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The Child Tax Credit Could Be A Lifeline For Puerto Rican Families—But Only If They File

Among other changes to the child tax credit (CTC), the American Rescue Plan (ARP) made the CTC available to far more families in Puerto Rico...

October 27, 2021Richard C. Auxier

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Trump Proposal Would Limit Green Cards And Visas For Immigrants With Low Incomes Or Government Assistance

On September 21 st , the Trump Administration proposed a regulation limiting access to legal permanent residency status (green cards) and other visas for immigrants...

September 28, 2018Aravind Boddupalli Kim S. Rueben

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How To Improve the Child Tax Credit for Very Low-Income Families

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made many changes to the individual income tax. In particular, the child tax credit (CTC) was increased to provide...

April 19, 2018Elaine Maag

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A Tale of Three Agendas: Obama, Camp, and Ryan

Over the past week, three senior Washington lawmakers released foundational documents that describe both their agendas and their perspectives on government. On one level, they...

March 4, 2014Howard Gleckman