What amount and where are Earned Income Tax Credit gaps in Tulsa in 2018?

Who Is The Researcher For This Question?

-

Sources

private

Source: We All Count

Project Restrictions

IRS data only goes down the zip code level.

Project Rewards

-

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

Yes

Centered Perspectives

Low to moderate income families

Date Report Released

-

Date Requested

-

Date Report Refreshed

-

Data Sources

IRS Zip Code Data - Oklahoma, DPO3 - Selected Economic Characteristics

Data Fields

-

Research Sources

IRS, Census

Research Questions

What amount of earned income tax credits were left on the table in 2018?, 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.

Onus To Change

-

Descriptive

Weight

No

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.

Predicitive

Effect Of Disaggregation

NA

Specificity

NA

Accuracy

NA

Sensitivity

NA

Casual

Other Variables

-

Perspective

NA

Content

Topics

-

Complexity

The data brings in two data sources to help answer the research question

Pov

NA

Relevance

Relevance was focused on the non-profit client.

Clarity

Anyone who can read in English at a 10th grade level can read and understand the map.

Cultural Translation

This was written for the nonprofit client.

Depth

Overview of the data for a quick analysis.

Narrative

Informative

Access

Private Vs Public

Public

Isolated Vs Network

The information is presented with community resource & demographic data.

Live Vs Standalone

This information will change each year based on tax filings and populations making under a certain amount.

Branding

Tableau branding

Interactive Vs Demonstrative

Interactive Dashboard

Static Vs Dynamic

Dynamic

Digital Vs Print

Digital

Medium

Feedback

Feedback was given via email and verbal conversations.

Ableism

There was only one type of report provided

Copyright

9b

Depth

Overview of the data for a quick analysis.

Permanence

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

Training

No specific training needed.

Ownership

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

Paywall

None

Digital Vs Print

Digital