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RuFES Action Alert 08.14.12
RuFES Success Story: Working Bridges Many people think that a job equals economic security. But more and more of us recognize that this is often not the case. In fact, about one in five people in...
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Ready… Set… Tax Prep!
Preparing a First-Rate Rural EITC Campaign: A Two-Part Webinar Thursday, November 8, 2012 This RuFES ReFresher webinar has concluded. Please check back soon for copies of the presentations, a list of...
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Prepare to Run a First-Rate Rural EITC Program
Ready… Set… Tax Prep! Note: This webinar was presented in fall 2012. Some data and figures are out of date, but the stories and outreach strategies remain relevant. For information on maximum credits...
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The IDA Match: The Gift that Keeps on Giving in Rural Communities
The holiday season comes with the annual barrage of messages about the great deals and ways to save on gifts. Fortunately, there are more ways to save than just shopping for bargains! In rural...
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One-in-Five New Rural Americans is Foreign-Born
Over 11 million new residents moved to rural and mixed-rural* counties across the United States since 2000. Of the 11 million, 2.3 were foreign-born. That means that one-in-five new rural Americans are...
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What You Need To Know: Health Insurance and Tax Time 2015
On November 15th, the health exchanges will open at HealthCare.gov for the second annual open enrollment period. That marks one year since families were first invited to start buying health insurance...
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Higher Education Lagging in Rural and Mixed-Rural Counties
Forty-eight percent of adults living in rural counties*, 37 million people, have not received a college degree or participated in college courses. By comparison, 39% of urban and mixed-urban county...
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Rural EITC Claims by State
Families living in rural and mixed-rural counties claim $24 billion in Earned Income Tax Credits annually*. In total, 6.1 million families (about one-in-five) claimed the credit on their taxes in 2012....
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Earned Income Tax Credit Outreach Pays Off for Rural America
$24 billion is a great deal of asset-building change. That’s the annual dollar value of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) claims for working families in rural America*. EITC is one of those critical...
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Percent of Tax Returns Claiming EITC
Tax returns from rural counties are slightly more likely to claim EITC. Of all returns filed in 2012, 22% of returns from rural counties claim the credit as compared to 21% from mixed rural (more...
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