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Year-End Tax Policy Priority: Expand the Child Tax Credit for the 19 Million Children Who Receive Less Than the Full Credit

December 7, 2022 | Chuck Marr, Kris Cox, Sarah Calame, Stephanie Hingtgen, George Fenton and Arloc Sherman

Policymakers should not enact any year-end corporate tax breaks without expanding the Child Tax Credit.

Congress Should Support LGBTQ People With Low Incomes by Expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit

June 23, 2022

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Romney Child Tax Credit Proposal Is Step Forward But Falls Short, Targets Low-Income Families to Pay for It

July 6, 2022

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Policymakers Should Expand Child Tax Credit in Year-End Legislation to Fight Child Poverty

October 20, 2022

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Child Tax Credit Expansion Is Especially Important to Rural Families

November 29, 2022 | Sarah Calame

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A Call to Expand the Child Tax Credit to Reach More Hispanic Families

October 12, 2022 | Jabari Cook, Luis Nuñez and Sarah Calame

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Stimulus Payments, Child Tax Credit Expansion Were Critical Parts of Successful COVID-19 Policy Response

June 22, 2022 | Kris Cox, Samantha Jacoby and Chuck Marr

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Despite Flaws, Romney Proposal on Child Tax Credit Creates Opening for Bipartisan Action

July 7, 2022 | Chuck Marr

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President Biden’s Budget Charts a Needed Course Correction as 2025 Tax Debate Begins

March 29, 2023

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Important Investments, Significant Disappointments in Year-End Legislation

December 20, 2022

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Corporate Lobby’s New Math Doesn’t Add Up for Kids

December 8, 2022

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Un llamado hacia la ampliación del crédito tributario por niños o menores dependientes para que llegue a más familias hispanas

October 12, 2022

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Inflation Reduction Act Takes Important Steps Forward and Should Be Enacted

August 5, 2022

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The Nation Has Made Progress Against Poverty But Policy Advances Are Needed to Reduce Still-High Hardship

July 28, 2022

Policy Basics

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) encourages and rewards work for low- and moderate-income working people, while the Child Tax Credit helps families offset the cost of raising children.

Together, the EITC and the low-income piece of the Child Tax Credit benefit 30 million households with low incomes, lifting 10 million people above the poverty line. We work to highlight the benefits of these credits and to protect and expand them to further reduce poverty.

El crédito tributario por hijos

The Child Tax Credit

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President Biden’s Budget Charts a Needed Course Correction as 2025 Tax Debate Begins

A high-stakes tax debate will begin this year, accelerate through the presidential campaign, and likely culminate with legislative action in...

El crédito tributario por hijos

Ayuda para las familias de bajos recursosAntes del Plan de Rescate y bajo la ley actual, el valor del crédito tributario por hijos para las familias de bajos recursos aumenta con los ingresos de...

Important Investments, Significant Disappointments in Year-End Legislation

Finalizing a year-end omnibus bill is an important accomplishment for Congress, and the bipartisan bill released today includes several key investments, including significant, permanent advances in...

Corporate Lobby’s New Math Doesn’t Add Up for Kids

If year-end legislation must include the corporate tax breaks alongside the Child Tax Credit expansion, then a fair package should accurately portray how both corporations and children would fare...

Child Tax Credit Expansion Is Especially Important to Rural Families

Under current law, an estimated 3 million children living in rural areas are left out of the full $2,000 Child Tax Credit because their families’ incomes are too low. Rural communities would...

Year-End Tax Policy Priority: Expand the Child Tax Credit for the 19 Million Children Who Receive Less Than the Full Credit

Policymakers should not enact any year-end corporate tax breaks without expanding the Child Tax...

Un llamado hacia la ampliación del crédito tributario por niños o menores dependientes para que llegue a más familias hispanas

Los legisladores deberían hacer posible que el crédito esté completamente disponible para las familias sin ingresos o de bajos ingresos en un año dado — esto se conoce a menudo como...