News / 

Tax season marks the country's biggest antipoverty program


Save Story
Leer en espaƱol

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

Tax season is upon us, and the country's largest antipoverty program, the earned income tax credit, or EITC, will push billions of dollars into low-income working households in the form of tax returns. It's the biggest financial windfall of the year for many Americans, a chance to pay off debt, get a new transmission, replace the water heater, replace a dishwasher or TV or maybe even start a savings account. But, for most families, it will just mean catching up on bills.

[To read the full story go to DeseretNews.com](<http://www.ksl.com/ad_logger/ad_logger.php?location=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865596497/Tax-season-marks-the-countrys-biggest-antipoverty-program.html&sponsor=Tax season marks the country's biggest antipoverty program>).

Most recent News stories

Lane Anderson National Edition

    STAY IN THE KNOW

    Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
    By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

    KSL Weather Forecast