TaxVox: Child tax credit (CTC)/Child and dependent care tax credit (CDCTC)

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

September 28, 2018 –
On September 21 st , the Trump Administration proposed a regulation limiting access to legal permanent residency status (green cards) and other visas for immigrants...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Amazon Isn’t A Bad Employer, But Stop-BEZOS Is A Bad Bill

September 7, 2018 –
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) just introduced the ‘‘ Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies Act ’’ (or Stop-BEZOS) that would punish...
Federal Budget and Economy

The TCJA Is Increasing The Share Of Households Paying No Federal Income Tax

September 5, 2018 –
The Tax Policy Center has updated its estimate of the percentage of Americans who pay no federal individual income taxes. And the number is: 44...
childless EITC

Tax Reform 2.0 Should Expand Childless EITC To Reduce Poverty

August 6, 2018 –
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 ,...

Filing Taxes: A Nonresident's Experiences

May 15, 2018 –
Along with over 100 million others, I recently filed my 2017 federal income tax return. This was a special occurrence, because it was the first...
Individual Taxes

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

April 19, 2018 –
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...
Individual Taxes

The TCJA Will Help Families With Children, But High Income Households Will Get Much Of The Benefit

December 22, 2017 –
The final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) generally adopted the Senate provisions that directly affect families with children. As a result,...

Many Families with Children Won’t Be Helped By The House Version Of The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act

November 14, 2017 –
President Trump and House Republicans promised families a significant increase in the Child Tax Credit (CTC) . The House Ways & Means Committee’s Tax Cuts...

Child Tax Credit In The Unified Framework: Nothing To See Here

October 10, 2017 –
The Big Six Unified Framework promises a tax plan that “significantly increases the Child Tax Credit (CTC)”, but provides few details. If the child tax...

Increasing The Child Tax Credit for Young Children

September 12, 2017 –
President Trump and lawmakers such as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) agree that the child tax credit should be improved. They might consider increasing the credit...