Overhauling the Massachusetts EITC could help an additional 906,000 Massachusetts residents.

The estimated cost and impact of 5 reforms to the Massachusetts EITC, including an increase in the match rate from 30% to 50% of the federal EITC, expanding eligibility to more household types, and adding a minimum credit of $1,200 for extremely low-income households.

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) modeled the impact of the proposed changes to the MA EITC to develop these estimates.
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