In 2002, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg directed the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to create a Citywide coordinated campaign to increase the number of eligible New Yorkers claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). In the intervening years, New York City has assembled the most comprehensive Coalition in the country, combining the efforts of more than 150 partners to publicize the credit and to help nearly 280,000 New Yorkers file their taxes for free - nearly half claiming the EITC. In Tax Year 2006, the credit paid on average approximately $2,700 to workers of modest means Citywide, and returned more than $2.2 billion in tax refunds to New Yorkers who knew to claim the EITC.
Over the past six years, we've distributed approximately 13 million pieces of EITC Campaign literature to City agencies, post offices, public libraries, and schools; placed advertisements on the subways, in bus shelters and phone kiosks, in McDonald's, and in dozens of newspapers, including community and ethnic media outlets, and on several television channels and radio stations.
DCA's Office of Financial Empowerment continues the City's efforts to increase awareness among eligible New Yorkers about tax credits as part of Mayor Bloomberg's aggressive efforts to fight poverty in New York City.
Working Together
The Mayor's NYC EITC Coalition brings together businesses, City agencies, community groups, media partners, nonprofits, and unions. Our common cause: to use education, promotion, and free and low-cost neighborhood-based tax assistance to broaden awareness about the EITC and other tax credits so eligible New Yorkers claim the money for which they qualify.
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Tax Time Brochures
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Download brochure in Chinese (in PDF)
Download brochure in Haitian Creole (in PDF)
Download brochure in Korean (in PDF)
Download brochure in Russian (in PDF)
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The City's Tax Credit Campaign is supported in part by the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City. The Mayor's Fund is a not-for-profit organization established to strengthen public programs with support from individuals, corporations, and foundations. As a 501(c)(3) public charity, donations to the Mayor's Fund are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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