Tag: EITC

Making the change permanent would improve the return to work for older workers. Among many other things, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act increased eligibility and the amount of the earned income tax credit (EITC) for taxpayers with no qualifying children for 2021. In particular, the legislation lowered the minimum age to claim t…

This could help extend the work lives of older Americans. Older people need to work longer in order to ensure a secure retirement. Social Security will not replace as much pre-retirement income in the future as it does today, and employer-sponsored pensions also involve considerably more uncertainty given the shift from defined benefit to 401(k)…