child tax credit

Congress Can More Modestly Expand The Child Tax Credit And Still Help Very Low-Income Families

As President Biden and congressional Democrats make another push to reach a compromise on a social spending, climate change, and tax bill, a key issue...

April 28, 2022Elaine Maag Lillian Hunter

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Scott’s “Skin In The Game” Plan Could Raise Taxes By $100 Billion in 2022, Mostly On Low- And Moderate-Income Households

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has proposed an 11-point plan to “Rescue America” including this : “All Americans should...

February 24, 2022Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The Profound Philosophical Disagreement Over The Refundable Child Tax Credit

Often, tax policy debates can be settled by splitting the difference. You like a tax rate of 28 percent. I prefer 20 percent. Let’s settle...

January 28, 2022Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

What If Congress Made The Child Tax Credit Taxable?

As my colleague Elaine Maag noted the other day , Democrats are squabbling again (or is it still) over how to structure the Child Tax...

January 12, 2022Howard Gleckman

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Congress Should Make A Long-Term Commitment to The Child Tax Credit

Two versions of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) are on the books for the next five years, and a third is included in the House...

December 8, 2021Elaine Maag

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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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Where Are Families Most At Risk Of Missing Out On The Expanded Child Tax Credit?

The expanded and fully refundable child tax credit (CTC) will lift millions of children out of poverty in 2021. But many very low-income children may...

October 21, 2021Aravind Boddupalli

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

Why Progressivity in Tax Policy Is Not A Simple Matter

Policymakers and even policy analysts often consider the progressivity of specific proposals independently from the broader systems in which they operate. Consequently, they often leave...

October 20, 2021C. Eugene Steuerle

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Immigrant Parents Are Less Aware of Child Tax Credit Than US-Born Parents and More Likely to Plan to Use It to Invest in Education, Fill Gaps in Child Care and Health Care

Immigrant parents are less likely to have heard about the expanded child tax credit (CTC) than parents born in the United States, according to a...

October 7, 2021Elaine Maag Laura Brugger

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

TPC: The Ways & Means Reconciliation Bill Would Raise Taxes On High Income Households, Cut Taxes On Average For Nearly Everyone Else

All major provisions of the House Ways & Means Committee’s budget reconciliation tax bill would cut 2022 taxes on average for households making $200,000 or...

September 28, 2021Howard Gleckman