Administrative Burden

Another vital interest group is the tax preparation industry, which has structured its business model to take advantage of the EITC and has argued for its expansion. Tax preparers shift EITC burdens away from recipients and onto themselves in exchange for a fee. At the same time, the tax preparation industry has lobbied to maintain enough documentation requirements to ensure that the EITC remains burdensome enough that low-income workers seek professional tax preparation help.