Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury and helps taxpayers understand and meet their tax responsibilities. The IRS website contains links to all IRS tax forms and includes information about the EITC and other tax credits.

www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96456,00.html

North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center

The NC Justice Center and its research arm, the Budget and Tax Center, provides timely analysis of tax and budget issues for the state, including many past and present studies related to the EITC and other means to support working families.

www.ncjustice.org

National Community Tax Coalition

EITC Carolinas is a proud member of the National Community Tax Coalition (NCTC) which provides technical assistance and other resources for free tax preparation sites. The NCTC website includes information about the EITC and offers a resource library that is packed with research on tax-related issues.

www.tax-coalition.org

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has worked to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. Click on the link below to get more information about their Family Economic Success and EITC projects.

http://www.aecf.org/MajorInitiatives/FamilyEconomicSuccess/EITCFreeTaxAssistance.aspx

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is one of the nation’s premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals. Look to their website for research and policy documents as well as an excellent EITC Outreach Kit that is available free.

http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/eitc.htm

The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution, one of Washington's oldest think tanks, is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, and public education. Brookings provides detailed EITC data by state, county, metropolitan area, zip code, and congressional district for each year between 1997 and 2005.

http://www.brookings.edu/metro/EITC/EITC-Homepage.aspx

Refund Anticipation Loans

North Carolina Commissioner of Banks

You can avoid tax scams and costly refund anticipation loans or “rapid refunds” by using the free tax preparation resources listed in the taxpayer resources part of this site. If you are using a commercial tax preparer, get the information you need to make good choices provided by the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks:

www.SaveTheRefund.org

Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina

CRA-NC provides research and advocacy on the high cost of refund anticipation loans and other forms of predatory lending. To access their NC and national research, visit their website at:

http://www.cra-nc.org/