President Obama calls on Congress to pass a tax credit for small businesses that are hiring new employees or raising the wages and salaries of their existing employees to help spur economic growth, the third item on the President’s job-creating To Do List for Congress. May 16, 2012.More
Using more clean, renewable electricity from sources such as the sun and wind will increase our energy independence, save consumers money, and reduce our global warming emissions. One of the primary drivers of the growth in wind energy in the United States is the federal production tax credit (PTC), which gives developers tax incentives for generating energy from renewable sources.
Despite the PTC being a driving force of wind development, the federal government has allowed it to expire on three separate occasions since 1999. These lapses in the PTC led to a boom-bust cycle that drastically slowed the wind power industry for many months at a time, costing jobs and economic development opportunities.
The current PTC for wind power is set to expire at the end of 2012. The expiration of the PTC threatens one of the country’s fastest growing clean energy industries and could put tens of thousands of Americans out of work.
Please ask Congress to extend the PTC today. WWW.UCSUSA.ORG
Extending the production tax credit will help maintain the wind industry’s access to financing, allow developers to begin planning installations for 2013, and ensure that the best and most cost-effective projects are built. Wind power is a clean, homegrown energy source that improves public health and poses little threat to the environment while creating jobs and boosting local economies.
Urge Congress to extend the PTC. The continued growth of the industry can support 54,000 American wind jobs through 2016.
Free Tax Credit Webinars: Keep Working Families from Missing Out
Register today for our online trainings about helping families claim important tax credits.
Many people dread filing their taxes. But for many families, filing a tax return enables them to claim valuable tax credits! Unfortunately, if they don’t have the information they need, eligible families might miss out on potentially thousands of dollars.
Let’s make this tax season different! We need your help to spread the word. And we’re offering two free online trainings to give you the information and tools you need:
Part I – Tax Credits: What Working Families Need to Know
Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern (1 hour)
Get the facts about how federal and state tax credits can give working families a leg up, and get access to resources that will help you to get that information to families in your community.
This webinar will cover:
The EITC, which is worth up to $5,751 for low- and moderate-income families with children;
The Child Tax Credit, which is worth up to $1,000 per child;
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, which gives families with child care expenses up to $2,100;
Basic tips for sharing information about tax credits with families.
Part II – Tax Credits Outreach: Tips and Tools for Service Providers and Advocates
Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern (1 hour)
You can make a big difference by making sure families get the information they need. Learn about simple outreach activities that can have a major impact on working families. This webinar will help you:
Get free outreach materials;
Connect with local coalitions;
Find free tax preparation services in your community; and
Learn some successful techniques for spreading the word about tax credits.
Register today! These online sessions are free to participants, but registration is required.
In addition to the webinars, you can also sign up to be one of our community partners. Community partners receive customized resources that make it easy to spread the word about tax credits to families in your community and technical assistance on issues relating to tax credits and outreach activities.
These webinars are part of the National Women’s Law Center‘s Citi Education Series on Family Economic Security and the Tax Credits Outreach Campaign. We hope you can join us!
Sincerely,
Joan Entmacher Vice President, Family Economic Security National Women’s Law Center
P.S. If you’re interested in doing more tax credits outreach in your community, remember to sign up for our community partner program in addition to the webinars!
Call Today!
Please call your senators and representative IMMEDIATELY and ask them to support a final tax bill that includes the extension of the renewable energy tax credit program.
You’ve probably heard that Congress is currently working on a bipartisan effort to extend tax breaks for U.S. families and businesses. Included in that process is the renewable energy tax credit program, which is set to expire this December. This grant program has been critical to the growth of the renewable energy sector and has supported the development of thousands of clean energy jobs over the past two years.
If this program is renewed, the wind industry alone is poised to create 20,000 new jobs in 2011. If Congress allows it to expire, Americans will be laid off, while we lose the clean energy manufacturing race with China.
Struggling families and the vulnerable U.S. economy need strong, progressive tax policies. The Senate must act now!
These days, every newspaper, television, and radio show seems fixated on one thing: taxes. But after so much talk and speculation, tax packages are finally moving in Congress and we need to cut through the media buzz. It’s time to focus on what’s important: tax relief for struggling families.
Just yesterday, the House of Representatives passed legislation that includes essential tax cuts for middle class families. Even more importantly, the package includes valuable refundable tax credits that help working families — like the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit. The package also allows tax cuts benefiting only the wealthiest 2% of Americans to expire as scheduled, ensuring that help is directed to those who need it most.
Time is running out. These provisions, unless extended, will expire at the end of this month, leaving families out in the cold.
Please take action today! We expect a vote in the Senate as soon as tomorrow and we need them to focus on the needs of the middle class and struggling families, not the very wealthy.
Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
Reggie Oldak Senior Counsel National Women’s Law Center
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