Strengthening EITC Compliance

— filed under: tigta, irs, earned income tax credit, quality assurance

October 2011. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is widely acclaimed as one of the most successful policy tools for lifting low-income, working families from poverty, rewarding their work and making their taxes better reflect their ability to pay. While the credit is appropriately administered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at significantly less cost than that of many other programs, its integrity – like that of other tax programs – can always be strengthened.

EITC error rates Oct. 2011.pdf — PDF document, 435Kb