earned income tax credit Archive
Tax Extenders Slated to Expire at End of 2021
December 22, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares It’s that time of year when we review which items of the tax code are scheduled to expire or otherwise change in just a few days. An eclectic group of temporary tax policies approach their expiration dates, but at the last minute typically hitchhike onto must-pass legislation for another temporary extension. Not so
2022-2023 Tax Brackets | 2022 Federal Income Tax Brackets & Rates
November 10, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares See 2021 Tax Brackets On a yearly basis the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) adjusts more than 60 tax provisions for inflation to prevent what is called “bracket creep.” Bracket creep occurs when people are pushed into higher income tax brackets or have reduced value from credits and deductions due to inflation, instead of any
Don’t Add More Temporary Tax Policies in Budget Reconciliation
August 30, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares As policymakers consider using the budget reconciliation process to make tax changes and enact new spending programs, they may be inclined to add to an already growing list of temporary tax provisions. New temporary tax policy should be avoided in reconciliation. Temporary policy creates uncertainty for taxpayers and scheduling more expirations will add
Increasing Share of U.S. Households Paying No Income Tax
August 20, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares On Wednesday, the Tax Policy Center (TPC) released estimates on the portion of households with no federal income tax liability, finding that in 2020, about 60.6 percent of households did not pay income tax, up from 43.6 percent of households in 2019. Much of the 2020 increase was due to pandemic-related factors, but
