TAP A04-072

Consistent Use of “EIC” or “EITC”

Statement of Issue:

Many taxpayers and even some experienced practitioners are confused by the reference to the Earned Income Tax Credit in some documents as “Earned Income Tax Credit” (“EITC”) and the use in other documents of the term “Earned Income Credit” (“EIC”).

Proposal:

The Committee recommended that the EITC program work with other IRS organizations to agree upon and implement consistent use of either “Earned Income Tax Credit” (“EITC”) or “Earned Income Credit” (“EIC”).

The EITC Director reported that the proposal was forwarded to the appropriate staff for consideration.

EITC Director advised Committee that the recommendation was not politically feasible.