Washington — Unclaimed refunds totaling more than $1.3 billion are awaiting nearly 1.4 million people who did not file a federal income tax return for 2006, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. However, to collect the money, a return for 2006 must be filed with the IRS no later than Thursday, April [...]

By STEPHEN FOSTER BLACK
As we move into a new tax filing season, in the midst of the most severe recession in three generations, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has never been more critical to the working people of our state.
Considered to be the most important federal anti-poverty program in the nation, the EITC is [...]