Would modifying payment of the earned income tax credit help struggling families?
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 09:50
in Mathematics & Economics
he federal earned income tax credit mitigates the tax burden of low- to moderate-income families by providing a bigger tax refund. University of Illinois human development and family studies professor Karen Kramer was the lead author of a recent study that explored whether receiving the EITC in four installments rather than a lump sum benefited more than 500 families living in Chicago public housing. Kramer spoke with News Bureau education editor Sharita Forrest.