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Addressing the Family-Sized Hole Federal Tax Reform Left for States

Richard C. Auxier, Elaine Maag
November 15, 2018
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act modestly decreased federal individual income taxes for most low- and middle-income families. However, the federal tax changes interacted with state laws in ways that meant some of these same families could see state tax increases. This brief discusses how implementing state child tax credits (CTCs) could help low- and middle-income families avoid these state tax increases, as well as the benefits these tax credits could provide in all states with income taxes.

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Individual Taxes Earned income tax credit (EITC) State and Local Issues
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    Principal Research Associate
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Understanding the Maze of Recent Child and Work Incentive Proposals

Elaine Maag, Nikhita Airi
June 1, 2020
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