Congress’ Tax Extender Deal Makes EITC and CTC Improvements Permanent December 16, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole After weeks of negotiation, Congress today announced it has reached a bipartisan deal on tax extenders. Th... Read More
Guest Post: Reforming the Child Tax Credit for Low-Income Workers December 10, 2015 This post was written by Elaine Maag, a senior research associate at the Tax Policy Center and originally appeared on the Tax P... Read More
Scholars from Left, Right and Center Call for Expansion of Tax Credits for Low-Income Families December 4, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole As Congress struggles to come up with bipartisan solutions to address poverty and promote economic opportu... Read More
New Campaign Seeks to Flip “Upside Down” Tax Programs November 10, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole Yesterday, the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) kicked off a new campaign to educate American... Read More
What Paul Ryan’s New Role Could Mean for the Earned Income Tax Credit November 6, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), recently elected the Speaker of the House, is in a newfound position of power to ... Read More
What U.S. Lawmakers Can Learn from the U.K.’s Unrest over Tax Credit Cuts October 29, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole If this week’s uproar over tax credit cuts in the United Kingdom is any indication, Congress should be kee... Read More
Weekly News Round-up: October 26, 2015 October 26, 2015 Here are some highlights from the past week’s news on family tax credit issues. Remember – you also can track news coverage thr... Read More
Pope Francis Urges Congress to Take “Integrated Approach to Combating Poverty” September 24, 2015 By Kate Skochdopole In his address to a joint session of Congress today, Pope Francis highlighted the plight of our nation’s w... Read More
A Second Look at Census Bureau Data Shows Safety Net’s Profound Effect on Poverty September 16, 2015 By Tara Schoenborn The U.S. Census Bureau’s annual income and poverty data released today paints a grim picture. The official ... Read More
A Proposed New Tax Credit Would Help More Families Pay for Child Care September 15, 2015 By Tara Schoenborn A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) makes it clear that we need to do more to help fam... Read More
