State EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) claims by city and town (“county subdivision”) in Massachusetts
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Why This Indicator Matters
The Earned Income Tax Credit improves the economic security of working families by increasing the after-tax incomes of low and moderate wage workers. Research documents the long-term effects of the EITC on families and children.
See massbudget.org for more information.
Definitions:
State tax returns including claim for state Earned Income Tax Credit.
Number – Number of tax filers who claim the state EITC.
Percent – Percent of total tax filers who claim the state EITC.
S – Data suppressed due to confidentiality rules at the Mass. Dept. of Revenue.
Data Source:
Statistics on Earned Income Tax Credit: Credit Claims by Town, Mass. Department of Revenue.
Data updated April 2022.Footnotes:
City and town totals include full-time as well as non-resident or part-year resident tax filers.
Massachusetts totals include filers from Devens and Hanscom military bases, as well as non-resident or part-year out-of-state filers who are not included in the city/town totals. Additionally, the total count for all small towns where numbers are suppressed is taken into account.These totals are:
Military
2013: 435
2014: 471
2015: 511
2016: 528
2017: 579
2018: 554
2019: 568
Out of state
2013: 37,569
2014: 36,625
2015: 35,513
2016: 36,482
2017: 10,289
2018: 10,259
2019: 10,501
Small towns where numbers are suppressed
2017: 15
2018: 6
2019: 5