Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-31

OTH 31

Earned Income Tax Credit

Ms. Creem and Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after section 49, the following 2 sections:-

“SECTION 49A. Subsection (h) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 239 and 243, the figure “15” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:— 20.

SECTION 49B. Said subsection (h) of said section 6 of said chapter 62, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding 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.  To institute the 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.”.