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Remember The 47 Percent Who Pay No Income Taxes? They Are Not Who You Think.

Few of the 47 percent of who pay no federal income tax are off the rolls for very long.
August 6, 2019Howard Gleckman
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TPC’s New Interactive Data Tool Shows EITC Benefits in Communities Throughout the U.S.

The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a highly effective policy for fighting poverty that has garnered widespread praise from both Democrats and Republicans. In...
December 3, 2018Richard C. Auxier
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Kamala Harris’s Tax Credit Would Cut Taxes Significantly For Low- And Moderate-Income Households But Could Add Trillions To The Debt

The Tax Policy Center estimates that the new refundable tax credit for low- and middle-income households proposed by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) would cut taxes...
November 14, 2018Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Did President Trump Just Throw Corporations, and Senate Republicans, Under the Bus?

In his press conference on Wednesday, President Trump raised more than a few eyebrows by saying he’d be willing to support “adjustments ” to the...
November 9, 2018Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Senator Harris Seeks To Raise Incomes Using A New Tax Credit

Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) is proposing to raise the incomes of working families through a new tax proposal called the “LIFT (Livable Incomes for Families...
October 18, 2018Elaine Maag
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How Doctors Are Expanding Access To The Earned Income Tax Credit

Here is the problem: Families with children are not fully benefitting from tax-based government safety net programs such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)...
August 17, 2018Howard Gleckman
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Tax Reform 2.0 Should Expand Childless EITC To Reduce Poverty

House Ways & Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady (R-TX) and other top House Republicans are exploring some ideas for a proposed tax reform 2.0 ,...
August 6, 2018Elaine Maag
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Delayed refunds? Looks like delayed filing, too.

Today could be a big day for many low- and moderate-income families. February 15 is the first day those who claim either an earned income...
February 15, 2017Elaine Maag
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

The IRS Could Improve EITC Compliance by Regulating Tax Preparers

Tax preparers play a critical role helping low income working families collect benefits from the Earned Income Tax Credit. Almost 60 percent of families claiming the EITC in 2010 and 2011 did so with the help of a paid preparer. Unfortunately, preparers can make costly mistakes—errors the taxpayer
November 2, 2015Elaine Maag
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Despite Promises, Jeb Bush’s Tax Plan Wouldn’t Eliminate Marriage Penalties

GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush offered a tax plan last week that he says “eliminates the marriage penalty.” But it may not help many low-income working families. A married couple is penalized if it pays more tax filing a joint return than if each spouse could file individually. Conversely,
September 16, 2015Roberton C. Williams