HB 2521 -- Missouri Earned Income Tax Credit Act

Sponsor:  Oxford

This bill establishes the Missouri Earned Income Tax Credit Act
which authorizes, beginning January 1, 2008, 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 provide outreach to
non-English speaking individuals, elderly, tenants, and
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
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm