<p>TPC Describes Possible Downsides of EITC Reform</p>

TPC Describes Possible Downsides of EITC Reform

Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

Reforms to the earned income tax credit would involve trade-offs, including extra costs and marriage penalties that could come with extending it to childless workers, or reducing work incentives if it is expanded for lowest-income workers, according to a June 10 report by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.

<p>Reforms to the earned income tax credit would involve trade-offs, including extra costs and marriage penalties that could come with extending it to childless workers, or reducing work incentives if it is expanded for lowest-income workers, according to a June 10 report by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.</p>