The IRS and Census Bureau estimate that only about 78 percent of people who are eligible for the earned income tax credit (EITC) get it. And this shortfall has advocates—and even the IRS ...

In this case, it’s AEI visiting scholar Bruce Meyer talking about fraud in the EITC program: James Pethokoukis: So, what about that fraud issue many conservatives gripe about? Is it an ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The earned income tax credit, or EITC, was first enacted in 1975 to provide financial assistance to working families with children.

For people who claim the earned income tax credit, also referred to as the EITC, earned income credit or EIC, the audit rate has gone down less steeply than it has for wealthier taxpayers.