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T09-0106 - "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009": Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, Conference Report, Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Percentile, 2009

2009 distribution of federal tax change, by cash income percentile, of the expanded earned income tax credit in "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009" as reported in the conference agreement. The proposal increases the earned income tax credit percentage for families with three or more qualifying children to 45 percent and the threshold phase-out amount for joint filers to $5,000 above the phase-out threshold for single and head of household tax units.

February 12, 2009