As households start turning their attention to preparing annual tax returns, the Montgomery County Council on Feb. 25 sought to bring attention to a credit available to certain low-income families by declaring Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day. Montgomery County is one of only three local jurisdictions in the U.S. to provide a local […]
Council Approves Working Families Income Supplement Bill
The Montgomery County Council, on Oct.29, unanimously approved Expedited Bill 8-13. The bill would increase the County’s Working Families Income Supplement for low-income households to 90 percent of the Maryland refundable credit beginning in Fiscal Year 2015 95 percent in FY16 100 percent in FY17 and beyond. The chief sponsor was Councilmember Hans Riemer. Councilmembers […]
MoCo Raises the Working Families Income Supplement (Video)
Montgomery County’s FY 2014 budget increased the local Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which is called the Working Families Income Supplement. Councilmembers Hans Riemer, George Leventhal and Marc Elrich comment in this report. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. The Community Action Agency is […]
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