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Worker Credit

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

HEROES Act Would Expand The EITC For Childless Workers And Help Fight Recession

The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act , HEROES Act, would substantially increase the earned income tax credit (EITC) for workers without children...
June 3, 2020Elaine Maag
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Rewarding Work, Paying by the Mile, a Windfall, and… Tax Magic 


Redesign the EITC to help more low-income workers. TPC’s Elaine Maag thinks that’s the way to go. She explains in her new paper : “A worker credit based on individual earnings, and not contingent on having children at home, could provide substantial benefits to all low-income workers, ease
May 21, 2015Renu Zaretsky
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Federal Payroll Tax Cut in 2011–Roots for an Individual Worker Credit?

The idea of an individual worker credit has been floating around the tax ether for years but never seemed to get traction. That is until...
January 19, 2011Elaine Maag