EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
FROM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT TO PROSPERITY INITIATIVE
Workforce Florida, Inc. (WFI), the Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI), the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Regional Workforce Boards (RWBs) have partnered since 2002 to communicate and implement EITC campaigns throughout the state. Beginning in 2006 and continuing into 2007 we have focused on expanding our EITC Campaign to the Prosperity Initiative which is inclusive of EITC, CTC, asset building and financial literacy. We have partnered with other state and local organizations -- corporate, faith-based, non-profit, educational, financial, public service and government agencies to effectively incorporate Prosperity Initiative awareness into outreach activities at both the state and local levels; to maximize efforts ensuring access to all Prosperity Initiative elements for eligible Floridians; to leverage all resources; and to consolidate duplicative efforts.
There are very strong local initiatives and very effective local partnerships already in place that meet the unique/specific needs of the localities. This Prosperity Initiative Resource Page is offered to provide information, communication links, contact information for state and local partners and share successful program designs among partners. These resources will direct you to information and tools necessary to access and assist others to access information on EITC, CTC, financial literacy and asset building programs. For more information on other workforce and related services and resources available in your area visit http://www.employflorida.com/ to locate the One-Stop Career Center nearest you.
National Toolkits & Materials
- Department of Treasury/IRS Toolkit – This toolkit is intended to provide useful information on EITC rules, as well as tools for completing returns, advertising the EITC qualifications, tips on how to hold a successful event, legislative changes and more.
- EITC Outreach Materials from IRS - This site includes a link explaining how your organization can sponsor Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites in your community to prepare tax returns for those who cannot prepare their own and cannot afford professional help. There is also listing of specific resources and tools.
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - This link is to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the 2007 Make Tax Time Pay Outreach Campaign for working families. This is an excellent resource and provides campaign tools, outreach tools and additional outreach examples of creative ways organizations (Businesses, Early Childhood Programs, Job Training Programs, Colleges & Universities and Housing Groups) are promoting the EIC and CTC and linking workers to free tax filing assistance.
- National Community Tax Coalitions - If you are interested in starting or improving a free tax preparation program in your community please visit this site.
HR Partners
The HR Florida State Council, Inc., the state affiliate of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), is a volunteer entity whose primary objective is to support the mission and initiatives of SHRM through education. In addition to representing over 11,000 individual members, the Council acts as a resource for 27 SHRM affiliated chapters and provides on-going general information and guidance.
Existing Prosperity Campaigns
Program Design/Promising Practices
Locate Free Tax Preparation Assistance
Financial Literacy Resources
Tax Facts
Tax Stats
- http://www.cbpp.org/eic2007/EIC_Participation.pdf - These preliminary figures show the number of EIC claims in each state approved and paid by the IRS in 2006 (for tax year 2005) and the total dollar amount of these claims in each state. These numbers will increase somewhat as more tax year 2005 returns are processed. For rough comparison purposes, the claims for tax year 2004 are included.
- http://www.cbpp.org/eic2005/eic05-state-chart.pdf - Visit this link to see statistics for 2002 and 2003. [Note statistics are based on specified cut-off dates and point in time snap shots which must be considered when reviewing data]
Other Resources
- http://www.fldfs.com/PressOffice/ViewConsumerAlert.asp?ID=2548 - Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is urging Florida taxpayers to check if they may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a special federal tax credit for low-income working individuals and families. Eligible Floridians could get back thousands of dollars in tax relief on top of what they may already be claiming.
- http://www.floridajobs.org/PDG/Memos/pdf/FSET_WT/WT_EITC_012907.pdf - Memorandum sent from AWI to RWBs on January 25, 2007 with applicable EITC embedded links.
For more information or to add your organization's name, information, and/or materials to this page, contact JenniLee Robins at jrobins@workforceflorida.com.