Kansas Earned Income Tax Credit Threatened

More than 20,000 tax filers living in Johnson County benefit from the state Earned Income Tax Credit.  Workers in every Johnson County legislative district benefit.  And, the credit returned on average $350 per filer resulting in more than $6M into the local economy.

Nearly 1 in 2 filers claiming EITC had an Adjusted Gross Income of less than $15,000. Ninety percent of EITC dollars go to families with children.  Children under the age of 5 are most likely to live in poverty and the EITC lifts more children out of poverty than any other single program.  As a refundable tax credit, it helps offset sales and property taxes paid by lower-income workers who pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes.

Your phone call or email can make a difference.  To look up a legislator – http://www.kslegislature.org/li/

More information:

• Lifting Families Out of Poverty – Kansas Action for Children
• Kansas Governor Tax Proposal: Wealthy Kansans Pay Less, Poor and Middle-Income Kansans Pay More – Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

Human Need Trends in Johnson County, Kansas. A  two-page fact sheet with the most current poverty data and social indicators.

Human Service Safety Net. A one-page fact sheet highlighting some of the local programs that rely on state/federal funding administered by the State of Kansas.