HB 951 -- Missouri Earned Income Tax Credit Act

Sponsor:  Oxford

This bill establishes the Missouri Earned Income Tax Credit Act
which authorizes, beginning January 1, 2009, an individual income
tax credit equal to 20% of any earned income tax credit claimed
by the taxpayer on his or her federal income tax return.  Any
credit which exceeds the taxpayer's liability in any tax year
will be refunded to the taxpayer.  The Department of Revenue is
required to notify taxpayers who may qualify for the credit and
to contract with nonprofit groups to contact non-English speaking
individuals, elderly, tenants, and very low-income individuals
who do not file tax returns annually to notify them of this
credit.  The department must prepare an annual report containing
the number of credits issued and claimed, the total amount of
revenue expended, and the average value of the credits issued
within certain income ranges.

The provisions of the bill will expire December 31 six years from
the effective date.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:26 am