Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day (EITC) is on Friday, January 31, 2025.
The 19th annual EITC Awareness Day marks the kick-off of a nationwide multilingual communication effort intended to increase awareness of EITC eligibility, encourage participation, and emphasize the filing of accurate returns. This day also highlights free tax preparation and electronic filing through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)/Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) sites and Free-File. The goal of EITC Awareness Day is to raise awareness of the EITC to ensure every qualified worker claims and receives their EITC.
On EITC Awareness Day, community organizations, elected officials, state and local governments, schools, employers, and other interested parties, all come together in a national effort to increase awareness of refundable credits such as the EITC by shining a large spotlight on them from various media sources. This intense media coverage helps the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reach the broadest possible range of eligible taxpayers, including the underserved populations and the newly eligible taxpayers.
The EITC helps low- to moderate-income workers and families get a tax break when they file their taxes. Eligible taxpayers can use the credit to reduce the taxes they owe and possibly increase their refund. The maximum credit amount for the 2025 tax year is $8,046. Taxpayers can use the EITC assistant to check if they qualify.
To learn more about the EITC and view the income tables, go to irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/earned-income-and-earned-income-tax-credit-eitc-tables.
In 2025, the EITC will reach a major milestone by turning 50 years old. The EITC has played a crucial role in lifting millions of low to moderate income workers out of poverty since 1975. The Tax Reduction Act of 1975 introduced the EITC with a maximum credit amount of $400, as a modest tax break to provide financial help to economically challenged families and encourage work. Over the years, EITC has evolved into one of the federal government’s largest antipoverty programs through a series of legislative changes. Many taxpayers use their EITC refund to meet their basic needs, such as food and housing.
PIM Savvy will be hosting several EITC events in January!
- Ribbon Cutting & Celebrating 50 Years of the Earned Income Tax Credit
Kickoff Tax Season with us on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, from 12:30pm – 1:30pm at the Renton Library – 100 Mill Ave S, Renton, WA 98057 and celebrate the opening of a brand-new PIM Savvy VITA site! Our event will include a presentation and ribbon cutting ceremony to launch our NEW PIM Savvy VITA site at the Renton Library. Join the fun as we commemorate 50 Years of the Earned Income Tax Credit and explore other tax credits such as the Working Families Tax Credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), and more. Register for this event at pimsavvy.com/ribbon-cutting. - EITC, VITA, & WFTC Virtual Awareness Symposium
Join us on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 12:00pm – 1:00pm via Zoom to learn about the history and the fundamentals of the EITC. Attendees will discover the role EITC plays in strengthening America’s working families along with other tax credits and resources such as the Working Families Tax Credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) and the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites. Register for this event at pimsavvy.com/virtual-awareness-symposium. - EITC Awareness Day and PIM Savvy VITA outreach event
Come say hello to PIM Savvy on Friday, January 31st, 2025, from 10am – 6pm at the Mariner Library – 520 128th St SW Suites A9 & A10, Everett, WA 98204 to celebrate EITC (Eat Ice Cream, Taffy and Chocolate) Awareness Day with us! Actually, EITC stands for Earned Income Tax Credit, but we will have ice cream, taffy and chocolate available while supplies last to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit. This event will also be our first PIM Savvy VITA event in Everett for the 2025 tax season. Attendees can pick up Working Family Tax Credit (WFTC) flyers, learn if they qualify for EITC and/or WFTC and book free tax prep appointments for the 2025 tax season with us. Come join the fun, enjoy some sweet snacks and learn all about VITA and EITC! Register for this event at pimsavvy.com/50-years.
Help make this upcoming EITC Awareness Day as successful as last year’s by spreading the word about EITC!
Resources
50 Years of Earned Income Tax Credit | Earned Income Tax Credit
EITC Awareness Day | Earned Income Tax Credit
EITC Awareness Day 2 | Earned Income Tax Credit
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) | Internal Revenue Service
Earned income and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) tables | Internal Revenue Service
Use the EITC Assistant | Internal Revenue Service
