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Filing taxes can actually get working families ahead.

In 2006, more than 22 million American families and individuals claimed the EITC on their federal income tax return and received more than $40 billion back in tax refunds.

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Organizations

National 

• Brookings Institution
• Center for American Progress
• Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
• Tax Policy Center
• Urban Institute

Illinois

• Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
• Voices for Illinois Children

Federal Tax Policy

• Center for American Progress: EITC and Child Tax Credit Fact Sheet
• Center for American Progress: A Progressive Approach to Tax Reform
• Center for Budget and Policy Priorities: Comparison of the EITC and the Child Tax Credit
• Center for Budget and Policy Priorities: Tax Credit Fact Sheets
• Internal Revenue Service: EITC Fact Sheet
• Tax Policy Center: Tax Policy Briefing Book
  

Illinois Tax and Budget Policy

• Center for Tax and Budget Accountability: Citizen’s Guide to the Illinois State Budget & Tax System
• Center for Tax and Budget Accountability: Illinois Tax and Budget System