<p>CBPP Suggests Ways Congress Can Help IRS Reduce EITC Overpayments</p>

CBPP Suggests Ways Congress Can Help IRS Reduce EITC Overpayments

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Congress can help the IRS lower earned income tax credit overpayments by giving the agency authority to implement an error-reduction initiative among commercial return preparers, providing the IRS with adequate enforcement funding, and enacting specific EITC error-reduction and simplification proposals, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said in a report updated January 31.

<p>Congress can help the IRS lower earned income tax credit overpayments by giving the agency authority to implement an error-reduction initiative among commercial return preparers, providing the IRS with adequate enforcement funding, and enacting specific EITC error-reduction and simplification proposals, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said in a report updated January 31.</p>