Share of Earned Income Tax Credit recipients who pay for tax help as feds ponder regulation
About 55 percent of Earned Income Tax Credit recipients reported using a paid tax preparer last year. The breakdown, by state:
| State | Percentage of EITC recipients who use paid tax preparers |
| Alabama | 63 |
| Alaska | 36 |
| Arizona | 51 |
| Arkansas | 60 |
| California | 66 |
| Colorado | 47 |
| Connecticut | 50 |
| Delaware | 40 |
| District of Columbia | 52 |
| Florida | 57 |
| Georgia | 57 |
| Hawaii | 50 |
| Idaho | 46 |
| Illinois | 55 |
| Indiana | 47 |
| Iowa | 57 |
| Kansas | 50 |
| Kentucky | 59 |
| Louisiana | 56 |
| Maine | 41 |
| Maryland | 52 |
| Massachusetts | 55 |
| Michigan | 54 |
| Minnesota | 51 |
| Mississippi | 60 |
| Missouri | 50 |
| Montana | 47 |
| Nebraska | 51 |
| Nevada | 56 |
| New Hampshire | 39 |
| New Jersey | 66 |
| New Mexico | 51 |
| New York | 68 |
| North Carolina | 52 |
| North Dakota | 49 |
| Ohio | 44 |
| Oklahoma | 53 |
| Oregon | 38 |
| Pennsylvania | 49 |
| Rhode Island | 60 |
| South Carolina | 56 |
| South Dakota | 49 |
| Tennessee | 52 |
| Texas | 55 |
| Utah | 48 |
| Vermont | 43 |
| Virginia | 44 |
| Washington | 39 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
| Wisconsin | 48 |
| Wyoming | 44 |
| United States | 55 |
Source: Internal Revenue Service