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940K PA Residents Qualify For New Tax Credit: What To Know
Nearly one million Pennsylvanians will receive an automatic state tax credit equal to 10% of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit under the new program.
- On Monday, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit at a Harrisburg news conference, offering $193 million in tax relief to residents, officials said.
- The 2025-26 budget signed last week created the credit set at 10% of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit after advocates and House Democrats pushed for it over more than 15 years.
- By income and household size, the credit provides benefits to about 940,000 Pennsylvanians, with the maximum state credit of $805 and sample payouts including $800, $183, and $715.
- The Department of Revenue said the refundable credit mechanism will be available to residents who qualify for the federal EITC when filing for the 2025 tax year next year.
- The bill passed the House 185-to-18, making Pennsylvania the 32nd state with such a program, as lawmakers praised its bipartisan support during budget talks.
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The ProgressNew Pa. tax credit, a long-sought tax law, to be ready for filing season
By Zack Hoopes, pennlive.com A new tax credit for lower-income workers in Pennsylvania will be ready for tax time this spring, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said, calling it the most significant tax change for the state’s working class in over half a century. The new program — called the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit — was one part of the sweeping state budget deal that Shapiro signed last week, ending a months-long impasse. The tax cre…
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New Pa. tax credit, a long-sought tax law fix, to be ready for filing season
A new tax credit for lower-income workers in Pennsylvania will be ready for tax time this spring, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said Monday, calling it the most significant tax change for the state’s working class in over half a century.
·Harrisburg, United States
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