US Sen. Hirono joined colleagues to introduce Tax Filing Simplification Act July 25, 2022 Maui Now. July 2022. U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) joins over 20 other colleagues in introducing the Tax Filing Simplification ... Read More
Nearly half of families with kids can no longer afford enough food 5 months after child tax credit ended June 7, 2022 CNBC. June 2022. A recent survey from Parents Together Action found that roughly 48% of parents stated they could no longer aff... Read More
Tax Equity: Lack of Data Limits Ability to Analyze Effects of Tax Policies on Households by Demographic Characteristics May 24, 2022 U.S. Government Accountability Office. May 2022. A recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that ... Read More
Biden administration reups Child Tax Credit portal May 17, 2022 Politico. May 2022. The CTC web tool – GetCTC – that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) suspended earlier this year is again op... Read More
Food insufficiency in families with children increased after expiration of Child Tax Credit monthly payments May 17, 2022 Children's HealthWatch. May 2022. In another recent study from Children’s HealthWatch and Boston University’s School of Public ... Read More
The Child Tax Credit Benefits Whole Families: Preliminary data shows improved food security and parental health May 17, 2022 Children's HealthWatch. May 2022. In a study by Children’s HealthWatch and the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social ... Read More
Monthly Cash Payments Reduce Spells of Poverty Across the Year May 17, 2022 Center on Poverty and Social Policy. May 2022. Using the EITC and Child Tax Credit (CTC) as an example, the Center on Poverty a... Read More
Over 60 million tax returns could be completed automatically, study shows May 9, 2022 CNBC. May 2022. A new method may give the IRS the ability to automate tax returns. If functional, auto-filled returns would hel... Read More
Make Work Pay Again: An Argument for Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit May 9, 2022 Community Service Society. May 2022. A report from the Community Service Society showcased the history of the EITC and where it... Read More
Poor mothers get shut out of the Child Tax Credit, our research finds May 9, 2022 The Washington Post. May 2022. A recent study conducted by The Washington Post discovered that not renewing the CTC expansion w... Read More
