New state earned income tax credit will benefit low- and moderate-income working Pennsylvanians

“Locally, nonprofits Just Harvest and United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania run a network of free tax sites every year to help people claim the federal credit. Both organizations said the state credit is great news.

‘This targeted credit will reduce the tax burden on working Pennsylvanians, some of whom pay Pennsylvania income taxes while living below the poverty level,’ said Kristie Weiland Stagno, director of the Free Tax Prep Coalition at Just Harvest. The organization has been advocating for a state level credit for close to two decades.”

Publish Date: 11-20-2025

News Outlet: WESA

Author: Kate Giammarise