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There Are Ways Congress Could Better Target A New Round of Pandemic Relief Payments

Congressional Republicans and some Democrats are urging lawmakers to better target President Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan for new pandemic relief. And they are right: It...

January 26, 2021Howard Gleckman

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Biden's Huge Pandemic Relief Plan Would Cut Taxes for Low- and Moderate-Income Households

President-elect Joe Biden proposed a new $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan last night that would substantially cut taxes for low- and moderate-income households, especially those...

January 15, 2021Howard Gleckman

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Why Are Dependents Over Age 16 Still Ineligible for Economic Impact Payments?

Over 20 million people—dependents who are college students, adults with disabilities, or elderly parents cared for by their adult children—were missed when calculating economic impact payments not once, but twice. Why?

January 6, 2021Renu Zaretsky

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Would Stimulus Payments Have Been Bigger If Trump And Democrats Called Them Tax Relief?

One of the very oddest things about the bizarre debate over whether to increase the latest round of direct government payments from $600 per person...

January 5, 2021Howard Gleckman

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The Pandemic Relief Bill’s Good, Bad, and Ugly Tax Provisions

The pandemic relief bill Congress is about to pass is loaded with tax provisions. Some deliver important assistance to households and businesses damaged by...

December 21, 2020Howard Gleckman

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Congress Should Include More Unemployment Benefits And Another Stimulus Payment In A New Relief Bill

Should a new relief bill reprise last March’s $1,200 payments or create a new round of extended unemployment benefits?

December 16, 2020Howard Gleckman