Question: when did the earned income tax credit start
Answer: Enacted in 1975 , the initially modest EIC has been expanded by tax legislation on a number of occasions , including the widely publicized Tax Reform Act of 1986 , and was further expanded in 1990 , 1993 , 2001 , and 2009 , regardless of whether the act in general raised taxes ( 1990 , 1993 ) , lowered taxes ( 2001 ) , or eliminated other deductions and credits ( 1986 ) .