LAC 67:III.5581. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Program

A. The agency has entered into contracts to provide public awareness, education and targeted outreach strategies regarding the benefits of claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Program, state tax credit programs, and free taxpayer assistance effective November 1, 2006, to EITC-eligible families, and to provide financial literacy to families receiving services under this program. Strategies include collaboration with the Internal Revenue Service, various state departments and the targeted expansion of existing outreach activities to assure that free taxpayer assistance to EITC-eligible families is available statewide. B. These services meet TANF goal 2, effective November 1, 2006, to end dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage. C. Effective November 1, 2006, eligibility for services is limited to those families with minor children who meet the Internal Revenue Service's EITC income eligibility standards. A family consists of minor children residing with custodial parents or caretaker relatives of minor children. D. Services are considered non-assistance by the agency.