GBPI In The News Tax break could benefit working poor in Georgia September 2, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Jhai James The Earned Income Tax Credit is a federal break for the working poor. Georgia could improve the health of lower-income residents by adopting a state version to go along with the federal one, according to the report from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Read the complete article on the Rome News-Tribune website. Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Earned Income Tax Credit Economic Security Low Income Tax Credit
Budget and Taxes Reports House Bill 1219 Singles Out the Poorest Georgians to Tax March 24, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff More than 1 million Georgia taxpayers claimed the Low Income Tax Credit in 2007, receiving $29 million in credits. If legislators eliminate the refundable portion of the credit, they will be cutting the Low Income Tax Credit by two-thirds, lowering the total credits to low-income Georgians by $21.8 million, according to the fiscal note to […] Read more » HB 1219 House Bill 1219 Low Income Tax Credit Report State Taxes
