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Individual Taxes

Expanding The Child Tax Credit: Full Refundability And Larger Credit

May 26, 2020 –
The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act), passed by the House of Representatives, would temporarily expand the child tax credit (CTC)...

Low-Income Workers Without Children May Miss Out On The Coronavirus Rebates

April 3, 2020 –
To get the coronavirus rebates in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act this year, most people will have to file an income...
Individual Taxes

Using The EITC To Help Fight An Economic Slowdown

March 13, 2020 –
President Trump and some members of Congress are promoting a payroll tax cut to respond to the growing coronavirus outbreak. But if they are looking...
Individual Taxes

Expanding The EITC To Include Family Caregivers

February 21, 2020 –
A handful of the remaining Democratic presidential candidates remain committed to increasing the earned income tax credit (EITC), particularly for workers without children at home...

How Can We Increase EITC Participation?

February 18, 2020 –
The IRS and Census Bureau estimate that only about 78 percent of people who are eligible for the earned income tax credit (EITC) get it...

Utah: Tax Reform Doesn’t Have To Be This Hard

February 7, 2020 –
States often fail at tax reform. But few efforts flop as spectacularly as Utah’s did. Utah passed sweeping tax reform legislation in December 2019. Utah...

How Income Taxes Interact With Racial Disparities

January 30, 2020 –
Because the IRS does not ask for a tax filer’s race or ethnicity on tax forms, examining the relationship between race and the tax system...

Give Sanders and Warren Credit For Leaning Away From Tax Credits

December 31, 2019 –
Take two tax credits, and call me in the morning. For many politicians that is the tried and true prescription for the economic and social...

The TCJA Didn’t Change Child Benefits For Most Families With Children By Very Much

October 8, 2019 –
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly changed how families with children were treated under the individual income tax, but for many - changed...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms

Working Families Tax Relief Act Provides Substantial Benefits - And Misses Opportunity

September 26, 2019 –
Democrats are focused on passing the Working Families Tax Relief Act (WFTRA), and for good reason. If passed, the WFTRA would provide about $ 85...