SENATE DOCKET, NO. 525        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1502

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cynthia Stone Creem

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act improving the earned income tax credit for working families.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

 

Martin J. Walsh

1 City Hall Sq., Ste 500 Boston, MA 02201-2013

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/26/2017

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/27/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

1/31/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 525        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1502

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1502) of Cynthia S. Creem, Martin J. Walsh, Jason M. Lewis, Kevin G. Honan and others for legislation to improve the earned income tax credit for working families.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1458 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act improving the earned income tax credit for working families.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 302 and 307, the figure “23” inserted by Section 1 of Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2015, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “50”.

SECTION 2. Section 6 (h) of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as most recently amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-

The commissioner of revenue shall institute an outreach program to inform taxpayers about the earned income tax credit, the requirements for claiming the credit, and the option to receive the benefit throughout the year in each paycheck.  In order to institute said program, the commissioner shall, to the extent that it is practicable, partner in outreach efforts with groups, including but not limited to, utility companies, labor organizations, chambers of commerce, municipalities, community based organizations and taxpayer advocates.

SECTION 3. Section 1 shall take effect on January 1, 2018 and shall apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018.