State EITCs May Foster Economic Mobility July 24, 2013 We have long known that the EITC is one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty in the short run. Now a new study reports ... Read More
DOMA Struck Down; the Nation Revisits the Tax Code for Married Couples July 3, 2013 Last week’s Supreme Court ruling to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act affirmed that same-sex marriages deserve equal trea... Read More
Americans Understand That Families Need The Earned Income Tax Credit To Make Ends Meet May 20, 2013 What does it really take for a family to “get by”? Gallup has been asking Americans that question for nearly 80 years. Their mo... Read More
New Focus on Tax Reform in the Senate April 25, 2013 The discussion of tax reform was rejuvenated this week following an announcement from retiring Senate Finance Committee Chairma... Read More
How Tax Credits for Working Families Would Fare Under the President’s Proposed Budget April 15, 2013 Our analysis of President Barack Obama’s budget for 2014 released last week illustrates how challenging it can be to raise tax... Read More
Going to Court for Consumers April 10, 2013 (A version of this commentary also appears on WorkForward, the blog of the National Community Tax Coalition.) Retaining basic,... Read More
A Tale of Two Budgets March 20, 2013 Last week, the House and Senate Budget Committees each released budget plans for fiscal year 2014. Both chambers are expected t... Read More
House Ways and Means Tax Reform Working Groups to Review Current Federal Income Tax Law March 18, 2013 House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) recently announced the formation of eleve... Read More
North Carolina reduces its state EITC and allows it to expire for future years March 15, 2013 On Wednesday, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed legislation that not only reduces the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EI... Read More
Guest Commentary: Paid-prep rules encounter a bump in the road January 29, 2013 (A version of this commentary also appears on WorkForward, the blog of the National Community Tax Coalition.) The movement tow... Read More