HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2011.02.09 - 10519Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Commissioner Helaine Zack
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 11032
BY: Commissioners Helaine Zack, District #22
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — ENCOURAGING ALL ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO APPLY FOR
THE FEDERAL AND MICHIGAN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has consistently earned broad bipartisan support since
it's inception by Congress in 1975, and most recently in Michigan in 2008; and
WHEREAS the EITC is revered as the most significant anti-poverty program to date because it puts
needed cash is the hands of the working poor and working parents with children, and rewards work; and
WHEREAS eligibility for the EITC is based on income and number of dependents (go to www.irs.gov/eitc
for exact details); and
WHEREAS for tax year 2010:
• The maximum benefit for the federal EITC is $5,666
• The maximum MI EITC is $1,133 (or 20% of the federal EITC received)
• The average federal EITC claim for an eligible Oakland County resident is $1,721
• The average state EITC claim for an eligible Oakland County resident is $344; and
WHEREAS according to a recent report by the Anderson Economic Group, Oakland County families will
leave an estimated $26.5 million in unclaimed federal EITC monies; and
WHEREAS for tax year 2009, those same families will leave an estimated $5.3 million in unclaimed
Michigan State Earned Income Tax Credit; and
WHEREAS Accounting Aid Society is a nonprofit organization that operates five free tax assistance
centers in Oakland County and has that assisted more than 13,500 families receiving income tax refunds
and tax credits in 2009 with the help of over 800 trained Accounting Aid Society volunteers. Since 1976,
Accounting Aid Society has returned more than $167 million to low and moderate income residents in
Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Livingston counties, and in turn into our state's economy; and
WHEREAS the total direct and indirect economic impact of the unclaimed state and federal EITCs by
Oakland County families is estimated to be more than $57 million.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby urges
all eligible families to apply for the federal and state 2009 EITC as they prepare their taxes this year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests information
regarding the EITC be placed on the county website and link to appropriate government and non-profit
agencies that can help families learn more about the EITC and receive help is processing their EITC.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests all appropriate
personnel to help support and promote awareness of the EITC in our communities.
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Resolution #11032 February 9, 2011
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.