Research — What amount and where were Earned Income Tax Credit gaps in Tulsa in 2020?

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Published

May 1, 2023

Research Type

Community Study

Researcher

Neighborhood Explorer

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Motivation

Source: We All Count

Project Restrictions

IRS data only goes down to the zip code level.

Definitions Of Success

Helping families file their taxes for the first time. Helping families receive funds to keep them out of poverty cycles.

Project Goals

Determine where families who qualify for EITC are not filing for EITC.

Implicit Bias

The research team had a conversation about their own implicit biases.

Centered Perspectives

Low- to moderate-income families

Dates

Datasources

Project Design

Research Questions

What amount of earned income tax credits were left on the table in 2020?, Where are the zip codes that could use help the most?, Where in the zip code are the people who need help?, What are the demographics of the people in these tracts?, Where can I market our solutions? What was our impact by zip code

Answer Process

Comparing families making under $50,000 who filed IRS EITC amounts by zip code to the Census total number of families making under $50,000.

Answer Type

Descriptive

Weight

None

Generalization

The IRS data only disaggregated data on income and zip code. We used many census variables to help disaggregate the data in other ways.

Predictive

Causal

Distribution

Content

Depth

Overview of the data for a quick analysis.

Access

Digital Vs Print

Digital

Medium

Copyright

Permanence

The link for the Tableau map will be available until Tableau or 9b takes it down.

Training

No specific training is needed.

Ownership

Data is owned by the IRS and the Census. The Tableau map is owned by 9b.

Paywall

None

Using data for the good of our neighborhoods

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