§ 217.36 — Distribution of earned income tax credit information

Iowa § 217.36

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VI: HUMAN SERVICES
• Ch. 217: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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1. The department shall ensure that educational materials relating to the federal and state
earned income tax credits are provided in accordance with this section to each household
receiving assistance or benefits under:
a. The Hawki program under chapter 514I.
b. The family investment program under chapter 239B.
c. The medical assistance program under chapter 249A.
d. The food programs defined in section 234.1 which are administered by the department.
e. Any other appropriate programs administered by, or under the oversight of, the
department.
2. The department shall, by mail or through the internet, provide a household described
in subsection 1 with access to:
a. Internal revenue service publications relating to the federal earned income tax credit.

b. Department of revenue publications relating to the state earned income tax credit.
c. Information prepared by tax preparers who provide volunteer or free federal or state
incometaxpreparationservicestolow-incomeandothereligiblepersonsandwhoarelocated
in close geographic proximity to the person.
3. InJanuaryofeachyear, thedepartmentorarepresentativeofthedepartmentshallmail
to each household described in subsection 1 information about the federal and state earned
income tax credit that provides the household with referrals to the resources described in
subsection 2.
4. The mailings required by the department under this section do not have to be made as
a separate mailing but may be included in existing mailings being made to the appropriate
households.