Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

August 15, 2022
Tax returns claiming the Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled have declined over time since the credit amount and income limits have not been adjusted for inflation in 35 years. In 2019, 41,000 claimed the credit, compared to over 300,000 in the 1970s a
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Tax returns claiming the Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled have declined over time since the credit amount and income limits have not been adjusted for inflation in 35 years. In 2019, 41,000 claimed the credit, compared to over 300,000 in the 1970s and 1980s.
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