Independent Analysis and Information on Iowa Tax and Budget Issues

The highest-paid Iowans have to work 3 weeks per year to pay their state and local tax obligation (5.8% of income). The lowest-paid Iowans have to work twice as long to do the same (10.6% of income).
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3/14/2007
How the EITC Hits Home
Where Iowans Claim the Earned Income Tax Credit

Some 168,000 Iowa families receive an average benefit of $1,630 from the federal Earned Income Tax Credit. In this report, we show how many families benefit and by how much for each state House district.

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A joint effort of the Iowa Policy Project and the Child & Family Policy Center (logos).