a high erroneous payment rate.   The IRS has adopted a multi-pronged strategy aimed at reducing the EITC erroneous payment rate while maintaining or increasing participation by eligible taxpayers.

The focus of the EITC Committee is to:

• Develop a training module for volunteer return preparers covering EITC basics and emphasizing quality returns.
• Develop EITC presentation for IRS employees & IRS's partners for educational purposes which will eventually be available online for download/viewing as a resource on EITC Central web site.