Effective January 1, 1997, taxpayers were allowed a refundable credit against Massachusetts tax equal to 10% of the amount of the earned income credit claimed on their federal individual income tax returns. Effective January 1, 2001, the allowed percentage was increased to 15%. The credit was raised as of January 1, 2016 to 23% of the federally allowed amount, and increased to 30% as of January 1, 2019. Note that, since the state credit amount is based on the federal, any changes, temporary or permanent, to the calculation of the federal credit will be automatically reflected in credit claims made against state tax. Note that while credit is refundable, it is not transferable.
Origin: M.G.L. c. 62, § 6(h)
Tax Type
Tax Expenditure
Item Number
Item Name
Description
Origin
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
FY2022
Personal Income Tax
Credits Against Tax
1.605
Earned Income Credit
Effective January 1, 1997, taxpayers were allowed a refundable credit against Massachusetts tax equal to 10% of the amount of the earned income credit claimed on their federal individual income tax returns. Effective January 1, 2001, the allowed percentage was increased to 15%. The credit was raised as of January 1, 2016 to 23% of the federally allowed amount, and increased to 30% as of January 1, 2019. Note that, since the state credit amount is based on the federal, any changes, temporary or permanent, to the calculation of the federal credit will be automatically reflected in credit claims made against state tax. Note that while credit is refundable, it is not transferable.
<a href="https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter62/Section6" target="_blank">M.G.L. c. 62, § 6(h)</a>
189.8
189.7
252.5
257.7
263.1
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