2003 Senate Bill 668

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 16, 2003

Introduced by Sen. Samuel B. Thomas (D-4)

To establish a state earned income tax credit (EITC), which would provide a refundable credit equal to 25 percent of the federal EITC. The federal EITC is a refundable credit which, for a person with two or more qualifying children, begins to phase out at an income level of $12,700 and ends at $31,152. The size of the credit runs between $353 and $3,888 depending on tax status (2000 tax year figures).

Referred to the Committee on Finance